Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The investigation into a reported school threat results in a 13-year-old boy being charged for threat of mass violence. Wednesday night, the Knoxville Police Department was notified that this 13 year-old had allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Ridgedale School and shoot someone. KPD officers and detectives took him into custody…… MORE
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Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 8/29: Efforts continue Thursday to suppress a fire that broke out earlier this week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the Flint Gap Fire has now grown to about 23 acres and is burning primarily in undergrowth in steep terrain. The National Guard is helping fight the…… MORE
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Police Activity Causes Lockdown of Two Knox County Schools
Austin-East High School and Vine Middle School placed on medium lockdown according to representatives with Knox County Schools. The schools were placed on lockdown because of an operation in the area by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office yesterday (Wednesday). The lockdowns were lifted, but students were dismissed late.… MORE
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LMU on Lockdown, Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department Searching for Suspect in Shooting and Stabbing
An investigation is underway and the search for a suspect is underway in Claiborne County after a woman is shot and stabbed in the Shawanee Community. The Sheriff’s Office says the victim is in critical condition. Sheriff Bob Brooks says they are searching for a female suspect in last night’s (Wednesday) attack. The incident happened…… MORE
Dandridge Police Department
Two Children are Rescued After Being Kidnapped by Non-Custodial Dad
Two children are rescued after being kidnapped by their non-custodial father. Officials with the Dandridge Police Department say they were notified about a stolen vehicle out of Knoxville yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The suspect, identified as Justin Odum, kidnapped his two children, ages 9 and 6, who he did not have custody of and a sergeant reportedly saw…… MORE
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Drowning at Inskip Pool
Knoxville Police are investigating the drowning death of a 71-year-old woman at Inskip Pool. An officer was in the area August 22nd when he heard voices coming from inside the pool area and found lifeguards giving a woman CPR. The officer reportedly helped until crews with the Knoxville Fire Department and AMR arrived. The woman,…… MORE
Lenoir City Man Indicted in January Knoxville Murder
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Lenoir City man has been indicted for first-degree murder in the death of a woman in January in Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say the indictment comes after KPD officers took 26-year-old Reginald Depriest into custody on January 5; they say Depriest had turned himself in. According to KPD, Depriest killed…… MORE
KCSO
Missing Knox County 12 Year-Old at Center of TBI Endangered Child Alert is Found
Update: Detectives have recovered Raileigh Capps, the missing twelve-year-old. She is being taken to a local hospital for a check-up. The investigation remains open, and charges will be forthcoming later. Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Knox County girl. TBI says 12 year-old Raileigh…… MORE
Naming Rights for New Downtown Knoxville Stadium, the Home to the Tennessee Smokies and Other Venues
Covenant Health Park is the name of Knoxville’s new $114-million multi-use stadium. Boyd Sports, LLC, and Covenant Health have reached an agreement for the naming rights to the new stadium which will feature 7,500 seats, create an estimated 400 jobs, and be the home of Smokies baseball, One Knoxville Soccer Club and many other events.…… MORE
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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Asking for Help to Find Missing Teen
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find a missing 12 year-old girl. Raileigh Capps is white with light brown hair and brown eyes. She has no runaway history and has a white rose tattoo on her left forearm and nose and navel piercings. She was last seen wearing grey Mickey…… MORE
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