Roane County's sheriff's office announced the death of Detective and school resource officer Jon French. Colleagues and local agencies offered condolences after the Facebook announcement.

Knoxville police say more than a dozen people were arrested in a cocaine distribution probe that produced guns, fentanyl and hundreds of grams of cocaine. The investigation is ongoing.

A pre-dawn blaze destroyed two barns at SkyLand Ranch in Sevierville; officials say animals were accounted for and no people were hurt. Investigators remain on scene.

Claiborne County warns that callers posing as deputies are demanding money for ankle monitors. Report suspicious calls to dispatch at 423‑626‑1911.

A Northview Junior Academy student was arrested after a "menacing" social media post aimed at a staff member. Police say the juvenile faces charges under Tennessee law.

TBI agents are investigating after a 45-year-old inmate was found unresponsive at the Claiborne County Jail; autopsy and toxicology testing are pending.

A former Tellico Plains officer was indicted Wednesday on statutory rape, official misconduct and false-reporting charges tied to an investigation by the TBI. Bond was set at $200,000.

A 19-year-old was arrested after an alleged sexual battery of a juvenile at a Super Bowl party in northwest Knoxville; court records and booking logs show charges and a bond hearing.

TBI says a Blount County probation officer had sexual contact with a probationer; he faces multiple charges and was booked on a $250,000 bond.

Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to a working residential fire on Oak Park Drive Monday; early details remain limited.

Scammers posing as a detective told Hamblen County residents they missed jury duty and demanded payment via gift cards or Cash App; the sheriff’s office says the number used is cloned.

A large structure fire broke out off Wilkinson Pike Saturday night; crews from the Blount County Fire Protection District remained on scene. Officials have not released details on injuries or cause.

East Tennessee Crime Stoppers posted that Ashley Coffey is wanted on eight counts of selling Schedule II drugs and may be in Grainger or Jefferson County.