Knoxville, TN (WOKI) He pled guilty to vehicular homicide by intoxication among other charges; now, the man accused of killing the son of the University of Tennessee’s swim coach, is headed to prison. Knox County Courts announcing Tuesday that Shannon Walker has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the death of 24-year-old Ben…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Lightning from a recent summer storm is to blame for the Flint Gap Fire burning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park fire officials and fire investigators making that announcement Tuesday say the exact date of the lightning strike is unknown, but the fire burning near Hannah Mountain was reported to…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is charged with first-degree murder in connection to a shooting that happened at a Knox County apartment. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office called to an apartment on Oak Valley Drive Sunday night for a shooting. They found a man with a gunshot wound, he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a commercial fire in Fountain City. Crews were called to a possible fire near Casey’s on Tazewell Pike yesterday (Monday) afternoon and found heavy smoke coming from the rear of the shopping center at the Retreat Massage and Skin Care Center. Firefighters found a fire in a hallway space and…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire department is investigating a Labor Day house fire in East Knoxville. Crews were called to the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue yesterday morning and found heavy fire and smoke coming from two windows of the house. A fire was discovered in a bedroom and crews quickly put the fire out but the…… MORE
Update: An arrest is made after Knoxville Police find a man in his bed with a pick-axe stuck in his skull. KPD was called to a home in the 1000 block of Morrell Road on Sunday and found the victim who is in critical condition. Witnesses told police the suspect, Jeinison Hernandez-Moran, hit the victim…… MORE
Today (Sunday), Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers S. Goode and S. Kearney assisted the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending Johnna Miracle. Miracle had been placed on the @TBInvestigation’s Most Wanted List for Attempted 1st Degree Murder. This comes after a woman was shot and stabbed in the Shawanee Community Wednesday, who was taken to the…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a paramedic is killed and another injured in a Jefferson County crash.The Tennessee Department of Transportation says it happened on I-40 West and that a tractor-trailer was also involved in the crash. Brad Phillips, the Jefferson County EMS director, says the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday on I-40 near…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville, Gatlinburg and Sevierville are up for recognition from Blue Ridge Outdoors! All three cities are up for different categories in an audience-decided “Adventure Towns” contest. Blue Ridge Outdoors began the contest with 100 contenders, narrowing it down to just a select few. Now, people can vote for in third round of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been sentenced to decades in prison in a kidnapping and assault case from 2023. The District Attorney’s office says 62-year-old Merv Conley Rodgers was convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and two counts of aggravated assault in connection to a fight with his girlfriend in June 2023.…… MORE
