Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler said that Batts didn’t comply with a clothing search or pat down. Because of this, they placed him in an isolation room for more than eight hours. Spangler said ...

Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs launched his reelection campaign amid a state watchdog investigation into his office. Only one elected official came.

The Tennessee comptroller, the state's watchdog agency, is investigating Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs for excessive spending on hotels and trucks.

Germain, 18, was shot nine times and killed while deputies searched his home as part of a marijuana investigation. Authorities said he had a gun.

A man was indicted after a camera was found in a women's restroom at a Tennessee park, with charges including sexual exploitation of a minor and observation without consent.

In March after a petition circulated calling for answers and police reform, Sheriff Tom Spangler expressed regret at the lack of body cameras but defended the actions of deputies. Spangler ...

Nationally-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump was in Knoxville on Wednesday to announce he was taking on the case for David Batts. Back on Jan. 7, Batts was arrested for sexual battery at the ...