Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man accused of killing a man and kidnapping a woman for days is sentenced to decades in prison. Knoxville police say in February of 2023 57-year-old Joe Whitaker left his job at Café 4 in Market Square with a kitchen knife, telling his boss he was going home “to hurt…… MORE
20-year-old Kristopher Holbrook has been indicted for second-degree murder following a nearly month-long investigation into a Knox County overdose death. Holbrook was taken into custody by Knoxville Police Department Organized Crime Unit detectives in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Lake Brook Boulevard on Friday. Holbrook’s indictment and arrest were the result of…… MORE
A man is charged with murder after a deadly shooting in Cocke County. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies went to a home off of Edgefield Way in Newport Sunday and when they arrived they found 35-year-old Daniel Messer dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives spoke to 40-year-old Eric Banks who said he…… MORE
A dryer fire causes damage to two apartments in northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to Cross Creek Apartments Saturday and saw smoke coming from the upper floor of one of the apartment buildings. Crews found fire in the ceiling. Two people and a dog were living in the affected apartment and the…… MORE
UPDATE: KPD Crisis Negotiators are actively speaking with the man who is barricaded inside of the E. Caldwell Avenue home. The man has an outstanding warrant for aggravated domestic assault from the incident that occurred earlier this morning. Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crisis Negotiators with the Knoxville Police Department are at a North Knoxville home in…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA, Tenn. (courtesy of WVLT) – Two volunteer coaches at Philadelphia Elementary School are now under investigation after the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant. Cody Bengel with LCSO released a statement Thursday afternoon explaining what happened. According to the statement, investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division searched a home on Jan. 9…… MORE
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen says a man has been convicted in a death during a standoff with Knoxville Police. 76-year-old John Deloach reportedly pulled a revolver during an argument, killing a bystander in May of 2023. He barricaded himself in a Wilderness Road home, prompting a standoff with KPD. He was convicted…… MORE
Tennessee Athletics earns almost a quarter-billion dollars in revenue for the 2024 fiscal year. It’s a new record for the athletics department. The Vols brought in just over $234 million dollars beating last year’s total of $202 million. This year, ticket sales brought in almost $47 million. That’s almost 8 million dollars from the year…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Several Knoxville firefighters are suing the city, claiming they’re being underpaid under the city’s employee payment plan. Attorney Richard Collins filed the lawsuit on Jan. 13 on behalf of Kevin Faddis, Shawn Langley, Stephen Mitchell, Gregory Phillips, Robert Pollard and Christopher Smith. It’s a lawsuit that focuses…… MORE
TDOT receives funds road repair Helene The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving $350 million in funding to help make repairs to major interstates in Tennessee and North Carolina that sustained major damage during Hurricane Helene. As a part of a “quick release” from the Emergency Relief Fund, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is receiving…… MORE
