Category Archives: Local News
Knoxville Police Have Identified the Suspect and Victim in the Fatal Shooting at Arbor Place Apartments and are Asking for Help to Locate the Suspect
Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the suspect and victim in a fatal shooting at Arbor Place Apartments and are asking for help to locate that suspect.Homicide Unit detectives have obtain...
Dec 04, 2023
Felon, Alleged Gang Member Gets 14 years for Gun Possession, DA Says
Donald D. Kirkland, 42 (Courtesy: DA Charme Allen’s Office)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted felon and alleged gang member is sentenced Friday in a 2021 Knoxville traffic stop.Donald D. Kirkland,...
Dec 01, 2023
KPD: Officers Recover Five Guns from Convicted Felons after Shots Fired in North Knoxville
(Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police take two convicted felons into custody after confiscating five guns.KPD responded to north Knoxville after getting a report of shots being fired on...
Dec 01, 2023
McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
(Courtesy: TBI)An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad, the Warren County Sheriff's Office, and the McMinnville Poli...
Dec 01, 2023
Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt
The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an online scam selling fraudulent parking tags to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Someone posing as the National Park Service is directing in...
Dec 01, 2023
TVA Plans Overnight Outage for the Jellico Area on Saturday
(Courtesy: TVA)Jellico, TN (WOKI) Utilities customers in the Jellico area will be without power for a time overnight Saturday, December 2.Officials with Jellico Utilities say the Tennessee Valley Auth...
Nov 30, 2023
Knoxville Pet Sitter Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges
(Credit: Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knoxville pet sitter has pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated cruelty to animals.That plea coming nearly nine months after 38 pets were remo...
Nov 30, 2023
A Power Outage in Jefferson County Affecting Thousands of Residents
Update: Power has been restored to all but 1,910 residents as of 12:15 p.m. (11/29/23)Original Story: Over 5,000 Jefferson County residents are still without power today (Wednesday). That’s down...
Nov 29, 2023
Campfire Ban Lifted at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Effective Wednesday, November 29, the burn ban is lifted at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Although precipitation, cooler temperatures and shorter days allow for campfires to resume, fire danger...
Nov 29, 2023
Knoxville Police Take Felon into Custody after Shots Fired, Chase, KPD Says
Knoxville police take felon into custody after shots fired, chase, KPD says (Courtesy: Knoxville Police Department)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted felon is in custody after firing shots in the parkin...
Nov 28, 2023
