The Knoxville Diocese says that Pope Francis has appointed 61-year-old Father James Mark Beckman as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville. Bishop-elect Beckman has been a priest of the Diocese of Nashville for more than 30 years and is a Tennessee native born in Lawrenceburg. Beckman will be the fourth Bishop of the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a North Knoxville house fire Monday morning. Knoxville Fire Department crews responding around 11:30 to a report of a house fire in the 2000 block of Cedar Lane found smoke coming from the front of the home. KFD officials say crews were met with a very heavy…… MORE
An investigation is underway by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after a woman dies after being hit by a car in Greene County. THP says a car was traveling North on 11E, Andrew Johnson Highway, in Greeneville Thursday night when 68-year-old Kathy Lane was crossing the highway at the intersection of Kingsley Avenue. She reportedly “walked…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/3: The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officers involved in a fatal shooting on April 27 in West Knoxville. KPD says officers Hunter Powers and Cayden Riddle responded to reports of a domestic situation at a home in the 4700 block of Santala Drive involving 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin who had…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County teacher is arrested and charged with multiple child sex crimes. Sevier County Schools says 32-year-old Nathan McKinley Maples was placed on indefinite suspension in February pending the results of this investigation. Administrators say they learned from a parent that Maples may have been engaged in inappropriate activity with a…… MORE
Townsend, TN (WOKI / WVLT) After just two years of service, the city manager of Townsend has been placed on administrative leave. WVLT news reporting Thursday afternoon that Townsend City Manager Danny Williamson was placed on administrative leave with pay. Previously, Williamson served as the city recorder for Townsend. He was appointed in February 2022…… MORE
The Morristown Police Department (MPD) is aware of a current scam in which the caller is identifying himself as being MPD Chief Overholt or another member from the department. The caller is demanding a payment utilizing cash and/or gift cards. Members from the Morristown Police Department will never call you requesting money, and no government…… MORE
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) A man is found guilty Tuesday in a Claiborne County boat crash on Norris Lake that killed a 12-year-old child. Norman Joe Sturgill was sentenced on 13 charges to include vehicular homicide by intoxication and several counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He was ordered to serve eight years…… MORE
Four law enforcement officers were killed, and four others were wounded while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a neighborhood in Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Monday night an officer who had been injured in the shooting had died. During a news conference Monday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a person in connection to a deadly shooting Friday night in a rural area of the county. BCSO officials say deputies responded to Pryor Road, which is located in a rural community off Nails Creek Road between Wildwood and Seymour, where they found one…… MORE
