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Two elementary schools were directly impacted by a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area on Monday. It brings to mind a storm from a 1996 tornado which destroyed the Allardt Elementary School in Fentress County.More >> Two elementary schools were directly impacted by a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area on Monday. It brings to mind a storm from a 1996 tornado which destroyed the Allardt Elementary School in Fentress County. More >> Two Knoxville police officers have resigned amid an investigation into the alleged beating of a homeless man.More >> Two Knoxville police officers have resigned amid an investigation into the alleged beating of a homeless man.More >> As the search for survivors continues in Oklahoma hundreds of volunteers from across country are stepping into help including some from East Tennessee.More >> As the search for survivors continues in Oklahoma hundreds of volunteers from across country are stepping into help including some from East Tennessee.More >> Students at Tellico Plains High School when March 2012 tornado hit recall the school's safety procedures.More >> Students at Tellico Plains High School when March 2012 tornado hit recall the school's safety procedures.More >> Gov. Bill Haslam came to East Tennessee Tuesday to sign a bill into law designed to prevent people from being abandoned like one Illinois woman was in 2012.More >> Gov. Bill Haslam came to East Tennessee Tuesday to sign a bill into law designed to prevent people from being abandoned like one Illinois woman was in 2012.More >> Tea Party members and supporters gathered in downtown Knoxville Tuesday to protest the IRS.More >> Tea Party members and supporters gathered in downtown Knoxville Tuesday to protest the IRS.More >> East Tennessee is no stranger to natural disasters and in case of an emergency, EMA officials say there are preparations we need to make just to be safe until help arrives.More >> East Tennessee is no stranger to natural disasters and in case of an emergency, EMA officials say there are preparations we need to make just to be safe until help arrives.More >> Six people are facing drug charges in Blount County after a pair of meth lab busts on Monday.More >> Six people are facing drug charges in Blount County after a pair of meth lab busts on Monday.More >> No charges will be filed in the case of a senior prank at a Knox County High School last week.More >> No charges will be filed in the case of a senior prank at a Knox County High School last week.More >> The U.S. House has passed legislation that would put a two-year moratorium on an Army Corps of Engineers plan to erect barriers to prevent people from fishing below dams on the Cumberland River.More >> The U.S. House has passed legislation that would put a two-year moratorium on an Army Corps of Engineers plan to erect barriers to prevent people from fishing below dams on the Cumberland River.More >>
CHATTANOOGA (AP) - District Attorney General Mike Dunavant says several Tennessee walking horse owners will be investigated to determine whether they knew their horses were being abused.
Last week, trainer Jackie McConnell was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $75,000 and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service for violating the federal Horse Protection Act. He still faces 17 state misdemeanor charges related to soring, or illegally injuring a horse's legs to enhance its high-stepping gait.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that affidavits in the state cases claim that owners witnessed some of the abuse at McConnell's stable.
Dunavant said officials will investigate how much owners knew and whether they participated in the soring.
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