Knoxville Police Department detectives are in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting that happened on Wednesday morning at a Merchant Center Boulevard motel. At around 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, KPD officers responded to the report of a shooting with a victim at the Econo Lodge at 5505 Merchant…… MORE
McMinn County, TN (WOKI) Three people are facing charges after stealing at least five cattle in McMinn County. Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture say the theft occurred on December 3 in Englewood and that DOA investigators were able to track the cattle to a sale in Lincoln County on Craigslist. During the course…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking for a missing 14-year-old girl. TBI officials say Lillian Rein, who is white with brown hair and blue eyes, stands five feet tall and weighs 120 pounds. They say she is from Spencer, Tennessee, north of Chattanooga, and was last seen on December 9. Those…… MORE
The Morristown Hamblen Humane Society is asking for donations after 17 Chihuahuas were rescued from a storage unit. Officials say the dogs were found Sunday and all needed vet evaluations and some were so young their eyes weren’t open yet. They are asking for puppy pads, Purina dog chow small bites and blankets. These dogs…… MORE
The Grainger County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man wanted in connection to a murder. Police say 21-year-old Dilan McFall is charged with the first-degree murder of 21-year-old Grace Miller whose body was found lying on the side of the road yesterday (Monday). The investigation remains on-going.… MORE
Knoxville Police are still searching for the suspect in the carjacking of a USPS truck. KPD says now 18 year-old Kemian Strawder is being sought in connection to last week’s carjacking on Dandridge Avenue. At the time of the carjacking he was under 18, so police filed juvenile petitions charging him with carjacking, aggravated assault…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Ten people are now looking for a place to stay after a structure fire Saturday in East Knoxville. The Knoxville Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 2100 block of Washington Avenue Saturday afternoon. KFD reported heavy fire in the basement of a two-story building. Fire officials say approximately 10…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) After being without a station for months, the Knoxville Fire Department reopened its doors at Station 6 Friday in the Burlington area, but it’s part of a larger goal to provide area residents with a new fire station in the not-too-distant future. “I hope it is going to encourage developers to be able…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged after a fatal wrong-way crash on I-40 early Sunday morning, December 10. Knoxville Police Department officials say the crash occurred around 1:20 a.m. near I-640 in west Knoxville when 34-year-old Ellen Rideout, traveling west in a Subaru sedan in the eastbound lanes of I-40, struck a Prius heading…… MORE
Hancock County, TN (WOKI) Sheriff’s deputies from two counties collaborate to recover thousands of dollars worth of tools belonging to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say around $7,000 worth of stolen tools belonging to the TVA were found on December 5th. The tools had been stolen from some property…… MORE
