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Knoxville police find 80 pounds of marijuana in home, report says

Updated: 25 minutes ago
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By WVLT News
Knoxville Police Department responders found 80 pounds of marijuana in a Knoxville home, according to a report obtained by WVLT News.

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Chattanooga woman charged after shooting man in her backyard, police say

Updated: 53 minutes ago
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By Paige Hill
A Chattanooga homeowner was charged after shooting a man in her backyard early Monday morning, according to the Chattanooga Police Department.

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Gas prices drop in Tennessee for first time in five weeks

Updated: 57 minutes ago
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By Chuck Morris
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $3.19.

Forecast

Chief Meteorologist Heather Haley tracks the return of rain with a change to some snow showers.

Beautiful and mild, ahead of increasing warmth, clouds, then rain

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Heather Haley
Chief Meteorologist Heather Haley tracks the return of rain with a change to some snow showers.

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Teddy bear made from late ‘Mammie’s jacket’ found at Goodwill

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Daniel Smithson
Potential owners have been contacted.

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Tennessee falls on AP college basketball poll after loss to Florida

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Paige Hill
After losing to unranked Florida, the Tennessee Volunteers dropped four spots on the Associated Press college basketball poll.

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Tennessee lawmakers want to make day after Super Bowl a state holiday

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Jared Austin
Two Tennessee lawmakers introduced legislation to make the day after the Super Bowl a state holiday replacing Columbus Day.

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600 days missing: The search for Summer Wells

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
It’s been 600 days since Hawkins County child Summer Moon-Utah Wells went missing, and investigators are still trying to find out what happened.

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Police investigating deadly East Knoxville stabbing

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Investigators are now “pursuing active leads,” and the investigation is ongoing.

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Tennessee State University marching band gets historic Grammy wins

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Jerry Shannon
TSU’s Aristocrat of Bands is the first HBCU marching band to win music’s highest honor.
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TN Gov. Lee set to deliver State of the State address

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Chuck Morris
Gov. Bill Lee will deliver his fifth State of the State address to outline his priorities for the next year.

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Car crashes into Gibbs High School

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Carissa Simpson
Knox County Sheriff’s Office officials are investigating after a car crashed into Gibbs High School, according to KCSO officials.

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2 dead, 2 injured in Alcoa Highway crash, officials say

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Paige Hill
A deadly crash closed Alcoa Highway Sunday afternoon, according to the Alcoa Police Department.

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Woman in custody after snatching elderly woman’s purse, report says

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The victim also reportedly tried to follow, but fell while chasing her.

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3-year-old Ky. girl looking for kidney donor

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Chandler Wilcox and Gray News staff
Doctors have not specified a life expectancy for the little girl, but her recent trouble with dialysis has worried her family.

First Alert Weather

Dry start with plenty of sunshine for Monday

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Jacob Durham
Hopefully you are enjoying the wonderful weather with the sunshine and warmer temperatures as they remain in the forecast to start the upcoming week. Changes are ahead moving forward as our next cold front begins to approach the region bringing showers and some colder temperatures by late week.

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4 KPD personnel on administrative leave after woman becomes unresponsive in cruiser

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Carissa Simpson
Three officers and a wagon driver are on administrative leave after a woman became unresponsive in a police cruiser, according to Knoxville Police Department spokesperson Scott Erland.

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Knoxville Auto Show returns

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Richard Mason
The 2023 Knoxville Auto Show featured more than a dozen different automobile brands.

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Racist graffiti found on message board of MTSU student dorm door

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Chuck Morris
Racist graffiti was found on the message board of a MTSU student dorm door on Friday night, the university’s president said in a statement released Sunday.

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Breathitt County three-year-old looking for a kidney transplant

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Chandler Wilcox
Annista's blood type is A-, but her doctors say any type can work for a kidney transplant.

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K9 for Hickman County Sheriff’s Office dies due to pneumonia

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Danica Sauter
The Hickman County Sheriff’s Office announced they lost a partner and a friend after the passing of K9 Austin.

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Officer shot at White Station Library still critical; identified as newlywed, head of security

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Joyce Peterson, Lydian Kennin and Rose Johnson
Action News 5 has learned that the Memphis police officer shot at the White Station Library on Thursday is still in critical condition at Regional One Hospital after being shot in the head.

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‘It hurts so much’ | Dead, injured dogs found at Sevier County home

Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 1:12 PM EST
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By Gwendolyn Ducre
A couple of dead dogs and several injured ones turned up during what appeared to have been a bust at a Sevier County home Friday, according to Sevier Animal Care Center Director Ashley Thomas.

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Longtime AP country music chronicler Joe Edwards dies at 75

Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 12:15 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Journalist Joe Edwards, who chronicled country music and helped “Rocky Top” become a Tennessee state song during his four-decade Associated Press career, has died.

Forecast

The dry stretch continues with showers returning mid-week

Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 9:44 AM EST
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By Paige Noël
Meteorologist Paige Noel is tracking a few rounds of rain and some snow by late-week.

