Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is demanding the county commission shift control of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center from an appointed board of trustees to the sheriff's office.

Just hours after Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs called for new oversight at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, Commissioner Gina Oster sprung into action. Oster asked the county Law ...

The Knox County jail had 303 immigration detainees in May. At least 33 of the detainees came from Middle Tennessee, which saw a surge in arrests by ICE in May. The Knox County Sheriff's Office has ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Three men from Detroit, Michigan are facing charges after law enforcement agents with the 313 Initiative discovered nearly two pounds of fentanyl, other drugs and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Eight area lawyers have put in their names for a vacant seat on Knox County Criminal Court. The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will meet with the candidates June 17 in Knoxville.

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Tyler Crawford is a farmer in Knox County, about 30 minutes from where the tornado hit Laurel County Friday night. Through social media, he offered his land ...

KNOX COUNTY, Ohio — A man died after a crash in Knox County Monday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a man in a 2016 Dodge Ram 3500 was traveling westbound on state Route 229 ...

They envision presenting Knox County Commission with an emergency ordinance to facilitate the transfer to the Knox County Sheriff's Office. In his letter to Lee, Jacobs listed as proposed changes ...