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Arrests Made and the Investigation Continues into Various Social Media Threats to Multiple Knox County Schools by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office

Arrests Made and the Investigation Continues into Various Social Media Threats to Multiple Knox County Schools by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office

UPDATE: (9/10/24 9:48 p.m.) Today (Tuesday), the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit responded to multiple reports of school threats-  The first threat came this morning at approximately 0815 from Carter Middle School.  It involved a student threatening to shoot up the school.   It resulted in the arrest of a 13-year-old, 8th-grade student.…MORE

Knox County, Knoxville Officers Respond to Sunnyview Primary School

Knox County, Knoxville Officers Respond to Sunnyview Primary School

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, along with various other agencies, has responded to Sunnyview Elementary School in East Knox County. KCSO officials, in a release to media this (Monday) afternoon just before 3:30, say a child told a teacher they thought they saw someone in the woods near the playground. As a…MORE

Two Out of Florida Dead after Crash on I-40 in Knoxville, Police Say

Two Out of Florida Dead after Crash on I-40 in Knoxville, Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: Two people are dead and an investigation is underway following a crash Monday morning on I-40 East in West Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say the single-vehicle crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. near the I-640 East ramp. KPD says evidence from the scene indicates the involved vehicle was traveling…MORE

Two Knox County Students Arrested for Threats of Mass Violence

Two Knox County Students Arrested for Threats of Mass Violence

Update (9/7/24): The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives, Major Crimes Detectives, and Patrol Officers responded to various threats Friday at Halls Middle and High Schools in North Knox County. The following arrests have been made as a result – A 14-year-old Halls High School Student was arrested around noon this afternoon for threats of…MORE

Shannon Walker Sentenced to 8 Years in Ben Kredich Death Case

Shannon Walker Sentenced to 8 Years in Ben Kredich Death Case

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) He pled guilty to vehicular homicide by intoxication among other charges; now, the man accused of killing the son of the University of Tennessee’s swim coach, is headed to prison. Knox County Courts announcing Tuesday that Shannon Walker has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the death of 24-year-old Ben…MORE

A Paramedic is Killed in Crash in Jefferson County

A Paramedic is Killed in Crash in Jefferson County

An investigation is underway after a paramedic is killed and another injured in a Jefferson County crash.The Tennessee Department of Transportation says it happened on I-40 West and that a tractor-trailer was also involved in the crash. Brad Phillips, the Jefferson County EMS director, says the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday on I-40 near…MORE