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A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper is Injured in Crash While Responding to Another Crash
An investigation is underway after multiple people are recovering following a crash involving a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who was responding to a separate crash.Preliminary reports say the firs...
Sep 12, 2023
BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville
Zachary Hayes, 25 and Kimberly Hayes' son, was identified as a suspect in his mother's murder. (Courtesy: Blount County Sheriff’s Office)Louisville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is in custody facin...
Sep 11, 2023
An Investigation is Underway Following an Apartment Fire that Claimed the Life of Several Animals
An investigation is underway after several animals die in an Apartment Fire in Montgomery Village.Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to the scene Friday and found heavy smoke coming from the ...
Sep 11, 2023
KPD: Five Arrested in Overdose Death Investigation
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Five people are arrested Thursday following the execution of a search warrant at a home in the 1500 block of Minnesota Avenue.Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say th...
Sep 8, 2023
TDOT Announcing Two Road Construction Projects that will Have an Impact on Traffic
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says a road construction project on Lovell Road in Knox County will have a temporary impact on traffic.Beginning Sunday there will be lane closures on Lovell...
Sep 8, 2023
A West Knoxville Neighborhood Speaking Out Against a Proposed Affordable Housing Development
Photo courtesy of WVLTMembers of a West Knox County neighborhood say they don’t want to a proposed affordable housing development to come to the area.The project is proposed in the Choto area ar...
Sep 7, 2023
ORPD: Police, SWAT Arrest Armed Man Who Barricaded Himself in Apartment
Tara Hills Apartments (Courtesy: WVLT)Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Law enforcement in Oak Ridge ended an hours-long standoff Wednesday afternoon at the Tara Hills apartment complex, arresting a suspec...
Sep 6, 2023
Oak Ridge Woman Pleads Guilty to Dismembering Woman, Raping Children
Rebecca Dishman, 25 (Courtesy: District Attorney General’s Office)Oakridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge woman pleads guilty Tuesday, September 5 to dismembering a woman and raping two children.Twenty...
Sep 5, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Shooting that Leads to the Arrest of a Teen Girl
The investigation into a shooting on Coker Avenue remains on-going and a teen is charged with attempted second-degree murder among other charges.Knoxville Police were called to the shooting yesterday ...
Sep 5, 2023
Body Found on Douglas Lake, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Investigating
The fishermen found the body around 11 a.m., according to JCSO officials, near Indian Creek Road on the shore of the lake. (Courtesy: JCSO Facebook) Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson County Sh...
Sep 1, 2023
