Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in North Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers were called around 8:40 a.m. Monday to a home in the 400 block of E. Oldham Avenue to investigate a stabbing. They found a woman who had been stabbed at least one time who was taken to…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in Northwest Knoxville. Crews called to the 3200 block of Dewine Road this morning. The home has suffered heavy fire damage to the attic space and moderate smoke and water damage. The home had working smoke detectors. However, the detectors did not alert the occupants because…… MORE
Charges are filed and the search for the man accused in a double homicide in Morristown is underway with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Grainger County Sheriff’s Office asking for your help. The investigation began in May into the deaths of 49-year-old Jon Atkins and 32-year-old Deven McDaniel, whose bodies were discovered along Rocky…… MORE
UPDATED STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the Silver Alert for missing 60 year-old Mark Harrington from Sevierville has ended. He was found safe today after being reported missing yesterday (Sunday). Original story: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man out of Sevierville. 60 year-old Mark Harrington…… MORE
The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office says seven people are arrested after drugs were found in a Jacksboro home. CCSO executed a narcotics search warrant at a home on Smith Oaks Lane and found evidence that led to the arrest of Mark Daughterty, Brendon Kingensmith, Kristina Lovett, David Nelson, Brian and Corey Overton and Anthony Sammons…… MORE
Knoxville Police have arrested a bank robbery suspect. Officers responded to the City Employees Credit Union on Western Avenue Friday afternoon after 51 year-old Robert Whipple reportedly passed the teller a note demanding money. Officers spotted Whipple in a U-Haul cargo van during their investigation Friday night. He eluded officers in the downtown area but…… MORE
Alcoa Police are investigating a pursuit which ended in a crash that injures two people and shuts down Aloca Highway for hours. Officers witnessed a reckless driver in an older model Maxima speeding on Hall Road near Texas Roadhouse. Another officer spotted the car speeding near Lois Lane and said the driver was displaying signs…… MORE
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson City Police Department is mourning the loss of a veteran employee who died Thursday following a car accident. JCPD officials say the accident happened on Highway 11E near North Chucky Pike. They say Marilyn Jones, a records technician for 40 years, was killed after hitting a pickup truck. According…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Young-Williams Animal Center announcing Friday it has put down the dog that killed a six-week old child last month. The center had custody of the dog following the attack on 6-week-old Ezra Mansoor who was taking a nap in his crib when the family’s Husky attacked out of nowhere. The family…… MORE
CLAIBORNE CO., Tenn. (WVLT) – The principal of H.Y. Livesay Middle School knowingly approved incorrect timesheets, according to an investigative report by the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury. A custodian was hired by the Claiborne County Board of Education in May of 2023. From then until December, the principal was knowingly approving incorrect…… MORE
