Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The suspect in a deadly Knoxville shooting has been found dead in Florida. Knoxville Police Department officials providing the update say 40-year-old Kevin Matthews was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday at a hotel in Jacksonville. KPD says prior to locating Matthews, the U.S. Marshal Service had tracked him across…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A former punter for the University of Tennessee who went on to play in the NFL has died. Neil Clabo played at Farragut and UT before moving on to the NFL where he where he spent three years with the Minnesota Vikings before retiring after the 1977 season. According to…… MORE
Lafourche Parish, LA (WOKI) A suspect in a nearly 40-year-old Louisiana cold case has been arrested in East Tennessee. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say deputies helped Louisiana authorities Wednesday arrest Judith “Judy” Weiser. Weiser and Russell Lee are charged in the murder of 22-year-old Paula Boudreaux back in 1986. Her remains were…… MORE
A repeat offender in Knox County is now set to face between 25 and 40 years in prison. 62 year old Merv Rodgers has been convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and aggravated assault. District Attorney Charme Allan’s office says he strangled his girlfriend and hit her with a baseball bat refusing to let…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday title elevations for three members of his staff. Lucas Campbell and Bryan Lentz have been promoted to assistant coach, while Riley Collins has been named assistant director of player development. A Knoxville native and two-time Tennessee graduate, Campbell is entering the third year of his second stint on Barnes’…… MORE
Early voting starts tomorrow (Friday) for this year’s August 1st election. This is the election to vote for the U.S. Senate and House races along with State Senators and Representatives. You can vote in person at several early voting locations across Knox County. State/Federal Primary, County General, Town of Farragut Election Early Voting begins Friday,…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Tennessee placed 136 student-athletes on the 2023-24 First-Year Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll that was announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. That total was the most UT has ever had on the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. It marked an improvement of 22 over the previous record of 114 who…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning fire in Fountain City. Crews called to the 2300 block of Fair Drive and the resident told firefighters his dog woke him up barking then his alarm went off but he didn’t smell any smoke. KFD crews discovered a small fire in an office in the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Tazewell pain clinic owner is sentenced to more than four years behind bars for his role in operating a pill mill in both Tennessee and Florida. According to District Attorney Charme Allen, 63-year-old Clyde Tipton was sentenced to 50 months in prison Monday; he will be on supervised release for three…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A double murder suspect at the center of a manhunt out of Grainger County is now in custody. Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service announcing Wednesday afternoon that 34-year-old Aaron White was reportedly found at his Morristown home. White is a suspect in a double homicide that happened in May. According to…… MORE
