An arrest is made in connection to a West Knoxville Apartment fire. 32-year-old Ronnie Jowers is charged with Aggravated Arson and Evading Arrest for the fire intentionally set at an apartment in the 2000 block of Ridgebrook Drive. The Knoxville Fire Department responding to that fire Wednesday night and investigators determined it was set due…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man wanted for attempted first-degree murder in a shooting at Bebo’s Cafe is arrested. Twenty-two year-old Jaheim Houston was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Wednesday night at an address on Watauga Avenue. He was wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder, among other charges, stemming from the…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning fatal East Knoxville house fire. Crews responding to the 2000 block of Dodson Avenue and found the home engulfed in flames. Once firefighters could search the home, they found one person and dog dead inside. The home is a total loss. KFD says there were no…… MORE
Rural Metro Fire is investigating a fire in Mascot which leaves a presumed family pet dead. Crews called to the home in the 8900 block of C Drive last night and found heavy fire and smoke. The residents weren’t home but an animal was found dead, no other injuries were reported.… MORE
UPDATE (8/15/23): Tellico Plains town officials report the water system is back up and running, but a boil advisory is now in effect. “After you boil your water, it is safe to drink. We are asking you to do this for a few days to be on the safe side,” officials said. All Tellico-area schools…… MORE
UPDATE (8/14/23): After almost two weeks on the run, a Knoxville teen is taken into custody Monday in connection to the August 1 shooting at Edgewood Park. Knoxville Police Department officials report Mohammed Ibaawee was taken into custody on Pertinax Drive. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder among other charges, stemming from the August…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police arrest four Thursday in a Marble City drug operation. Knoxville Police Department officials say 60 year-old Asa Hobbs, 63 year-old Joseph Simpson, 67 year-old David Haynes, and 34 year-old Rachel Newman, all from Knoxville, were arrested by the Organized Crime Unit. As part of the operation, two of the suspects…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning house fire in East Knoxville. Crews called to Dandridge Avenue after the resident smelled an odor and discovered a fire in a storage room. KFD crews did contain the damage to the storage room with minimal damage to the main portion of the home. No injuries…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is reporting results from a recent lab test confirm the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Culex mosquitoes in the Milligan area of East Knoxville. The KCHD has scheduled spraying, weather permitting, for Tuesday, August 15th from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. in the Milligan…… MORE
A captain with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office retires following an investigation for sexual harassment. Captain Michael Evans was at a local restaurant with another officer in June and an employee claimed he acted inappropriately toward her. That employee told investigators that she had multiple similar encounters with Evans. She said she thought he accidentally…… MORE
