An investigation is underway following a serious car crash which shut down a busy North Knoxville and critically injured four people. Rural Metro Fire says the crash happened on E. Emory Road near Bell Road yesterday (Sunday) afternoon when two cars hit “almost directly head on. All four people were taken to the University of…… MORE
Knoxville Police are still investigating a fatal shooting in North Knoxville and have arrested a suspect and identified the victim. KPD says 19 year-old Makah Logan has been arrested and is is charged with first-degree murder in connection to last (Thursday) night’s shooting in the N. Hembree Street and Linden Avenue area. Officers were called…… MORE
An investigation is underway and Knoxville Police have identified the victim from a fatal motorcycle crash. 34 year-old Tyler Beck died in the crash on McKamey Road yesterday (Wednesday) morning. KPD says Beck was going east on McKamey Road when he hit the side of a large Chevy truck that was attempting to turn left…… MORE
NASHVILLE- On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with Virginia, sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for violating federal antitrust laws with its anticompetitive restrictions on the ability of current and future student-athletes to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). These anticompetitive restrictions violate the Sherman Act, harm current and future student-athletes…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police say a Grand Jury finding brings closure to the unsolved 1989 Murder of KPD officer Tony Williams. The investigation into the 1989 murder of the off-duty officer is officially closed after a Knox County Grand Jury determined there was probable cause to charge a now-deceased individual with his murder. The…… MORE
Knox County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home of United States Representative Tim Burchett over the weekend. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office told WVLT News that they did not have a report on hand but do know Sheriff Tom Spangler sent patrol deputies to the house of Burchett (TN-02) after elected officials received…… MORE
TBI News January 29,2024 At the request of 8th Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances that led to an officer-involved shooting Sunday night involving officers with the Jamestown Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that just after 8:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Rugby Avenue…… MORE
Rocky Top, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the victim in Tuesday’s deadly apartment fire in Rocky Top. TBI officials say 69-year-old Danny Cecil Parks died in the fire which broke out early Tuesday morning on Main Street. That fire also leaving several people without a home. The investigation remains ongoing into the…… MORE
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Finchum was arrested following a drug investigation after a brief car pursuit in the Edwina Area yesterday (Thursday). A Newport man is arrested after a short police chase. Finchum is charged with multiple drug charges and evading arrest among other charges. The investigation is ongoing.… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) An East Tennessee high school basketball coach is suspended after getting a DUI. According to Jefferson County High School, head boys basketball coach Andy Hill was arrested Tuesday night. He is charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a crash. School officials say injuries were minor. Hill is…… MORE
