Police say a 7-year-old boy in Morgan County was fatally hit by a car Thursday and his father has been charged with Vehicular Homicide. Forty-year-old Christopher E. Hawkins has been booked into the Morgan County Jail and also faces charges of DUI, Aggravated Assault, and Implied Consent. His bond h...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports that "progress on the US 127 bridge over Clear Creek project has recently focused on things like stream mitigation work, installing stabilization measures in the ground around the bridge, and completing the remaining rock cuts needed for the ne...

The Roane County Dispatch received several calls Saturday about a loud, rattling explosion in the area of Clymersville Road. The source of the explosion was a camper fire and authorities said it posed no risk to the public. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

The Rockwood Police Department reported Saturday afternoon that a large brush fire had closed Black Hollow Road. Fire crews are on the scene, working to contain and extinguish the fire. A burn ban is in effect.

An investigation by the TBI and Rockwood Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Rockwood man in connection to the shooting of his ex-wife at a residence along North Trinity Avenue. The victim was airlifted to an area hospital. On Friday, April 3, 2026 warrants were obtained for the vict...