Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announce they have found a man who went missing last week near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the park. Sixty-two year old Timothy Cook was last seen near the Chimney Tops overlook area on Sunday, May 12; his vehicle was found unoccupied in…… MORE
Knoville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department is asking the public for information following a fire at a Dollar General in West Knoxville. The fire happened Tuesday afternoon at the store on Executive Park Drive, and fire officials say the blaze caused serious damage to the building. The cause of the fire is still under…… MORE
Eleven people, including three students and the owner of Yassin’s Falafel House, are arrested during a Vigil at the University of Tennessee. UT Police say last (Wednesday) night’s arrests happened on the Law School lawn. The vigil was meant to honor communities displaced in Palestine back in 1948 to create Israel. Several police cars and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police arrested a Knox County student at West High School Tuesday, May 14. The student is facing charges for having a stolen handgun on campus. Following the student being taken into custody, KPD said West High received a call about a possible threat and out of an abundance of caution, the…… MORE
McMinn County, TN (WOKI) A McMinn County man has been convicted in connection to a September 2021 quadruple murder. In 2021, Curtis Smith and Jazzmine Hall went to a home in Riceville with a gun where Hall’s husband and son lived. After taking the child, they shot and killed the husband and three others. Smith…… MORE
Kingston, TN (WOKI) A man is facing numerous charges after a string of car burglaries earlier this month in Kingston. Kingston Police Department officials say 20-year-old Jeremiah Noah has been arrested in connection to burglarizing eight different cars on May 3 in the area of First Street, Roane Street, and Spencer Street. KPD says several…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting that has left a 2 year-old girl in critical condition and two juveniles are facing charges. KPD and the Knoxville Fire Department were called to an apartment at The Vista apartment complex on East Hill Avenue Saturday evening, where the two-year-old girl was struck after a gun was discharged…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Three Food City cash registers in the Knoxville-area were recently the targets of scammers using card skimmers. Representatives of K-VA-T Food Stores, the grocery store’s parent company, announcing the breach Friday afternoon say the locations in Kodak, Gatlinburg, and the Mechanicsville area of Knoxville were targeted. Security found the devices…… MORE
Officials in Monroe County have issued a boil water notice this morning after a suspected large line break. Water pressure is down across the county with bacteria contamination possible. Until further notice, water customers are advised to boil water prior to using it for drinking or food preparation. Also, Monroe County Schools say that Tellico…… MORE
Louisville, TN (WOKI) A man is taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a shooting in Louisville. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a home on Samples Road around 10:00 a.m. and found the 63-year-old victim outside who had been shot at least once. He was taken to UT Medical…… MORE
