Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee is putting student safety first, announcing the release of an updated mobile app, Safe at UT. UT officials say the app will allow students, faculty, and staff to communicate a variety of concerns to the appropriate officials and includes updated features such as a mobile blue light and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has identified a person of interest after a student was involved in a hit-and-run Thursday, August 8. KCSO says the student, a 16-year-old girl, was hit by a car around 7:30 Thursday morning while waiting on a school bus at the intersection of Thornton and Hughlan Drive…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: One man is dead and his dog is missing following a crash late Thursday night on I-40 East. KPD officials say officers responded to the interstate between Midway Road and Strawberry Plains Pike around 11:40 to find acar that had flipped over. The driver, a 26-year-old man, had been ejected from…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man with 30 prior felony convictions is headed to prison for 15 years after an assault investigation. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says 50-year-old Larry Lynn Ray pistol whipped a man at a home on Tipton Station Road last year. Prosecutors say Ray was arrested and charged. He then called…… MORE
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) Three minors have now been charged in connection to an “incident” that happened at Claiborne High School. The news coming from District Attorney General Jared Effler’s office is the latest update in an ongoing investigation by the New Tazewell Police Department and the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office. Less than a week…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Young Williams Animal Center is out with a warning. Scammers in Knoxville are pretending to be animal control officers. Young Williams says two men in regular clothing have even managed to get into people’s homes, reportedly showing up asking for animal documents and medical records. Center officials say legitimate workers wear dark…… MORE
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Claiborne County Director of Schools has now spoken about an ongoing hazing investigation involving students. The Claiborne Co. Board of Education hosted a meeting Thursday night just days after Claiborne High School head football coach Nathan Medlin resigned from his job ahead of the season. Director of Schools Meredith Medley…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Sevier County woman. TBi says 43-year-old Angela Latham was last seen on Thursday wearing a long black dress. There is no word on where she may be headed. Officials say Latham has a medical condition that could make…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing decades in prison after being convicted Thursday for sexually assaulting two minors. According to District Attorney Charme Allen’s office, 35-year-old Ray Elliott III assaulted a 14-year-old girl in January of 2023, and the girl reported the assault to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office the next day. The Tennessee…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old Knox County Schools student is in critical but stable condition Friday morning following a hit and run crash in West Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 7:30 Thursday morning, August 8 at the intersection of Thornton and Hughlan Drive in the Farragut area. Police…… MORE
