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POLICE: COOKEVILLE SHOOTING VICTIM GIVES FALSE INFORMATION, SUSPECT ARRESTED
UPDATE – The Cookeville Police Department now says a woman who was shot early this morning gave them incorrect information regarding the incident. The victim
BLEDSOE COUNTY MAN DIES IN SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a Bledsoe County man was killed in a single car accident last night on Freeman Road at Highway 127.Troopers say
PROPOSED TENNESSEE BILL WOULD REQUIRE CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS TO UNDERGO CHEMICAL CASTRATION
A proposed bill to be considered soon by the Tennessee General Assembly would require certain sex offenders to be chemically castrated as a condition of
WOMAN SHOT WHILE WALKING IN COOKEVILLE
Putnam County authorities say a woman was shot while walking in Cookeville early this morning. The victim was walking along Jere Whitson Road near North
FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED FOR COUNTIES IN AREA
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY until 9 a.m. eastern time this morning (Friday, January 3,
ACCUSED AREA SERIAL BURGLAR ARRESTED
Loudon County authorities say a serial burglary suspect has been arrested. Officers say Deshawn Rudd is suspected to around 40 convenience store burglaries between June
RHEA COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH BEATING ELDERLY WOMAN WITH GOLF CLUB
Rhea County authorities say a man has been arrested after he allegedly robbed and severely beat a woman in her 70’s with a golf club.
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN MCMINN COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash at the intersection of County Road 410 and U.S. Highway 411 in McMinn County yesterday. Troopers say
BLEVINS CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT IN LOUDON COUNTY
A woman is facing several charges including child endangerment in Loudon County. Deputies encountered 30-year-old Melissa Lee Ann Blevins walking around a vehicle on Hines
SEVERAL NEW LAWS IN EFFECT TO START 2020 IN TENNESSEE
Here are some of the new laws that went into effect in Tennessee at 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2020: ABORTION – Women seeking to have
HOUSE FIRE IN DECATUR, TENNESSEE CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS
The Decatur, Tennessee Fire Department responded to a home on fire on Hutsell Drive early this morning. Fire officials say two adults and two family
PUTNAM COUNTY DEPUTIES STOP BURGLARY IN PROGRESS
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was notified yesterday morning of a burglary in progress in the Brookstone subdivision. Thanks to an alert from a homeowner,
POLICE: COOKEVILLE SHOOTING VICTIM GIVES FALSE INFORMATION, SUSPECT ARRESTED
UPDATE - The Cookeville Police Department now says a woman who was shot early this morning gave them incorrect information regarding the incident. The victim initially told them an unknown individual ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY MAN DIES IN SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a Bledsoe County man was killed in a single car accident last night on Freeman Road at Highway 127.Troopers say 19-year-old Steve Freeman of Pikeville was driving a 2 ...
PROPOSED TENNESSEE BILL WOULD REQUIRE CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS TO UNDERGO CHEMICAL CASTRATION
A proposed bill to be considered soon by the Tennessee General Assembly would require certain sex offenders to be chemically castrated as a condition of their parole. House Bill 1585 says persons conv ...
WOMAN SHOT WHILE WALKING IN COOKEVILLE
Putnam County authorities say a woman was shot while walking in Cookeville early this morning. The victim was walking along Jere Whitson Road near North Willow Avenue around 1:30 a.m. when the inciden ...
FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED FOR COUNTIES IN AREA
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY until 9 a.m. eastern time this morning (Friday, January 3, 2020) for the following counties: Anderson, Bl ...
ACCUSED AREA SERIAL BURGLAR ARRESTED
Loudon County authorities say a serial burglary suspect has been arrested. Officers say Deshawn Rudd is suspected to around 40 convenience store burglaries between June and December 2018. At least thr ...
RHEA COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH BEATING ELDERLY WOMAN WITH GOLF CLUB
Rhea County authorities say a man has been arrested after he allegedly robbed and severely beat a woman in her 70’s with a golf club. Officers took 33-year-old Robert Ellis, Jr. into custody. The repo ...
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN MCMINN COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash at the intersection of County Road 410 and U.S. Highway 411 in McMinn County yesterday. Troopers say 69-year-old Mark Hart was operating his motorcycle sou ...
BLEVINS CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT IN LOUDON COUNTY
A woman is facing several charges including child endangerment in Loudon County. Deputies encountered 30-year-old Melissa Lee Ann Blevins walking around a vehicle on Hines Valley Road and noticed a st ...
SEVERAL NEW LAWS IN EFFECT TO START 2020 IN TENNESSEE
Here are some of the new laws that went into effect in Tennessee at 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2020: ABORTION - Women seeking to have an abortion must now undergo an ultrasound beforehand with the person ...
HOUSE FIRE IN DECATUR, TENNESSEE CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS
The Decatur, Tennessee Fire Department responded to a home on fire on Hutsell Drive early this morning. Fire officials say two adults and two family dogs stayed in the home and nobody was harmed in th ...
PUTNAM COUNTY DEPUTIES STOP BURGLARY IN PROGRESS
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was notified yesterday morning of a burglary in progress in the Brookstone subdivision. Thanks to an alert from a homeowner, deputies were able to identify, locate ...
