Crime Stoppers posted a 'Wanted Wednesday' for Deanie Marie Bishop, wanted on a felony theft warrant tied to a stolen vehicle in Knoxville.

Three Gibbs High students were treated after vape pens were used on campus; the Knox County Sheriff’s Office collected the devices and will test them for THC.

Kenneth Francis Lee was sentenced to 99 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $7,022,140.12 after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money‑laundering. Court records show prosecutors say the scheme ran from 2019 to 2024.

Knox County deputies shot a knife‑wielding suspect after an early‑morning traffic stop near Clinton Highway. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will review the shooting.

A Knox County grand jury indicted Shiane Haynes after investigators say she supplied the fentanyl that killed a 40‑year‑old woman at a Cedar Bluff Road hotel in December 2024.

A small single‑engine plane crashed off Burchell Road near New Market, killing two people and touching off a brush fire that was later contained.

A Knox County jury convicted two people in a trafficking bust; prosecutors say one defendant could get 72 years and both are due to be sentenced June 24, 2026.

A 69-year-old man died after his tractor slid off an embankment and overturned on Sherm Mountain Road in Sneedville, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

Carter County officials say scammers are spoofing the sheriff’s number and demanding Bitcoin or gift‑card payments to ‘clear’ fake warrants. Hang up and verify with dispatch.

A 24-year-old Hamilton County deputy, Landon Faulkner, died after a collision on Highway 111; state troopers say he was not wearing a seatbelt and are investigating.

A Blount County bus monitor faces child-abuse charges after authorities say a child went limp during a struggle on a school bus. The sheriff’s office says the investigation is ongoing.

A McMinn County jury found Kyle Hickox guilty in the killing of Linda Buchanan and the arson at St. Mark AME Zion Church, the City of Athens police said.

A suspect wanted in an attempted‑murder probe was arrested near Pigeon Forge after license‑plate readers flagged a vehicle. Police say there is no immediate threat.