Clinton, TN (WOKI) – Today (Monday), convicted death penalty murderer Sean Shannon Finnegan entered a guilty plea to Rape of a Child regarding two children that were raped in Oak Ridge in 2019. He also entered a guilty plea to 13 charges of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitationof a Minor. For these convictions, Senior Judge Don…… MORE
GATLINBURG, TN —The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) continue to work quickly to repair the road washout on US 441/Newfound Gap Road. The FHWA has awarded the contract to Eclipse Companies, LLC, and the NPS and FHWA held a pre-construction meeting with the contractor on Friday. The contractor will begin…… MORE
Two people are injured in a pedestrian crash in Pigeon Forge. The Pigeon Forge Police Department say it happened Friday night at the intersection of U.S. 441 and East Wears Valley Road. The two people were trying to cross the northbound lanes and were not inside a crosswalk at the time, both were taken to…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a drove into a Panera Bread restaurant. Alcoa Police to Panera off Louisville Road Saturday and found a Subaru Outback that had gone through the front doors of the building. APD says there were no injuries to either of the people in the car or to anyone in the restaurant.…… MORE
Three veteran Knoxville Police Department officers have been promoted to advanced supervisory ranks. Sgt. Michael Dabbelt has been promoted to Lieutenant, while Officers Tim Campbell and Robert Cook have been promoted to Sergeant. Those three have accumulated over 40 years of combined law enforcement experience. Dabbelt joined the KPD in 2009 and was promoted to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (KPD / WOKI) – Detectives with the Knoxville Police Department and Tennessee Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Travis Dewayne Mitchell Jr. (DOB 08/28/78) on Friday, August 22 on federal child sex abuse charges. With the support of KPD Special Operations Squad personnel, Mitchell Jr. was taken into custody after he…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a video of a Knoxville officer punching a woman started circulating on social media. A representative with the department gave WVLT News a statement Friday. The video itself shows officers with their hands on multiple suspects. One of the officers, who…… MORE
OAK RIDGE, TN (TWRA/WOKI) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has confirmed the identity of the man recovered from Melton Hill Lake following a boating incident on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 9:20 a.m. today, August 22, 2025, a TWRA investigator located the body of Kim Daugherty, 53, of Clinton, using a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV)…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville is set to begin the next phase of construction on Pleasant Ridge Road. People from the area were invited to see the city’s plans for the future of the road. “There’s some pretty hairy areas that’s very dangerous,” Stuart Hall, who lives near Pleasant…… MORE
Knoxville – A total of 5,284 early votes were cast during the early voting period, with an additional 606 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes. There are 82,833 voters eligible to vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election as of August 14, 2025. Approximately 7.1% of eligible voters have cast a ballot thus far.…… MORE
