Rep. Tim Burchett is seeking to dismiss a Kansas man’s defamation lawsuit stemming from a February shooting in Kansas City following the Chief’s Super Bowl victory. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court in Kansas in March by Denton Loudermill, Jr., says Burchett shared photos of Loudermill on X, formerly known as Twitter,…… MORE
A woman is facing charges after police say she crashed into a Mexican restaurant on North Broadway and injured an employee. Knoxville Police responded to a reported hit-and-run involving a car at 2526 North Broadway on Saturday night andsay that 25-year-old Baleigh Bates drove into the restaurant and injured an employee before driving away. Officers…… MORE
A nurse facing possible jail time is set to be arraigned in court this morning. Police say she stole medication from her patient in Jefferson County. The patient says her nurse, Sally Hensley took more than a dozen hydrocodone pills from her. Hensley faces several charges including neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult. The…… MORE
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ramping up its pavement repair efforts to address those lingering potholes from January’s record winter storm. The department is investing an additional $15 million in a total of 121 various projects statewide over and above our annual work program. We accelerated Transportation Modernization Act dollars to supplement our…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Knoxville Police Department releases body camera footage Wednesday showing a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in mid-April. KPD officials say Officer Seth Beeler responded to an Exxon gas station at 5306 North Broadway around 5:30 p.m. on April 17. While there, a witness reportedly told Beeler that 41-year-old William…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/2/24: Knoxville police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting late Tuesday night in the Morningside area. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Prospect Place where they found the victim, 24-year-old Zackery Schwaller of Knoxville, who had been shot at least one time. Schwaller was taken to the University…… MORE
Multiple bills cracking down on street racing now sit on Governor Bill Lee’s desk and may soon become law here in Tennessee. The first one makes street racing a more severe felony. A second would create a street racing task force where law enforcement and Mayors across the state would study street racing and come…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville middle school was placed on lockdown briefly Tuesday morning as Knoxville police investigated a crash involving a stolen car. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers reportedly spotted the car and tried to stop it around 11:30 a.m. before the driver sped away, crashing in the parking lot of the Shoney’s…… MORE
At 8:03 AM, The Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call for several individuals, approximately 6], who were sick inside the Sam’s Club East building. Upon arrival, KFD discovered several persons working inside the Sam’s Club had become nauseous in the last hour. These individuals were showing signs and symptoms of Carbon monoxide poisoning.…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a woman is shot in a West Knoxville park. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office was called to McFee Park yesterday (Sunday) morning for a woman who had been shot in the foot. Officials don’t know which direction the bullet came from as the park is near a wooded area. The…… MORE
