Knoxville Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol conducting sobriety checkpoints today. KPD will be on Kingston Pike in West Knoxville and the THP will be on East Emory Road and Washington Pike in Knox County, State Route 116 at Little Cove Creek in Campbell County and in Monroe county on State route 322 at state…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Knox County has awarded a new ambulance contract to American Medical Response, also known as AMR. The move comes weeks after an emergency operations center opened after no AMR ambulances were available. Our news partner WVLT Thursday reporting that city and county leaders have discussed what needs to be fixed…… MORE
A Knox County School is on soft lockdown while Knoxville Police investigate a possible threat. Northwest Middle school was placed on hard lockdown this (Thursday) morning as a precaution but that lockdown transitioned to a soft lockdown not long after. Officials say there is no active emergency or verified threats at Northwest Middle at this…… MORE
Update (10:52 a.m. 10/26/23) I 75 South has re-opened OriginaI: -75 South is closed at MM 60 in Monroe County due to an overturned tractor-trailer. That’s near the Sweetwater exit. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says this is a Haz-Mat situation. Traffic is being diverted in the area. UPDATE (10:33 a.m. 10/26/23) : All lanes…… MORE
A man on the TBI’s most wanted list for two counts of Attempted first degree murder is found dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say John Drake, Jr., the estranged son of Metro Nashville’s Police Chief, and the suspect in the shooting of two Middle Tennessee police officers, was found dead in Nashville last (Tuesday)…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two suspects already facing several charges in connection to a string of car break-ins in Knox county can now add arson to their resumes. Knoxville Fire Department officials announcing Tuesday, October 24 that 22 year-old William Brewster and 23 year-old Zachary Jordan were charged with arson after an ongoing investigation found that…… MORE
A Knoxville man is charged after firing a gun towards two juveniles. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies called to a home on Little River Road for a “disturbance” call and say the two youth told them they had gotten into a fight with 71 year-old Jerome Denson who pulled out a gun and fired toward them…… MORE
Seymour, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly house fire that happened in Seymour early Monday morning. Fire officials say the fire broke out around 6:00 a.m. at a home in the 12-thousand block of Chapman Highway near Shiloh Road. The incident caused backups through much of Monday morning’s commute along…… MORE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a poacher. A bull elk carcass was found in Anderson County on October 8th and TWRA says poaching is a serious offense. The previous reward of $3,000 increased to $5,000. Anyone with information on the poacher should call…… MORE
Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say they’ve identified the people responsible for a string of car break ins. KCSO says 15 to 20 vehicles have been burglarized in about a month span including a few law enforcement cruisers. William Brewster and Zachary Jordan are now charged with multiple counts of vehicle burglaries and…… MORE
