WEATHER From the WVLT Local 8 Weather Center: We can expect partly cloudy skies today with a 20% chance of storms and highs in the upper 80s. IN THE NEWS There are indications that as many as 3 people have been taken into custody and are being questioned after an early morning shooting that sent 2 people to hospitals. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Valley View Drive in North Knoxville. We havent been given information on the victims or their conditions. The LaFollette man suspected of causing the death of his girlfriends young daughter was taken into custody Wednesday. 33-year-old Joshua Adam Comer was found hiding in the basement of a home on Whitman Hollow Road. Earlier this week, he was charged with murder in the death of 3-year-old Gabriella Orton. The childs mother is charged with neglect. The death of a woman in Sevier County is described as suspicious and is under investigation. The womans fiancé called 911 on Tuesday to say he arrived at their home on Bream Court and found her dead. Investigators say they have not ruled out homicide. Investigators believe Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was on autopilot as it crossed the Indian Ocean and stayed on autopilot until it ran out of fuel. The head of Australias Transport Safety Bureau says investigators came to that conclusion after analyzing data between the plane and a satellite. President Obama is about to spend a day in the life of someone whos struggling to get ahead. Its the latest attempt to put a human face on the economic policies he and Democrats are promoting. Obama travels to Minnesota today to spend time with accountant and mother of two. COUNTRY CURRENTS Hunter Hayes will join the celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He will perform 3 songs with the Boston Pops at the ceremony August 2 in Cooperstown, New York. ENTERTAINMENT The head of the Alaska Department of Public safety is calling it a wrap on a reality show featuring state troopers. Alaska State Troopers has aired on the National Geographic Channel for 5 years. But agency director, Col. James Cockrell, says its time for troopers to get back to doing their jobs without any added distractions. HOW BOUT THEM VOLS? Tennessee basketball coach Donnie Tyndall will have his hands full in his first season on Rocky Top. UT has released its non-conference schedule for next season and it includes VCU, Kansas State, Butler and North Carolina State. The SEC schedule has yet to be announced. WHATS ON A&A THIS MORNING? At 7:10, well chat with country singer Chris Lane as he drops by the studio. At 7:50, give us a call and tell us the funniest thing you ever heard a kid say. Josh Turner tickets could be yours at 8:35! AND ONE MORE THING... A massive sinkhole that swallowed 8 cars at the National Corvette Museum has become such an attraction that officials have decided to preserve it and may even put some of the cars back inside the hole. The sinkhole at the museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, opened up in February and did extensive damage to the building and 8 Corvettes that toppled into the pit. Since then, museum attendance is up 60 percent. Channing Smith WIVK News
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