The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a man either jumped or fell from the 11th Street Parking Garage on Saturday night. At around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2024, KPD officers responded to the area of the 11th Street Parking Garage, where a 21-year-old man was critically injured after falling from an upper floor of the parking garage.…… MORE
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following an officer-involved shooting early Friday morning in Cocke County. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say preliminary information indicates deputies with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office saw a vehicle, just before 1:00 a.m., being driven by a person known to have an outstanding warrant. TBI…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Sevier County following several reports of ’potentially contaminated’ candy being handed out on Halloween. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say several social media posts have circulated, alleging candy laced with THC and Fentanyl was handed out to children. The contaminated candy was reportedly handed out…… MORE
Knoxville (WOKI / Knox County Election Commission) – Thursday, October 31st marked the end (fourteen days) of early voting for the November 5, 2024 Presidential and Federal/State General Election. A total of 163,303 early votes have been cast in Knox County, with an additional 7,503 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes. There are 336,151…… MORE
A 20-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash that happened on Western Avenue Thursday night. At around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to Western Avenue at Sullivan Road, where a motorcycle had struck a pickup truck. The motorcycle driver was transported from the scene to the UT…… MORE
UPDATE: The cause of the fire which destroyed Trailhead Steak and Trout House in Townsend is determined. Investigators determined the fire was caused by electrical arcing within the upstairs exterior wall. Fire crews called to E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Friday morning and found the building fully engulfed in flames. A firefighter was injured but treatment…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A pedestrian is dead after possibly being hit by a car Wednesday evening on I-40 East in Sevierville. Sevierville Police Department officials say officers were called near exit 407 around 10:20 for a person lying on the side of the interstate. When officers arrived, SPD says they found 61-year old Craig Olcott…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville woman is charged for stealing between $40,000 and $50,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets from her job. According to charging documents, 35-year-old Siearrah Truhn took and activated the lottery tickets while she was working at a convenience store on Maryville Pike. A investigation involving the store owner and the Lottery Commission…… MORE
A motorcyclist who was involved in a crash that happened on Sunday evening has died as a result of his injuries. At around 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 27, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Washington Pike and Greenway Drive in front of the Target, where a Harley motorcycle had struck…… MORE
Knox County will host two public information meetings to seek community input on the East Knox Mobility Study. These meetings will help identify key transportation challenges, set priorities, and shape the final recommendations for the study. The first public information meeting is on Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carter High…… MORE
