Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found Tuesday in a pond on a Knox County golf course. KCSO officials say 65-year-old Albert Rogers, Jr., of Knoxville was found dead in the water at Willow Creek Golf Course around 9:00 a.m. KCSO’s Major Crimes Detectives, Forensics and the medical examiner…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County Criminal Court has denied a petition for post-conviction relief made by a man convicted in the murder of Zaevion Dobson, a teen who was killed while shielding his friends from gang-related gunfire. Christopher Bassett Jr. was convicted alongside Kipling Colbert Jr. and Richard Williams in December of 2017 in the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rural Metro firefighters were kept busy Wednesday morning responding to two structure fires, one in Mascot and another in the Halls community. Rural Metro fire crews were called to the 8900 block of “C” Drive in Mascot around 3:30 a.m. where they found a single-wide trailer fully engulfed in flames. The residents…… MORE
Courtesy / UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee baseball legend Todd Helton is headed to Cooperstown after being selected for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as revealed by the MLB Network on Tuesday evening. In his sixth year eligible for selection, Helton appeared on 79.7 percent of the ballots from the Baseball Writers’…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Tellico Plains man is sentenced Tuesday, January 23 to more than two decades in prison for rape of a child. Officials with the District Attorney’s Office say 36-year-old Brandon Wesley Lethco pled guilty to six counts of rape of a child and received a 25-year sentence. The DA says that sentence will…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a dead body is found on a golf course. KCSO says the man’s body was found Tuesday morning, January 23, in a pond on Willow Creek Golf Course. The initial investigation shows no signs of foul play; however, this investigation is in the preliminary…… MORE
Tennessee’s extreme winter weather event over the last week has left 34 dead across the state, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s latest update. TEMA said the State Emergency Operations Center in Nashville is activated at a Level 4 – Elevated to support local requests. “The extreme cold experienced last week is transitioning out…… MORE
Motorists traveling on East Tennessee interstates and state routes should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will affect traffic. Beginning on Tuesday morning, January 23, TDOT crews will be patching potholes regionwide. This is being done in response to the damage recent winter weather has done to East Tennessee roadways. Please keep an…… MORE
Rocky Top, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 1/23/24 3:30 p.m.: One person is found dead and an investigation continues following an early morning apartment building fire in Rocky Top. Multiple crews were called to the 300 block of Main Street just before 4:00 a.m. Tuesday for a major fire. Officials on scene say the building housed five…… MORE
Courtesy / UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team moved to fifth in the nation in each major poll this week. Tennessee (14-4, 4-1) ascended one spot in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and two positions in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, as announced Monday afternoon. This is the 50th…… MORE
