Blount County, TN (WOKI) Authorities cited one person involved in a fatal motorcycle accident that bogged down the morning commute Monday. Authorities say they responded to Alcoa Highway near Hillside Drive about 7:20 Monday morning and found 44-year-old Russell Swanson Jr. lying next to his motorcycle. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.…… MORE
Athens, TN (WOKI) An Athens man is facing multiple charges after explosive devices and dozens of guns are found in his home. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say three explosive devices, more than 40 guns and more than 500 grams of meth were seized Wednesday from Daniel Buis’ home in the 200 block…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man with 30 prior felony convictions is headed to prison for 15 years after an assault investigation. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says 50-year-old Larry Lynn Ray pistol whipped a man at a home on Tipton Station Road last year. Prosecutors say Ray was arrested and charged. He then called…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing decades in prison after being convicted Thursday for sexually assaulting two minors. According to District Attorney Charme Allen’s office, 35-year-old Ray Elliott III assaulted a 14-year-old girl in January of 2023, and the girl reported the assault to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office the next day. The Tennessee…… MORE
Knox County Schools are still dealing with a bus driver shortage. While every child still has a ride to school and is not missing any instructional time some obviously are going to come a little bit earlier since those buses are doubling up. The driver shortage has been impacting schools in East Tennessee for years…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The president and CEO of The Knoxville Area Urban League is stepping down. Leaders with group announcing Wednesday that Dr. Charles F. Lomax Jr. is stepping down as president and CEO of the organization “to pursue other opportunities.” In their statement, leaders expressed their “deepest gratitude” for Lomax’s service; he had been…… MORE
Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles is speaking out after the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized his cell phone. His phone was taken August 2nd, the day after he beat Courtney Johnston in the U.S. House primary race for District 5. In a post on X by Ogles yesterday (Tuesday), he says “It is his understanding that the…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) A detective with the Crossville Police Department is indicted on an assault charge following an investigation. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say special agents were asked to investigate an allegation that Detective Tyrel Lorenz assaulted a man after a criminal interview on June 3. TBI says the investigation found…… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a Campbell County man is charged with murder after a body was found inside a vehicle alongside a road. 62-year-old Audie Green was found dead in a vehicle along Highway 25 West on July 17th. The TBI investigation determined 33-year-old Joshua Cox had been a passenger in the vehicle…… MORE
On the morning of July 31st of 2024, Clinton Police Department officers responded to a residence on Rolling Acres Lane on the report of a shooting. Officers arrived at the scene and found a male victim at the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the abdomen. Officers requested EMS to the scene for treatment…… MORE
