A man is charged with DUI vehicular assault in a wrong way crash on I-275. 31-year-old Evan King was charged after Knoxville Police responded to the crash early yesterday (Sunday) morning and found King was going north in the southbound lanes near the Woodland Avenue exit and hit another vehicle driven by a woman who…… MORE
An investigation remains underway after three West High School students are charged in connection to a firearm allegedly being brought onto school grounds. The school was temporarily placed on a medium lockdown yesterday due to a report that a student had possibly brought a gun to school in their backpack. Knoxville Police say three juvenile…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police captured a shooting suspect following an early morning chase Thursday. KPD officials say officers apprehended 29-year-old Brandon Nichols after he lost control of his motorcycle, crashing at the intersection of Witt Lane and Dandridge Avenue. Nichols was wanted in connection to a shooting incident around 3:00 a.m. near N. Sixth…… MORE
Help is on the way for some East Tennessee counties continuing to clean up from last month’s storms which caused severe damage and flooding in areas. President Biden has released federal disaster assistance to the state of Tennessee by FEMA which will make public assistance federal funding available to affected state and eligible local governments…… MORE
Officials are investigating the 24th fatal boating incident on Tennessee waters this year. It happened on Fort Loudon Lake and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says two men were on board the boat, presumably fishing when the boat was pulled into the spillway of Fort Loudon Dam and capsized, sending both men into the water.…… MORE
Another suspect is arrested in connection to a shooting that resulted in the death of a 24 year-old woman from Bebo’s Cafe. Knoxville Police say 24 year-old Destiny Jones was shot in the parking lot on May 15 and they believe she fled the scene in a vehicle driven by 22 year-old Issac Armes which…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) Authorities have now revealed the identities of two men involved in a stabbing incident Saturday morning in Lenoir City, charging one with attempted murder. Loudon County Sheriff’s Office officials say Davis Ellis of Oneida is behind bars charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated domestic assault for stabbing Cody Graves of…… MORE
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the LaFollette Police Department has resulted in the arrest of four people in connection to an overdose death. On January 29th, TBI special agents joined investigators with the LaFollette Police Department in investigating the death of Rosezetta Wilson Morris (DOB: 6/11/72) after she was found deceased…… MORE
A landfill fire in Andersonville is under control. Multiple fire agencies called to the scene of that fire on Fleenor Mill Road early this (Friday) morning. The Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department say about half an acre of trash was burning at the Chestnut Ridge Landfill and there was no threat of it spreading to areas…… MORE
Madisonville, TN (WOKI) One person was injured Thursday afternoon following an accidental shooting inside a Madisonville Hardee’s. Madisonville Police Department officials say the incident took place around 1:30 p.m. inside the Hardee’s on New Highway 68. They say a man dropped his gun; it discharged, and the bullet grazed him. No other injuries were reported…… MORE
