TENNESSEE GOVERNOR WANTS TO AMEND DAY HONORING EARLY LEADER OF KKK
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee plans to introduce legislation this year amending a law requiring Tennessee to honor Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Lee pr ...
MAN RESCUED FROM CAVE IN WHITE COUNTY
Numerous emergency agencies responded to a cave in the northeastern part of White County Friday night for a rescue. Officers say Jim Fox fell 10 feet inside of a cave and landed on a ledge. That is wh ...
TBI: HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTED IN ALL COUNTIES IN TENNESSE
The TBI says human trafficking is now being reported in all 95 counties in Tennessee. Last year, the Tennessee Department of Children's Services responded to trafficking cases in 73 of the state’s 95 ...
SUMNER COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH 30 COUNTS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINOR
An investigation by the TBI has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a White House man on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Agents received information via a cyber tip from the Na ...
TDOT GIVES UPDATE ON HIGHWAY 68 REPAIR ON GRANDVIEW MOUNTAIN
The Tennessee Department of Transportation gave 105.7 News an update today on the road project on Highway 68 on Grandview Mountain in Rhea County. The geotechnical contractor will be finishing the slo ...
SPRING CITY MAN KILLED IN VEHICLE VERSUS TRAIN ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a Rhea County man was killed in a vehicle versus a train accident in Soddy Daisy. Troopers identified the driver as 62-year-old Steven Moffett of Spring City. Moffett ...
PROPOSED TENNESSEE BILL WOULD REQUIRE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR K-3RD GRADE KIDS IF NEEDED
A new bill being considered by Tennessee lawmakers would require students in kindergarten through third grade to attend summer school if teachers believe it is needed. House Bill 1692 would require a ...
EXECUTION DATE FOR SUTTON CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF A MAN IN MORGAN COUNTY
The Tennessee Supreme Court set an execution date for a death row inmate convicted of the murder of a man in Morgan County back in 1985. Nicholas Todd Sutton is scheduled to be put to death February 2 ...
CAK AND CLAIBOURNE CO. JOINS OVERTON COUNTY IN CLOSING SCHOOL FOR FLU
Christian Academy of Knoxville and Claiborne County Schools joined Overton County schools in closing today and tomorrow (January 16 and 17, 2020) because of the flu. Parents are asked to wash their ch ...
TWO ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS FOUND DEAD IN MCMINN COUNTY RESIDENCE
The McMinn County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of two elderly people at a home on County Road 203. Authorities say the man was the caregiver for the woman, who was bed-bound in a chair. ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT IN EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY ON I-40 CREATES TRAFFIC BACKUP
A tractor-trailer accident in eastern Putnam County this morning resulted in a traffic backup for a few hours. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2019 Volvo tractor trailer operated by 62-year-old Gu ...
BREAKING NEWS – AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE IN BLOUNT COUNTY LOCKED DOWN
BREAKING NEWS - A lockdown is in place at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base in Blount County. Officers say the base went on lockdown just after noon eastern time for a report of a person possibly a ...







