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Knoxville Police Arrest and Charge a Man in Connection to a Fatal Pedestrian Involved Crash in West Knoxville

Knoxville Police Arrest and Charge a Man in Connection to a Fatal Pedestrian Involved Crash in West Knoxville

Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved crash on Kingston Pike which has resulted in charges against the driver involved. It happened yesterday afternoon near Thimbleberry Way, just west of Concord. Based on preliminary investigation, it is believed that a car, driven by 44 year-old Shannon Walker, was going east on Kingston Pike and ran…MORE

Fugitive Arrested after Manhunt in Madisonville, Primary School Put on Lockdown

Fugitive Arrested after Manhunt in Madisonville, Primary School Put on Lockdown

Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A two-hour manhunt Monday morning in Madisonville results in the apprehension of a known fugitive. Madisonville Police Department officials report Dillon Honeycutt, a known fugitive with multiple active arrest warrants, was taken into custody Monday afternoon after fleeing from a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective who spotted him in a neighborhood near…MORE

Fugitive Arrested after Manhunt in Madisonville, Primary School Put on Lockdown

Fugitive Arrested after Manhunt in Madisonville, Primary School Put on Lockdown

Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A two-hour manhunt Monday morning in Madisonville results in the apprehension of a known fugitive. Madisonville Police Department officials report Dillon Honeycutt, a known fugitive with multiple active arrest warrants, was taken into custody Monday afternoon after fleeing from a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective who spotted him in a neighborhood near…MORE

Suspect Wanted in Deadly Crash after Bebo’s Cafe Shooting

Suspect Wanted in Deadly Crash after Bebo’s Cafe Shooting

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police continue their search for an Oliver Springs man wanted in connection to the May 15 shooting outside Bebo’s Cafe. Twenty-four year-old Destiny Jones was shot in that incident and died subsequently as a result of a car crash on Alcoa Highway. KPD officials say Isaac Armes was driving the car…MORE

Maryville Police Need Help Finding Missing K-9

Maryville Police Need Help Finding Missing K-9

Maryville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: In a later update from the department, MPD officials confirm K9 Eunice encountered several coyotes in the area of Sevierville Road and S. Washington Street and may be injured due to an ensuing altercation with the coyote pack. A picture of K9 Eunice is below. If you see her, please do…MORE

UPDATE:  Missing Sevier County Man Found Dead

UPDATE: Missing Sevier County Man Found Dead

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (8/18/23): In a tragic end to a story WOKI has been following, a man missing out of Sevier County has been found dead. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced55 year-old John Hancock was found dead Friday, August 18. Hancock was last seen riding his four wheeler in the…MORE

Person Airlifted from Knox County Church for Medical Emergency

Person Airlifted from Knox County Church for Medical Emergency

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UT Lifestar is dispatched Friday afternoon for a medical emergency at a church in Northeast Knox County. Officials with Rural Metro Fire say crews responding to the church for that medical emergency quickly determined that the patient needed immediate transport and called for Lifestar. UT Lifestar transported the person to a local…MORE

KPD: Knoxville Woman Charged for Attacking Minors

KPD: Knoxville Woman Charged for Attacking Minors

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A woman is charged by Knoxville Police for attacking two minors. KPD has arrested 35 year-old Allison Coronado charging her with assault for attacking the pair after they got off of their school bus according to our news partner WVLT. That incident happening on Tuesday, on Willow Bluff Circle in…MORE

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