The Knox County Election Commission approves the ballot, early voting locations and times and other details for the 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election. October 10th is the last day to register to vote before election. October 18th is the first day of early voting period which runs through November 2nd. October 31st is your…… MORE
Roane County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/19): The Roane County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims of a fatal camper fire Friday night in Harriman. RCSO officials say 39-year-old Cynthia Osborne died in the fire inside the camper on Old Valley Road while 39-year-old David Pollard Jr. was being treated for injuries. Though the investigation into…… MORE
Sevierville City Leaders are now making a plan for the first liquor stores in the city. In May, Sevierville residents voted to allow liquor stores for the first time in the city and now leaders are trying to figure out how they want to do it. City Leaders went through several details planned for the…… MORE
Parrottsville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/18): A man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in Cocke County is in custody charged with first degree murder. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 66 year-old David Moore in connection to that shooting in the 600 block of Baysinger Road in…… MORE
A Knoxville Physician Assistant’s license is suspended pending a criminal investigation and federal indictment. The Tennessee Department of Health says Aaron Lee Hess was handed down two indictments and is facing 16 counts total of rape, sexual activity involving a minor and other charges. The board restricted his license and suspended his ability to prescribe…… MORE
A suspect is taken into custody following a series of fires in North Knoxville. 36-year-old Joshua Linebarger is charged with one count of Arson, one count of Criminal Trespass and other charges after the Knoxville Fire Department responds to multiple fires during the overnight hours Sunday in the area of Merchant Drive. One of these…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are asking for help in finding a 23-year-old Knoxville man accused of attempted first-degree murder of a woman. KPD officials are searching for 23-year-old Keyshawn Flack in connection to a shooting Wednesday sometime around 1:30 p.m. at an address in the 2300 block of California Road. Officials say Flack is…… MORE
Claxton, TN (WOKI) A body has been recovered and the victim identified in a drowning Wednesday night in Anderson County. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say multiple agencies responded to the report of a drowning at New Henderson Park in the Claxton community around 8:30 p.m. Divers with Knox County Rescue were able…… MORE
Everything is back to normal at McGhee Tyson Airport following a potential threat in the parking garage that had been called into the Blount County 911 Center. Becky Huckaby, Vice President of Public Relations at the airport says that around 8:30am this morning, they received a call alerting their Department of Public Safety of that…… MORE
UPDATE: Knoxville Police say a missing 58 year-old woman last seen on Tuesday is found safe. Police say Shawn Cole who was last seen walking from her home on Brice Street has been found on North Cherry Street. Original story: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are asking for help in finding a missing woman. KPD…… MORE
