The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a fire at Atria Weston Place on Lakebrook Blvd. The fire was reported earlier today but is now out. The fire was limited to one room and its contents. Residents were evacuated and taken to the Red Cross building on Middlebrook Pike for temporary shelter. One staff member was…… MORE
Kimberly HoodWomen’s BasketballJanuary 07, 2024 Box Score KNOXVILLE, TENN. – Tennessee outscored Kentucky 48-20 in the second half to overcome a 17-point second-quarter deficit and take an 87-69 victory against the Wildcats in front of a season-high crowd of 8,823 in Food City Center on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Vols, who won their fifth-straight contest and ended…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | January 06, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team turned in a dominant performance Saturday evening, defeating No. 22/19 Ole Miss, 90-64, at a sold-out, over-capacity Food City Center. Junior forward Jonas Aidoo and junior guard Zakai Zeigler both posted double-doubles in the victory for fifth-ranked Tennessee (11-3, 1-0 SEC) in its…… MORE
The Knoxville Police department has identified the victim in a fatal shooting. 39 year-old Andrea Moore was found dead in a Western Heights apartment in the 1400 block of W. Oldham Avenue on Friday afternoon. Police were searching forReginald Depriest, who is charged with First-degree murder in connection to this case, but he turned himself…… MORE
Update: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 16 year-old Kaitlynn Marie Van-Auken has been found safe in South Carolina. Original story: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to find an endangered, missing teen. 16-year-old Kaitlynn Marie Van-Auken, who goes by Marie, was last seen early Saturday morning in the Middlebrook Pike and…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Blount County continue getting the word out about a telephone scam plaguing the area. Sheriff’s deputies are warning, once again, that a scammer is leaving voicemails posing as Lt. James Perry from the Civil Service Division. If you get this call, it IS a scam. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Roane County after a 15-year-old is fatally wounded Tuesday in what police suspect may have been an accidental shooting. Officials with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office say the shooting happened around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 2 at a home in Rockwood. They say the victim may have…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the 2024 baseball season approaches, a running list of Tennessee players that have earned preseason All-America honors can be found below. This article will be updated periodically as the remainder of the 2024 preseason All-America teams are released over the coming weeks. Perfect Game (Released on Jan. 4) Link to Perfect Game…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Fire Department is crediting a passerby who warned strangers that their house was on fire Thursday, possibly saving their lives. Mark Wilbanks with KFD says that crews responded to the home on Jefferson Avenue Thursday afternoon. Once there, crews learned that someone walking by had seen that the attic was on…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Investigators in Hamblen County say the man charged with setting fire to a downtown building, also planned to start more fires. According to a warrant, police found Jeffery Scott Cicirelli at a Morristown hotel where he admitted to setting the fire in the Parks-Belk building earlier this week and also said he…… MORE
