Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing several charges after setting two fires Sunday at a Knoxville home. Knoxville Fire Department officials say 28-year-old Shameel Stenson was taken into custody at an abandoned house in the Mechanicsville neighborhood. KFD says Stenson set a car on fire at a James Avenue home, then after fire crews…… MORE
Walland, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Blount County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert issued earlier Tuesday has been found safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the Silver Alert for 68-year-old Douglas Thomas who was last seen Saturday in the area of Roper Way in Walland. ORIGINAL STORY: A #TNSilverAlert has…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The Knoxville Police Department has released their preliminary 2024 traffic report to WVLT. Scott Erland with KPD said it was a difficult year on the roads and a very busy year for their office. “Knoxville drivers, they drive too fast without paying as much attention to the…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a dog is electrocuted by a terminal in a Walmart parking lot. Knoxville Police Officers responded to the Walmart on Clinton Highway yesterday (Monday) morning after a woman reported seeing the dog walk through a puddle and yelp. The woman and others tried to resuscitate the dog, but KPD says…… MORE
A major project that’s been in the works for years in Knoxville is about to get started along Sevier Avenue. The city wants to hear from you about it, it’s the Sevier Avenue Streetscapes project which will add new sidewalks, a new railroad crossing, new street lights and traffic signals as well as the new…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says lane closures are in place following a rock slide in Anderson County. It happened today (Monday) on State Route 116 (Briceville Highway) near Grave Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Geotechnical engineers are assessing the situation and crews have set up barriers and temporary traffic signals are being installed. This lane…… MORE
1/07/25 UPDATE: (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has ended the Silver Alert for a missing Greene County man as 60-year-old Danny Smith has been found safe. He was last seen Sunday in his home in the 400 block of Mulberry Road in Greeneville. UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has upgraded the search for…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Director of Schools for Blount County has resigned. In an email sent to the school system Monday, David Murrell says he is resigning after “much prayer and careful consideration” and returning to a tenured faculty position with Blount County Schools. Murrell’s resignation marks the end of an 18-year stint at the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) New details are emerging in a dynamite scare that prompted an hours-long emergency response back in October in Knoxville. Roughly 200 sticks of dynamite were found in a box at CMC Recycling on Western Avenue. Those explosives forced several homes and businesses near the plant to evacuate for over a day. ATF…… MORE
Hawkins County, TN (WOKI) The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a suspect after a shooting Sunday in Thorn Hill. HCSO officials say 60-year-old William Milam is facing charges for aggravated assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony after deputies responded to a call Sunday, hearing…… MORE
