Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Shooting at Victor Ashe Park (UPDATE)
UPDATE: NewsTalk 98.7 (WOKI) is learning more now about a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon (5/29) at Victor Ashe Park on Bradshaw Road.Knoxville Police Department officials say the shooting was...
May 30, 2023
TBI Charges State Prison Inmate with Murder
A months-long investigation ends in a murder charge for a state prison inmate in Northeast Tennessee.Forty-eight year old Gregory Barner has been charged with first degree murder in the death of fello...
May 26, 2023
Rural Metro is Investigating the Cause of an Early Morning House Fire in South Knoxville
Photo courtesy of WVLTRural Metro is investigating an early morning house fire in South Knoxville.Crews called to the scene in the 6200 block of Neubert Springs Road before 5 this morning.That road cl...
May 26, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal East Knoxville Shooting, Suspect Charged Following Stand-Off with KPD
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in East Knoxville with a suspect in custody, charged with first-degree murder, following a stand-off with police.Officers responding to Wilderness R...
May 19, 2023
Knoxville Police have Taken a Double Murder Suspect on the Tennessee Most Wanted List into Custody
Knoxville Police say the man on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list wanted for double murder is in custody.26 year-old Jair Martin was taken into custody earlier today at an...
May 18, 2023
A Guilty Plea in the Death of a Hardin Valley Academy Student Following DUI Crash
A guilty plea in the death of a Hardin Valley Academy teen killed in a drunk driving crash in 2021.John Boles was 21 at the time of the crash, accused of driving under the influence and crashing a tru...
May 17, 2023
A Guilty Plea in the Death of a Hardin Valley Academy Student Following DUI Crash
A guilty plea in the death of a Hardin Valley Academy teen killed in a drunk driving crash in 2021.John Boles was 21 at the time of the crash, accused of driving under the influence and crashing a tru...
May 17, 2023
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is Investigating After a Man’s Body is Found on a North Knoxville Road
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body is found on the side of the road in North Knoxville.Detectives called to the 8000 block of Clinton Highway last night a...
May 16, 2023
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigating a Fatal Motorcycle Crash in North Knoxville
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in North Knoxville.Rural Metro Fire crews responding to the scene last night on Norris Freeway at Sam Walton Way and found the...
May 11, 2023
Sevierville Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection to a Shooting Near a Church
Photo courtesy of WVLTSevierville Police have arrested two suspects and identified the victim of a shooting near Mountain View Church.Police found 29-year-old Brandon Fernandez shot in his thigh on th...
May 10, 2023
Knoxville, TN, USA
85 °F Sunny
Now Playing
WIVK-FM
