Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A man is dead after leading Knox County deputies on a multi-county chase Thursday, prompting a standoff with law enforcement, according to District Attorney General Russell Johnson. Law enforcement officials say the man, who was a person of interest in an overdose death, led Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a…… MORE
Members 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 around Northshore Drive. The development, Choto Landing, will be a 56-unit townhome community providing quality and affordable housing for people who earn less than $70,000…… MORE
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 suspect who had barricaded himself inside. Officials say 28-year-old Glen Duncan was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault and possession of prohibited weapons. They say Duncan was alone in his…… MORE
Oakridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge woman pleads guilty Tuesday, September 5 to dismembering a woman and raping two children. Twenty-five year-old Rebecca Dishman pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Jennifer Paxton. She was sentenced to life in prison for murder and an additional 50 years, to be served at 100%,…… MORE
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 (Monday) morning and found a man who had been shot at least once, he was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after fishermen find a body on Douglas Lake Friday morning. JCSO officials say the fishermen found the body around 11 a.m., near Indian Creek Road on the shore of the lake. Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division reported to the scene along with members…… MORE
There has been a steady line of COVID cases in Knox County with the Knox County Health Department reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 affecting the Knoxville area. These new cases have been spiking since the return of college students and the health department expects the numbers to follow the same trajectory as…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A Roane County man is arrested and charged with arson after authorities determine he set multiple fires, intentionally, at the same residence. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 49 year-old Donald White Daniels was arrested on August 29 on charges of arson and reckless endangerment in connection to three fires…… MORE
The downtown Knoxville trolleys are going away. The Knoxville Area Transit says the tough decision was made as part of their ‘KAT reimagined’ plan for a better future of transit in Knoxville. The three trolleys that circle downtown will be replaced with one Downtown Connector Bus. KAT officials say this allows 12,000 more passengers to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two bodies in two days . . . the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, August 30 finds a body floating near a private dock in Fort Loudon Lake. KCSO officials say deputies responded to the 7800 block of Kara Lane around 9:50 a.m. to find the body of a deceased male. His…… MORE
