An investigation into a deadly domestic shooting is underway after Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a Linden Avenue home early Saturday morning. At just after 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to a home in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue in response to reported shooting with a victim. …… MORE
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A Missing Autistic Girl Found in Douglas Lake on Independence Day
An autistic girl reported missing from her home is found in Douglas Lake. The Jefferson County Sheriff Office says 7 year-old Serenity Kinsey was reported missing this morning (Thursday) after her family noticed she had left her home on Indian Creek Road sometime in the night. She had left the home two other times in…… MORE
Elderly Scott County Couple at Center of Silver Alert Found Safe, TBI says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/3: An elderly Scott County couple at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials announcing Wednesday afternoon that 73-year-old Larry Young and 74-year-old Beverly Young were located after being seen last on Saturday, June 29 riding their ATV in the Brimstone Mountain…… MORE
Knoxville Police have Identified the Victims and Suspects in a Fatal Shooting at The Pint House in North Knoxville
Update: The two victims who were killed in the shooting that happened early Tuesday morning in the parking lot of The Pint House on Merchant Drive have been identified as Zachery Herrera, 28 of Knoxville, and John Goosie, 41 of Knoxville. Two suspects were positively identified after continued investigation throughout the day on Tuesday. The…… MORE
Knoxville Police are Investigating after Three People are Killed in a Crash on I-40 East
Three people were killed, including two young children, in a crash that happened early Monday morning on I-40 East. At around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a single-car crash on I-40 East just east of Strawberry Plains Pike. Based on the investigation conducted at the scene, it…… MORE
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Knoxville Police are Asking for Help to Identify Suspects in 10 Year-Old Murder of a Taxi Driver
Knoxville Police are asking for help to identify the suspects in a cold case. On June 29th, 2014, officers responded to the Sims Road and Cook drive area where they found 40-year-old Paul Shepherd Jr. with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. He was a local taxi driver who…… MORE
Missing Georgia Firefighters Reportedly Found Dead in Cocke County Tennessee
Update: The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been found dead inside a car. Sheriff C.J. Ball says the car was found yesterday (Sunday) along Hollow Road in Cosby and the bodies were too decomposed to identify. Their bodies have been sent for autopsy to determine their identities but they are believed to…… MORE
Knoxville Native Named New Yale University President
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Yale University has tapped a Knoxville native to be its 24th president. The Yale Board of Trustees last week choosing Maurie McInnis for the post unanimously. The board’s Senior Trustee and chair of the presidential search committee Josh Bekenstein described McInnis as “a compelling leader, distinguished scholar, and devoted educator” whose “experience and…… MORE
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Kingsport Police Asking for Help to Find a Runaway Teen
Kingsport Police are asking for help to find a runaway teen. 14-year-old Exenia Pafford has been reported and entered into the national NICI database for missing persons. Police say she is believed to have left her home voluntarily sometime Sunday night and may be heading to the Greeneville area. Exenia was last seen wearing a…… MORE
KPD: Knoxville Man Charged after Sexually Assaulting Woman at Market Square Parking Garage
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is charged following an investigation into a sexual assault at the Market Square Parking Garage. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the parking garage at 406 Walnut Street around 2:00 p.m. Friday after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted by a man in a bathroom…… MORE
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