This (Sunday) morning at 9:33 AM, Knox County 911 received a call from a passerby on Chapman Highway advising that Wheels Auto Sales at 6246 Chapman Highway appeared to be on fire. The caller advised that smoke was coming from the building. On the arrival of the first KFD engine company, the officer advised…… MORE
Eight unclaimed veterans in East Tennessee will be buried at the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. The majority of these unclaimed veterans were homeless and no family members were able to be contacted. Each of these eight men will receive full military honors including a procession, flag presentation, and burial at the cemetery. he services will take place…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man convicted of second-degree murder in a woman’s overdose death at a Knox County motel has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office sharing that52-year-old Wesley Allen Lacey was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison in the overdose death of a woman…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A Lenoir City police officer is arrested Tuesday and charged with domestic assault. According to court records, Christopher Law was arrested and charged in connection to an altercation Tuesday involving his wife during which he allegedly shoved her, yelled at her, and smacked her phone out of her hand because he…… MORE
Sullivan County, TN (WOKI) Human remains found on a property in Kingsport earlier this month have been identified as a man missing since 2020. Kingsport Police Department officials report the remains found at a Wadlow Gap Road property on April 7 are those of Nicholas Massengill. Massengill, age 38 at the time of his disappearance,…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Hancock County. THP says 58-year-old Ronnie Kinsler’s pick-up truck had broken down in the southbound lane of Panther Creek Road Sunday night and he was standing behind it while another truck was parked in front it with the driver of the other standing between the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A teen is arrested, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating following a bomb threat Monday afternoon at Gibbs High School. KCSO officials report the Bomb Unit and an Explosive Detection K-9 Unit arrived at the scene around 2:30 p.m. According to KCSO, nothing was found after officers made an initial…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting in Inskip. It happened Saturday night in the 4200 block of 4204 Bruhin Road in a parking lot at Inskip Park. A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. KPD…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian is hit by a semi-truck in Claxton. It happened last night (Thursday) at the Dollar General on Edgemoor Road in Anderson County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the pedestrian was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.… MORE
The City of Morristown says traffic in front of the Parks-Belk Building has reopened to the public. The intersection of S. Cumberland Street and Main Street has been closed since the building was intentionally set on fire in January. A Firefighter was injured in that fire and a man arrested and charged with arson, reckless…… MORE
