New KPD Chief Paul Noel fires lieutenant, suspends captain for violating department policies

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Anderson County Detention Center is the first in Tennessee to try out a new state program in an effort to lower the recidivism rate. The jail said that up to 45% of inmates released from behind its bars usually end up returning. The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said they hope the new program will help reduce those recidivism rates.

Knoxville Police broke up a fight involving a large group of kids at West Town Mall. KPD said the fight broke out Saturday night near the Regal Cinemas.

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — The president of the Sevier County Utility District, Matt Ballard, was placed on leave Monday after its board of commissioners said he used district resources and employees at his own home, and at the home of a relative. The SCUD Board of Commissioners said they...

UNION COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it is working alongside the Union County Sheriff's Office after four children and one adult died in a house fire on Sunday, Jan. 30. The fire occurred in the 300 block of Clinch Valley Road in Luttrell, according to...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — The Sevierville Police and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are looking for multiple men who paid with counterfeit checks in Sevierville. On Jan. 6, between 2:30 and 3 p.m., 26 men entered the TN State Bank on Dolly Parton Parkway and passed 26 counterfeit checks, according to crime stoppers.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Endangered Child Alert on behalf of the Maryville Police Department early Monday morning. 8-year-old Jcyon Rogerson is 4 feet tall, weighs 72 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, according to the TBI. The TBI said Rogerson was...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE: Knoxville Police said it has located Bernice Riske. According to KPD, Riske was found by the KPD Search and Rescue team with the assistance of patrol officers and Knox County Rescue. KPD said Riske is being taken to a hospital. ORIGINAL: Knoxville Police is asking...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel and other East Tennessee leaders are calling for accountability after a grand jury formally charged five fired Memphis Police Department officers with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop near his home. The former officers -- Demetrius...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Police took two young teenagers into custody after a fight at West Town Mall Saturday night, according to the Knoxville Police Department. The fight broke out and involved a "large group of juveniles" around the Regal Cinema, KPD said. Police arrested a 13-year-old and 14-year-old male....

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies made three arrests with drug and weapons charges on Thursday, according to JCSO's Facebook post. Randall Boling from Dandridge, 43, Michael Presnell from Cosby, 50, and Corey Johnson from Strawberry Plains, 32, were arrested. Deputies and the Special Operations...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department is celebrating its first female deputy chief as she prepares to retire at the end of January. Deputy Chief Cindy Gass was the first sworn female officer in KPD's history. She dedicated nearly 50 years to the department, including 43 as an officer, KPD said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Sheriff's Office is reporting an uptick of in-school threats in Knox County. KCSO said in the last week it has received a total of five individual school threats. One juvenile was arrested at Powell High School and one at Gibbs High School, both...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said at least one vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 75 North Thursday evening just south of Merchant Drive. The crash closed the northbound lanes of the interstate Thursday night. First responders pronounced a man dead at the scene. The...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Misty Rodriguez went inside the Cocke County Jail for a violation of probation. She left with a missing tooth, bruises and a head injury. "When I got there, everybody was really nice," she said. "Next thing I know, he picks me up, carries me down the hall and absolutely throws me into the cell."

A digital rendering of the unidentified baby boy found dead in 2020 in Melton Hill Lake has been released in hopes it'll prompt information that helps in his case. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released the image of the child who has come to be known as "Baby Wyatt." He was found in March 2020 floating along the banks near Melton Lake Drive and Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge.

ALCOA, Tenn. — Social media swirled with rumors after a heavy police presence at an Alcoa Walmart. The Alcoa Police Department and the Blount County Sheriff's Office said they responded to an "incident" Tuesday afternoon. They said later that authorities were responding to a call claiming employees were being held at gunpoint in the store.

Organizers will host a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols Sunday. They will hold the vigil at the Old Knox County Courthouse and will start at 5:30 p.m.

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Three cabins caught fire in Sevier County overnight, according to the Sevier County Government. Sevier County Central Dispatch received a call Tuesday at 12:39 a.m. reporting a structure fire around the 2100 block of Windy Lane in the Upper Middle Creek area of Sevier County.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville City Council met on Tuesday to discuss whether to finalize two new ordinances that could affect pet owners and the Knoxville Police Department. The first ordinance effectively banned unsupervised tethering of animals in the city. After around two hours of discussions, the city council agreed to amend the ordinance that passed on the first reading.

ALCOA, Tenn. — The Alcoa Police Department said that a suspect was in custody Tuesday afternoon after a bank robbery on Topside Road. They said the robbery was at the CBBC Bank, near the Life Care Center of Blount County. Additional information about the bank robbery, such as the...