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Soccer Game at Emerald Youth Canceled after Knoxville Police Investigate a Shooting Call

Soccer Game at Emerald Youth Canceled after Knoxville Police Investigate a Shooting Call

An investigation is underway after two separate shots fired incidents near the Emerald Youth Soccer field cancels games. Knoxville Police say they’ve responded reports of gunshots in the area of Texas Avenue outside of the soccer complex twice in the past month but found no victims or damage from gunshots. Parent Heather Hicks was watching…MORE

Rural Metro Fire Responds to fire in North Knox County

Rural Metro Fire Responds to fire in North Knox County

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A shed is destroyed but no injuries reported Monday afternoon in a fire in North Knox County. Crews with Rural Metro Fire were dispatched around 1:00 p.m. to the report of a structure fire in the 2300 block of Mynatt Road. Fire officials say when crews arrived, they found a shed completely…MORE

Two Plead Guilty Following Months-Long Animal Cruelty Investigation in Knox Co.

Two Plead Guilty Following Months-Long Animal Cruelty Investigation in Knox Co.

Knox County, TN (WOKI) Two members of the same family pleaded guilty Friday, September 15 to animal cruelty following a months-long animal abuse investigation in Knox County. As part of their sentencing, Michelle Burgess-Morris and her daughter Isabella Morris were ordered to complete 72 hours of community service and are banned from owning any other…MORE

A Drug Investigation at a Hotel in Sweetwater Leads to the Arrest of Two People

A Drug Investigation at a Hotel in Sweetwater Leads to the Arrest of Two People

Two people are arrested following a drug investigation at a hotel in Sweetwater. The Sweetwater Police Department says Robert Johnson and Regina Perez were arrested for selling fentanyl pressed pills and other narcotics including crack cocaine and seized over $1,000 in cash. Charges are pending in this case.MORE

ACSO: Suspect in Fatal Heiskell Shooting Captured

ACSO: Suspect in Fatal Heiskell Shooting Captured

Update (9:14, 3:00 p.m.): A two-day manhunt for the suspect in a fatal Anderson County shooting ended Thursday afternoon with the capture and arrest of 44-year-old Jason Dockery. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed that Dockery was taken into custody Thursday in Union County. He is wanted in connection to the fatal…MORE

A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper is Injured in Crash While Responding to Another Crash

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 first crash involved a 33 year old man who was going South on Maynardville Highway hitting a guardrail before spinning out of control, crossing the center…MORE

BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville

BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville

Louisville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is in custody facing murder and other charges in the death of his mother Thursday night inside her Louisville home. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 63-year-old Kimberly Hayes was pronounced dead at her residence on Samples Road Friday. BCSO deputies had responded to the home after…MORE

KPD: Five Arrested in Overdose Death Investigation

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 the search is part of an ongoing overdose death investigation stemming from a suspected overdose death in June of 2023. They add that…MORE

TDOT Announcing Two Road Construction Projects that will Have an Impact on Traffic

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 Road between Kingston Pike and Pellissippi Parkway to allow crews to mill and resurface the road. These lane closures will be in place…MORE

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