Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Police are investigating a homicide.
The incident happened on Andover Circle just after midnight. Police responding to a shooting call found a man suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Oak Ridge Police at (865) 425-4399 or send in tips online.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been released.
A man is charged with DUI vehicular assault in a wrong way crash on I-275.
31-year-old Evan King was charged after Knoxville Police responded to the crash early yesterday (Sunday) morning and found King was going north in the southbound lanes near the Woodland Avenue exit and hit another vehicle driven by a woman who was taken to the hospital with severe injuries.
King exhibited numerous signs of being under the influence and was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries following the crash. The investigation remains on-going.
The Dollywood Express train derails while carrying passengers in the park.
It happened last (Sunday) night and all passengers were evacuated with no injuries were reported.
Officials say the train, a 110-ton coal-fired steam engine, experienced a mechanical issue.
The Dollywood Express takes guests on a five-mile trip around the park and through the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
An investigation is underway by TBI after a Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy suffers severe injuries and a man is dead following a West Knoxville shooting.
Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say that Deputies responded to a domestic call in the 3200 block of Denver Lane last night. Once on the scene deputies found an armed man at the residence.
TBI says for reasons still under investigation, the situation escalated and shots were fired by both the individual and at least one of the deputies. The man pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff Tom Spangler is asking for prayers for the injured deputy.
By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports (on X/Facebook/IG/YouTube)
The Tennessee Volunteers blacked-out the South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday night in Knoxville, 41-20. The Vols are now 4-1, 1-1 in SEC play entering UT’s open week.
On SportsTalk Monday, and throughout the week, co-host John Wilkerson and I will discuss and analyze what happened in the game, including these key aspects of the game:
-UT was clearly the better team
-The defense won this game
-Aspects of the defense that were improved and why
-Return of starting center Cooper Mays, who made his season debut
-Other changes/improvements on the offensive line
-Joe Milton’s positives
-Joe Milton’s INTs
-Different play calls
-Great tempo again
-Squirrel White’s perfect, physical, breakout performance
-Devastating and gruesome Bru McCoy injury
-How do you try to fill McCoy’s void
-Crowd was a factor
-Run-game effective again
-First down dominance on offense continued
-Third down defense
-Line of scrimmage dominance
-Freshmen standouts
-James Pearce Jr. is a developing star pass rusher
-Rattler was uncomfortable and worst game since pre-upset of the Vols in 2022
-Rattler on Vols “Super Bowl”
-Beamer’s thoughts on Tennessee
-Josh Heupel postgame comments
-Joe Milton, Jaylen Wright, Squirrel White, James Pearce Jr. and Elijah Herring in postgame
-To-Do List in the open week
-Where the Vols stand in the conversation for the East title
-The extra point injuries continue
-One thing Tennessee did that reminded me of last year (and I’m not talking about the tempo)
-Listener reaction and interaction at 865-656-9900 (text or call)
-Much more
Here’s what you can expect this week on SportsTalk, weekdays 6-9am Eastern on 99.1 The Sports Animal, 991TheSportsAnimal.com, the WNML app and your smart speakers:
Daily
6:03/7:03/8:08am The Walk Through (Wallace Real Estate)
Time TBD – UT Football Practice Report (American Outdoor Equipment)
7:55am This Date in TN Football History (Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union)
8:03am Step To The Plate At 8 (Trivia with great prizes)
Monday
8:35am Monday Morning Quarterback w/VFL Heath Shuler
Tuesday
7:18 to 7:48am The Officiating Half Hour with Gerald Hodges (AG Heins)
8:18 to 8:48am Brent Hubbs – Volquest (Diversified Enclosures & Screen)
Wednesday
Time TBD – The Journey
8:20am Mike Keith
8:35am Danny White
Thursday
7:35am VFL Steve Hamer (AG Heins)
8:20am Tony Vitello
8:35am John McClain
Friday
6:20am Football Weekend Package
8:35am Six Pack of Picks
John Wilkerson and I call high school football on Friday nights and producer Sam Forman is the studio host with updates, scores and postgame interviews on 99.1 The Sports Animal. Here is the commercial-free podcast of the game I called with Jay Graham on the KOC Game of the Week and John’s call with Rob Demastus of Catholic football, plus postgame interviews for you to listen to.
By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports (on X/Facebook/IG/YouTube)
Josh Ward and myself, Vince Ferrara, broke down Tennessee’s 41-20 win over South Carolina at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Saturday night.
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is in custody and a shooting victim is hospitalized following a two-hour standoff Friday with multiple law enforcement agencies in Sevier County.
Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say 35-year-old Eric Coates is the suspect in the shooting of 60-year-old Mark Kennard inside a home in the 200 block of Asheville Highway. Three other people were in the home at the time of the shooting, according to SCSO officials.
SCSO says responding officers arrived on scene to find Kennard shot multiple times and Coates, armed, in a car in the home’s driveway saying he had an explosive which reportedly sparked the standoff.
Other teams, including the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, Sevier County Interagency Bomb Squad and others responded to the scene during the standoff.
Coates was eventually subdued by CS gas, a type of tear gas, deployed by the Hazardous Devices Units which also responded to the scene; after which, Coates was taken into custody, according to SCSO officials.
Coates was charged with four counts of attempted first degree murder and an outstanding failure to appear warrant.
Kennard was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where he is in stable condition.
Updated story: Firefighters have successfully contained the 10-acre Lake Fire near backcountry campsite 87 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire through the weekend. Smoke may be visible as the fire smolders in leaf litter and brush. Campsite 87 remains closed.
The Lake Fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No structures were threatened.
Original story:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park firefighters are suppressing a 5-10 acre wildland fire near backcountry campsite 87 on Fontana Lake’s shore.
The Lake Fire was reported at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26. Firefighters were on scene early this evening and will remain in the area overnight to monitor and continue to suppress the fire. No structures are threatened by the fire. Smoke may be visible.
The fire is smoldering and creeping through timber and brush understory with significant leaf litter. Firefighters are using a full suppression attack and there is no threat to fire lines at this time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Backcountry campsite 87 has been closed to all use.
An investigation remains underway after three West High School students are charged in connection to a firearm allegedly being brought onto school grounds.
The school was temporarily placed on a medium lockdown yesterday due to a report that a student had possibly brought a gun to school in their backpack.
Knoxville Police say three juvenile males have been charged.
KPD says there is no evidence to suggest that there was an active threat to school safety at any time.
Jefferson County Mayor Mark Lee Potts is arrested for DUI in Bradley County.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says Potts was found lying face down in a ditch surrounded by beer containers at the 20-mile marker on I-75 South when police arrived at the scene Wednesday night.
A police report states that Potts admitted to drinking and driving from Knoxville and that he had pulled over to stay safe. Police conducted a roadside test and upon failure, arrested Potts for DUI.
He’s charged with Driving Under the Influence and Open Container.
