Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted Knoxville sex offender is now facing child abuse charges. According to charging documents, 37-year-old William Gilbert was arrested and charged last Wednesday with aggravated child abuse after officers responded to a home on River Poppy Road for a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers found a child in the back of…… MORE
A Sevierville man is charged with animal cruelty after reportedly strangling one dog and hitting another with a hammer. Deputies with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Pullen Road on Saturday after being told a man was hitting a dog and pointed a gun at a woman. The woman said 19-year-old…… MORE
Four people were injured and 35-year-old Bryant Page and 33-year-old Dyshawn McNeil were charged after they fled a traffic stop on Holston Drive Monday evening. At around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, officers pulled over a red Nissan Altima after observing it run a red light on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A much-welcomed move for three Knox County offices currently in west Knoxville is happening this week. The Knox County Health Department, the Clerk’s Office, and the Trustee’s Office are located together at Old Cedar Bluff Road. They’re set to move to Corporate Square at 9000 Executive Park Drive beginning Wednesday, May 14…… MORE
CAMPBELL COUNTY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has partnered with sociology students at Elizabethton High School to raise awareness about a cold case out of Campbell County. It’s been forty years since the skeletal remains of a young girl were found in a remote part of the Elk Valley community of Campbell County. At the…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal single-car crash that happened on Saturday morning. At around 8:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, KPD officers responded to the ramp from Broadway to Hall of Fame Drive, where a car had run off of the road to the right, collided with the bridge support and…… MORE
Clinton, TN (WOKI) One of several people connected to a months-long investigation into a grade changing scandal at Clinton High School has been charged in Anderson County court. Daniel “Clay” Turpin was fired from Anderson County Schools in May of 2024 after the school board voted on dismissal charges for him and Rachel Jones, another…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, TN (courtesy of WVLT / WOKI) – Sevier County’s multi-billion dollar economy took a hit in the month of March as spring break travel got underway. Visitor spending was down accounting for a $20B loss in spending and tourism leaders said the economy was to blame. The economic numbers reveal that visitors spent…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) Labeled a “suspicious” fire by Sevier County Fire and Rescue, several agencies are investigating after a camper caught fire Sunday near Little Cove Church Road. Officials say the fire caused significant damage to the camper, and authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying any leads or witnesses that may…… MORE
MONROE COUNTY (WOKI) – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a now former corrections officer. On December 20, 2022, at the request of then 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI agents began investigating numerous allegations of official misconduct involving Monroe County jail employees and…… MORE
