Category Archives: Local News
Maryville Man Leads Officers on 120 MPH Chase in Rented Maserati, Police Say
Isaiah Charon Hearn, 27 (Courtesy: MPD)Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is in custody after leading officers on a 120 mile-per-hour chase Tuesday in a rented Maserati.Twenty-seven year-old Isaiah ...
Dec 07, 2023
Your Donation to Second Harvest Food Bank will go Further Today to Help Feed Those Struggling to Put Food on the Table
Have you ever seen someone facing hunger? You may not have even realized it. The faces of hunger are all around us - your child's classmate, the elderly woman who lives near you, the family who sits t...
Dec 07, 2023
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigators say Fatal Halls Apartment Fire is Intentional
Photo courtesy of WVLTKnox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigators say the fatal fire on Tyler Jacobs Way in the Forest Ridge Apartment Community was intentionally started.Crews were called t...
Dec 07, 2023
Authorities are Asking for Help to Find a Missing Oliver Springs Teen
Photo courtesy of WVLTPolice in Oliver Springs are asking for help to find a missing teen.14-year-old Alexis Cox was last seen yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon on Johnson Road.If you have seen her or k...
Dec 07, 2023
KPD: Suspects on the Loose after Carjacking USPS Truck at Gunpoint
(Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two men suspected of robbing a USPS truck Wednesday morning are on the loose.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded around 10:00 a.m. to the 2...
Dec 06, 2023
UT Vols Defensive Lineman is Taken Into Custody Following Traffic Stop
Photo courtesy of UT Athletics University of Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. is detained by Knoxville police after a traffic stop at Western Avenue and 11th Street.It happened yesterday (...
Dec 05, 2023
Enjoy Free Activities at the Knoxville Museum of Art this Weekend
Free family activities this weekend at Knoxville Museum of ArtThe Knoxville Museum of Art welcomes the community for several fun, educational and free events for all ages during December.Sunday, Dec. ...
Dec 05, 2023
Armed and Dangerous Fatal Shooting Suspect is Now in Knoxville Police Custody
Knoxville Police say the man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting at Arbor Place Apartments has turned himself in.Detectives obtained warrants charging 28 year-old Jesse Bailey Jr. with first-deg...
Dec 05, 2023
Public Invited to attend Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s Inauguration
(Courtesy: City of Knoxville)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon invites you to attend her upcoming inauguration and the official swearing-in of those recently chosen in last month...
Dec 04, 2023
LCSO: Suspect in Custody, Victim Identified in Loudon County Stabbing Incident
Stabbing suspect, Dominic Comer, arrested in Loudon County. (Courtesy: LCSO)Loudon County, TN (WOKI) The Loudon County Sheriff's Office, investigating a stabbing Saturday, December 2 has made an arres...
Dec 04, 2023
