A dryer fire causes damage to two apartments in northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to Cross Creek Apartments Saturday and saw smoke coming from the upper floor of one of the apartment buildings. Crews found fire in the ceiling. Two people and a dog were living in the affected apartment and the…… MORE
Two suspects are in custody in connection to a deadly shooting. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office says Ashley Sharp and Vincent Ellis were taken into custody last night (Sunday) by the United States Marshals Service in West Knox County in connection to Saturday night’s shooting on Taylor Drive in Lenior City which left 38 year-old…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A recovery program that uses music to help veterans is coming to Knoxville and it needs a little help. The program is called Guitars 4 Vets, or G4V. It works with veterans impacted by PTSD or other trauma and uses music lessons to help treat it. At the end of the program,…… MORE
UPDATE: KPD Crisis Negotiators are actively speaking with the man who is barricaded inside of the E. Caldwell Avenue home. The man has an outstanding warrant for aggravated domestic assault from the incident that occurred earlier this morning. Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crisis Negotiators with the Knoxville Police Department are at a North Knoxville home in…… MORE
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing runaway teen. 17 year-old Kaitlyn Rose Hackett ran away from her home in the Strawberry Plains area of Jefferson County last night around 10:00 pm. She is 5’5 with blue eyes and brown hair. If you see Kaitlyn or know of her whereabouts please contact…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA, Tenn. (courtesy of WVLT) – Two volunteer coaches at Philadelphia Elementary School are now under investigation after the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant. Cody Bengel with LCSO released a statement Thursday afternoon explaining what happened. According to the statement, investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division searched a home on Jan. 9…… MORE
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Fire Department (ORFD) and Oak Ridge Police Department (ORPD) are investigating after a deadly fire on Sheridan Circle early Thursday morning. ORFD crews responded to the home just before 3 a.m. after a call for a structure fire with a report of a person trapped inside. Upon arrival,…… MORE
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen says a man has been convicted in a death during a standoff with Knoxville Police. 76-year-old John Deloach reportedly pulled a revolver during an argument, killing a bystander in May of 2023. He barricaded himself in a Wilderness Road home, prompting a standoff with KPD. He was convicted…… MORE
The man at the center in the hit and run of a Knox County student at a bus stop pleads guilty. Harley Bittle, III pled guilty to Reckless Endangerment, a Class E felony according to the Knox County District Attorney’s Office. He received a sentence of one year on Judicial Diversion, and restitution will be…… MORE
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 2 PM, the Knoxville Fire Department responded to a fire in the 2700 block of North Broadway. Upon arrival, crews discovered a fire burning beneath a pedestrian bridge owned by the City of Knoxville. The fire involved a significant amount of clothing and debris, which damaged the bridge. Two…… MORE
