Greene County, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged with animal cruelty after police seize 31 dogs from a home. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says 50 year-old Polly Ayers was arrested Saturday after a welfare check at a home on Parton Loop. Deputies say the home had a very bad smell, and it was very…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department has identified the victim from a fatal domestic shooting that happened at an East Knoxville home. 32 year-old Matthew Walker was found shot early Saturday morning at a home in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue. Based on the investigation so far, KPD sasy Walker was involved in a domestic dispute…… MORE
An investigation into a deadly domestic shooting is underway after Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a Linden Avenue home early Saturday morning. At just after 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to a home in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue in response to reported shooting with a victim. …… MORE
An autistic girl reported missing from her home is found in Douglas Lake. The Jefferson County Sheriff Office says 7 year-old Serenity Kinsey was reported missing this morning (Thursday) after her family noticed she had left her home on Indian Creek Road sometime in the night. She had left the home two other times in…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/3: An elderly Scott County couple at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials announcing Wednesday afternoon that 73-year-old Larry Young and 74-year-old Beverly Young were located after being seen last on Saturday, June 29 riding their ATV in the Brimstone Mountain…… MORE
Update: The two victims who were killed in the shooting that happened early Tuesday morning in the parking lot of The Pint House on Merchant Drive have been identified as Zachery Herrera, 28 of Knoxville, and John Goosie, 41 of Knoxville. Two suspects were positively identified after continued investigation throughout the day on Tuesday. The…… MORE
Three people were killed, including two young children, in a crash that happened early Monday morning on I-40 East. At around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a single-car crash on I-40 East just east of Strawberry Plains Pike. Based on the investigation conducted at the scene, it…… MORE
Knoxville Police are asking for help to identify the suspects in a cold case. On June 29th, 2014, officers responded to the Sims Road and Cook drive area where they found 40-year-old Paul Shepherd Jr. with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. He was a local taxi driver who…… MORE
Update: The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been found dead inside a car. Sheriff C.J. Ball says the car was found yesterday (Sunday) along Hollow Road in Cosby and the bodies were too decomposed to identify. Their bodies have been sent for autopsy to determine their identities but they are believed to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Yale University has tapped a Knoxville native to be its 24th president. The Yale Board of Trustees last week choosing Maurie McInnis for the post unanimously. The board’s Senior Trustee and chair of the presidential search committee Josh Bekenstein described McInnis as “a compelling leader, distinguished scholar, and devoted educator” whose “experience and…… MORE
