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Vaccine

TDH: Nearly 1 in 25 COVID-19 vaccine doses are thrown out in Tennessee

Investigations

KPD deputy chief placed on administrative leave for more than a month; internal investigation underway

The veteran KPD officer was placed on administration leave with pay in mid-August. He's still on leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
Investigations

Cheating in the bourbon market: Is the good stuff the real stuff?

Exploding demand means the rise of counterfeiting. What are distilleries doing to combat this latest trend?
ROBOCALLS FEATURED

How can you stop robocalls?

We set out find out who are the robocallers, who are the victims and what can be done to stop the calls.
Investigations

KPD suspends deputy chief without explanation

The Knoxville Police Department suspended one of its highest-ranking officers last month with no explanation.
Investigations

'So you have no intent to go hunt liberals?' | KPD veteran investigated, cleared by FBI for Facebook posts

Members of Knoxville's police oversight committee also expressed concern over posts Investigator Bernhard "Chip" Braeuner shared about running over protesters.
School Crime

Records: KCS officer disputes series of events after reported shooting at elementary school

Records from Knox County Schools show a communication "breakdown" that led to a more than one-hour delay before Knoxville Police responded to the school.
Investigations

Sherry Ballard hopes FBI can 'actually find Crystal' amid new searches

FBI Louisville said agents are searching property in the Woodlawn Springs subdivision, a neighborhood where Houck Rentals owns houses.
Education

What went wrong after a reported shooting at Sarah Moore Greene elementary? Knox County Schools won't say

The communications office acknowledged a formal records request Tuesday, weeks after it was legally required to.
Crime

Former nurse pleads guilty to mailing bloody sanitary napkin, dog poop to husband's ex-wife

Della Marie Gibson Lathum will serve two years probation after pleading guilty to mailing biohazardous waste to her husband's ex-wife.
Crime

Knox County Regional Forensic Center identifies 1987 cold case victim

The RFC said it uses every means available to identify decedents beyond visual identification fingerprints, forensic dental exams, x-rays and DNA.
Crime

31 shooting deaths in Knoxville so far in 2021

In just 48 hours, Knoxville lost two more lives to gun violence. In less than 8 months, the city has now recorded 31 deadly shootings.

KPD says missing woman found safe

KCS: Knox County Schools to close Monday

Patchy dense fog possible Monday morning, then warmer with plenty of sunshine for the afternoon

Mostly sunny skies Monday, summer-like temps expected

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TDH: Nearly 1 in 25 COVID-19 vaccine doses are thrown out in Tennessee

KPD deputy chief placed on administrative leave for more than a month; internal investigation underway

Cheating in the bourbon market: Is the good stuff the real stuff?

How can you stop robocalls?

KPD suspends deputy chief without explanation

'So you have no intent to go hunt liberals?' | KPD veteran investigated, cleared by FBI for Facebook posts

Records: KCS officer disputes series of events after reported shooting at elementary school

Sherry Ballard hopes FBI can 'actually find Crystal' amid new searches

What went wrong after a reported shooting at Sarah Moore Greene elementary? Knox County Schools won't say

Former nurse pleads guilty to mailing bloody sanitary napkin, dog poop to husband's ex-wife

Knox County Regional Forensic Center identifies 1987 cold case victim

31 shooting deaths in Knoxville so far in 2021

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