A murder investigation is underway after Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives responded to a home in south Knoxville early Friday morning. At around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to a home in the 3200 block of Gilbert Lane. Officers arrived on scene and found a 22-year-old woman dead…… MORE
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An inmate who escaped from the Cocke County detention center late Wednesday night is now back in custody. Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say 37-year-old Stephen Jones was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on Shalebark Road in Newport after deputies received a complaint about a man in a hoodie matching Jones’s…… MORE
It’s marathon time in Tennessee. The 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon is scheduled for 7:30 am this Sunday but first the Kids Run gets underway on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and the Covenant 5k starting at 7:00 p.m. There will be road closures in place in and around downtown Knoxville to accommodate runners. Covenant…… MORE
Police need your help to find an inmate that’s on the loose after escaping from the Cocke County detention center. Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball says 37-year-old Stephen Jones escaped last night (Thursday) and was last seen in the parking lot of Food City on Broadway Street. Jones was wearing blue jeans, a dark blue…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) The Alcoa Police Department is asking for help finding five suspects in an apartment vandalism. APD says officers and detectives went to the Ardmore Apartments construction site on Monday, April 1 after receiving a report of vandalism. Police say construction workers reported finding signs of vandalism in multiple buildings including the destruction…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigation unit is investigating following a fatal house fire in Halls. Rural Metro crews were called to the 4200 block of Eiffel Lane at Andersonville Pike yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). A man and two dogs perished in the fire. … MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) Police in Jefferson County have identified the suspect in a deadly shooting Tuesday morning in Strawberry Plains. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say the report of a shooting came in around 10:00 a.m., and multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene in the 100 block of Thorngrove Pike. When…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene near Thorngrove Pike in the Strawberry Plains area Tuesday morning. Officials say one person was killed and another was taken to UT Medical…… MORE
A wildfire is burning in Cocke County in the Hartford community. Crews responded to the scene last night (Monday). Several agencies are on the scene and smoke is present in the area so please use caution as crews are on the scene. No word on the cause of the fire or if there are any…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy is formally indicted Monday by a grand jury. Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.’s indictment contains 21 counts to include a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Deputy Greg McCowan and an attempted first-degree murder charge in…… MORE
