LAKE COUNTY FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN CROSSVILLE ON SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL WARRANTS
A fugitive wanted on multiple felony charges in Illinois was taken into custody in Crossville on Thursday afternoon, according to law enforcement records. Officers with the Crossville Police Departme ...
FORMER INMATE SENTENCED TO ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS FOR SEXUAL BATTERY OF FEMALE CORRECTIONS OFFICER
A former Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) inmate has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a female corrections officer. Montariu ...
MAJOR CRASH CLOSES I-40 WESTBOUND NEAR MONTEREY MOUNTAIN AMID REPORTS OF SEPARATE CROSSVILLE ACCIDENT
Interstate 40 Westbound is completely shut down this afternoon following a critical motor vehicle accident near the 294-mile marker on Monterey Mountain. Emergency responders are on the scene, and a m ...
CONAIR EXPANDS RECALL OF CUISINART GRILL BRUSHES TO OVER 3.6 MILLION UNITS DUE TO INGESTION HAZARD
Conair has announced an expansion of its recall for Cuisinart metal wire bristle grill brushes, bringing the total number of recalled products to over 3.6 million. The recall expansion adds roughly 1. ...
WARTBURG CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CLEARED FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTED THREAT
Law enforcement agencies cleared Wartburg Central High School late Thursday evening following a reported threat made to the Morgan County E-911 Center. According to the Morgan County Emergency Manage ...
LAWN MOWER ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE MAJOR INJURIES REPORTED ON JOHNSON ROAD IN ROANE COUNTY
Emergency responders were dispatched to the 800 block of Johnson Road following reports of a possible traumatic accident involving a lawn mower. The incident was logged at 11:00 AM. Authorities have ...
FACEBOOK SUFFERS CRITICAL OUTAGE WITH MESSENGER FAILURES AND UNWANTED BANS
Meta's flagship social media platform, Facebook, experienced a sudden wave of critical disruptions this afternoon, according to user reports logged on Downdetector. The technical issues began just ...
CROSSVILLE EXCAVATOR COMPANY FINED $210,000 FOLLOWING DEADLY STATE PARK TRENCH COLLAPSE
A Crossville-based excavation company faces $210,000 in state penalties following a December trench collapse that left one worker dead and another severely injured. A newly released report from the T ...
Paul Leshock, 71
Paul Leshock, age 71 of Evensville, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at his home. He was born in Queens, New York City, on June 15, 1955, the son of the late Michael Leshock and Irene (Wierzbi ...
ALFREDO SAUCE RECALLED IN OVER 40 STATES FOR SALMONELLA; NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES
Readers may have recently seen headlines regarding a massive Alfredo sauce recall affecting 41 states. However, most news reports have left out a critical detail: you won't find this sauce on regular ...
CITY OF CROSSVILLE HOLDS RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR NEW FIRE STATION
The City of Crossville proudly celebrated the opening of its new Fire Station Number 2 with a well-attended open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Tuesday, June 2nd at 9:00 a.m. The event mark ...
GRAND JURY INDICTS INMATE FOR FATAL STABBING OF MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AS INVESTIGATION INTO PRISON SAFETY CONTINUES
On Tuesday, a Morgan County grand jury indicted Reginald Steed on charges of first-degree murder and possessing an unlawful weapon in a penal facility following the fatal February 24, 2026, stabbing o ...












