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Downtown Continues to Grow: $180 Million in New Investment

A crane marks the spot where one of the biggest private construction projects in the history of downtown Knoxville began last fall. Dover Signature Properties and Bristol Development Group are tra ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 26, 2020 at 9:34 AM

Recovery Efforts Underway for Possible Fort Dickerson Quarry Drowning

UPDATE (August 25, 2020, 10:30 a.m.): Body Recovered from Fort Dickerson Quarry At around 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, Knox County Rescue and Blount Special Operations Response Team personnel recovered the body of a male victim from the Fort Dickerson Quarry. The body will be transported to ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 25, 2020 at 10:32 AM

Carjacking Suspect Apprehended

On Saturday, August 22 at around 1:15 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a carjacking that had occurred in the 1300 block of Knotty Pine Way. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the male victim, who reported that an unknown suspect had taken his car, a white Honda Accord, at gunpo ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 23, 2020 at 9:16 AM

KPD School Zone Enforcement Efforts

With the 2020-21 school year set to begin in Knox County on Monday, the Knoxville Police Department will begin vigorous school zone enforcement on August 24. The enhanced school zone enforcement efforts will run through Friday, September 4. KPD officers will be assigned to 26 area elementary sc ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Week 26: Last Part of Central Wing Patient Tower Coming Down

The photos from the Public Safety Complex construction site are becoming increasingly dramatic. This week, Renascent crews are tackling the demolition of the last part of the Central Wing patient towe ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 18, 2020 at 10:15 AM

Suspect Apprehended After Family Dollar Robbery

On Sunday, August 16 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a robbery at the Family Dollar located at 1015 Heiskell Avenue. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a store employee, who stated that a white male had entered the store and demanded money after p ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 17, 2020 at 8:09 AM

Reward Offered for Information in Murder of Aseal Iysheh

The family of 24-year-old Aseal Iysheh, a Knoxville woman who was fatally shot on June 11, 2020, is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her murder. On the night of June 11, 2020 at around 9:30 p.m., inv ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 14, 2020 at 4:10 PM

Warehouse Manager Almost Always Buys From Small Businesses

Last spring, the onset of the pandemic severed the normal supply chains that reliably bring materials into our area. So for a few weeks, the City of Knoxville resorted to purchasing disinfectant and c ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 14, 2020 at 10:59 AM

Intoxicated Male 4900 block of Rowan Road

On 08/13/20 at 6:18 pm, E911 got multiple calls that someone was laying in the middle of the road with blood everywhere and possibly shot. Upon arrival, KFD and KPD located a male lying in the roadway suffering from severe lacerations to his arm and bleeding profusely with a female that was tying to ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 14, 2020 at 8:14 AM

Wanted Fugitives Tomier and Todd Lundy Arrested in Charlotte

On Thursday, August 13, 2020, wanted fugitives Tomier Lundy (DOB: 10/11/99) and Todd Lundy (DOB: 1/22/92), both of Knoxville, Tenn., were taken into custody by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police in Charlotte, N.C. Tomier Lundy was wanted by the Knoxville Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of I ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 13, 2020 at 8:05 PM

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