Knoxville Police Department detectives are investigating a shooting and robbery that happened late Wednesday night at a West Knoxville bar. At around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, KPD officers responded to the BucketHead Tavern on Ray Mears Boulevard. Officers arrived on scene, where man had been shot multiple times in the parking lot.…… MORE
As the leaves begin to change and the air grows crisp in Knoxville, wide receiver Bru McCoy stands at the threshold of a pivotal moment in his life. Halfway through his sixth and final season of college football and third with the Volunteers, McCoy’s journey has been marked by resilience, growth and a profound desire…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Tennessee Lady Vols made their way to SEC Tipoff ’25 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook on Wednesday afternoon, making a rotation through a series of television and radio appearances, press conferences, media interviews, social media engagements and photo/video shoots designed to promote each of the women’s basketball programs in the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Detroit man is facing drug charges after multiple Knoxville-area agencies executed a search warrant Tuesday on an Oldham Avenue home. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say 57-year-old Sean Johnson was taken into custody and charged with maintaining a dwelling for drug purposes and manufacture/sale/delivery of schedule I, II and VI…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police Department detectives are seeking information regarding a vehicle allegedly involved in a shooting Sunday on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. KPD says shots were fired around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 13 from what appears in surveillance footage to be a GMC Yukon, at another car in the area of Lakeside…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is arrested for child sex crimes following a sting operation in Sevier County. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say an internet crimes against children investigator with the office, posing as a 13-year-old, chatted online with the man. During the investigation, investigators reportedly identified the man as…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN WOKI) Early voting begins today (Wednesday) in this year’s Presidential and Federal / State General election. It runs through October 31st and in addition to President, Knox County voters will cast their ballot in Tennessee House of Representative races, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives races and there are some other items…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a crash that left one person dead and injures another in Cocke County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 70-year-old Barbara Williamson was driving north on Highway 321, commonly known as Cosby Highway, Monday afternoon and failed to stay in her lane while driving around a curve in the 2700 block…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN WOKI/KPD) Knoxville Police say the suspect in a shooting on Chapman Highway charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault has turned himself in. 34 year-old Ariran Burks voluntarily turned himself in yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon and is custody in connection to the October 11th shooting in the…… MORE
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Strike Force crews have been dispatched to the greater Tampa area to assist the Florida Department of Transportation in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Our Strike Force team is a specialized group of TDOT employees able to deploy quickly in natural disasters to help with heavy debris removal,…… MORE
