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Violence reduction nonprofit reacts to Knoxville shooting that injured child
The Knoxville Police Department responded to a shooting on Tuesday around 5 pm at the Cassell Ridge Apartment complex. An ...
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Knoxville terminates contract with violence-reduction nonprofit Turn Up Knox
The city of Knoxville announced that it was terminating its contract with the violence-reduction nonprofit Turn Up Knox on ...
DA: Knoxville gang leader sentenced to 45 years in prison after trial over drug trafficking, gun and money laundering charges
Prosecutors said Bryan Cornelius, 34, will serve 45 years in prison after he was accused of using several Knoxville addresses ...
'We're going to keep on fighting' | Turn Up Knox continuing violence reduction work after Knoxville contract terminated
Turn Up Knox was created in 2022 to address rising gun violence in Knoxville. The city signed its first contract with the nonprofit that year.
Turn Up Knox pauses its violence interruption work after city cancels contract
The group received almost $1 million to connect those at-risk for gun violence with the resources they need to break the cycle.
Tennessee Lawmakers Push to Change How the State Disarms Dangerous People to Better Protect Domestic Violence Victims
The GOP-sponsored bill would provide more transparency when a court orders someone to give up their firearms. The move ...
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Turn Up Knox dispute puts violence interruption efforts in flux
Grant took his complaints to the Knoxville City Council on Jan. 21 ... The report says communities can prevent gun violence by identifying boys at risk of dropping out of school and offering ...
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A rural Tennessee county changed the way it separates guns from dangerous people. Now the rest of the state may follow suit.
Two Republican state lawmakers filed legislation this week that would change Tennessee’s firearms dispossession form, closing a dangerous loophole that experts say leaves domestic violence victims ...