First Alert Weather

Few more clouds heading into Sunday

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 11:46 PM EST
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By Jacob Durham
Clouds are continuing to increase as we head into the overnight and for Sunday, but sunshine will continue to stick around as well. Temperatures will be on the warmer side as well with above average temperatures sticking around into next week ahead of the next cold front.

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Skateboarding community pays tribute to life of Tyre Nichols

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 11:11 PM EST
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By Stephanie Douglas and Rose Johnson
-Saturday afternoon around 50 skateboarders took to the streets of downtown Memphis to pay tribute to Tyre Nichols.

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WATCH: Dancing ‘security guard’ returns to UT

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 9:43 PM EST
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By Richard Mason
Michael Galyean, otherwise known as the dancing blue-shirt guy, returns to the University of Tennessee for one more dance on Saturday.

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Woman shot in Campbell County, sheriff says

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 9:40 PM EST
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By Carissa Simpson
Campbell County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a shooting at a home in White Oak on Saturday, according to a media release.

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2 killed in Clinton Highway crash

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 8:33 PM EST
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By Carissa Simpson
Two people are dead after a crash on Clinton Highway, according to Rural Metro Fire spokesperson Jeff Bagwell.

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Neighbor alerts crews of fire in Knoxville home

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 5:01 PM EST
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By Carissa Simpson
A person called 911 and alerted Knoxville Fire Department crews of a fire at their neighbor’s house on Saturday afternoon.

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3 dead after Cocke County crash, THP says

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 3:10 PM EST
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By Paige Hill
Three people died in a crash in Cocke County Friday evening, according to a preliminary report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Forecast

Warmer sunshine is here for the weekend

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 9:01 AM EST
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By Kyle Grainger
Rain chances will return later next week.

Forecast

Cold start but sunny today, warming trend ahead

Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 7:37 AM EST
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By Heather Haley
A dry stretch of weather is ahead as sunshine returns for the weekend and will set up the perfect weather to get outside and enjoy. Temperatures will slowly be on the climb as well as we go from a winter feel to more spring-like as we move through early next week.

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Ky. native, winner of HBO Max climbing show pushes for inclusivity in the sport

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:44 PM EST
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By Grason Passmore
Cat Runner won the first season of the new HBO Max show, ‘The Climb,’ and now he’s coming back to the gym where he trained in hopes of inspiring a new generation of climbers.

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Schools honor teen killed in Mt. Juliet crash

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:32 PM EST
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By Daniel Smithson
The teenage girl died in December.

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Tennessee softball hosting open practice, autograph session Sunday

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:26 PM EST
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By Zack Rickens
The home-opening weekend is set for March 3-5, when UT plays host to the Tennessee Classic.

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Nine-year-old shares story of surving rare heart defect

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:17 PM EST
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By Chad Hedrick
On National Wear Red Day, A nine-year-old girl is sharing her story of surviving a rare heart defect.

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Cleotha Henderson pleads not guilty to charges in Eliza Fletcher’s death

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:53 PM EST
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By Action News 5 Staff
The man charged with kidnapping and murdering Memphis mother Eliza Fletcher pleaded not guilty to those charges Friday.

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Man convicted of vehicular homicide, DA says

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:21 PM EST
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By Carissa Simpson
On Friday, officials with the Office of the District Attorney General announced a man had been convicted of vehicular homicide

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Leaders push to add Tyre Nichols’ name to new police reform bill

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:03 PM EST
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By Kelli Cook
The Mayor of Memphis is asking for outside federal help to do an independent review of Memphis police as some members of Congress consider adding Tyre Nichols’ name to a police reform bill currently being crafted.

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TBI: Sweetwater police shoot man threatening family with gun

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:37 PM EST
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By Paige Hill
A man was injured in an officer-involved shooting overnight in Monroe County Thursday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

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Beck Cultural Exchange Center celebrating life of famous Black Knoxville artist

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:32 PM EST
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By Sarah Callahan
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center in Knoxville is celebrating the life of the city’s most famous artist as part of Black History Month.

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Mad scientist day at Knoxville school

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:24 PM EST
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By Kyle Grainger
Older students show off science projects to inspire younger students to learn about science.

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UT students frustrated about departments being relocated

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:05 PM EST
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By Richard Mason
University of Tennessee’s new Campus Master Plan will relocate several departments and students say they are angry about it.

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Yee-Haw Brewing opens in Knoxville

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:56 PM EST
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By John Pirsos
Tennessee-based brewery opens much anticipated location in Knoxville

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Progressive, State Farm drop some Hyundais, Kias

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:54 PM EST
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By Michael Warrick
The change comes after a social media trend where people stole the cars.

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Virtual learning here to stay at Knox County Schools

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:43 PM EST
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By Ellie Byrd
Knox County Schools will continue to offer a virtual learning program for students.

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No. 2 Vols set to host SEC showdown with No. 25 Auburn

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:58 PM EST
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By Rick Russo
No. 2 Tennessee is back home for another top-25 showdown, taking on No. 25 Auburn at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.

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‘Crisis mode’ | Sevier Co. animal abuse bust prompts care center to ask for help

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:53 PM EST
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By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Until further notice, the shelter is waiving adoption fees, since it is now out of space.
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