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The Annual Nativity Pageant of Knoxville Begins this Weekend
The 55th Annual Nativity Pageant of Knoxville begins this weekend.It will be tomorrow and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Civic Coliseum and on Monday at 7 p.m.The one-hour performance starts in darkness; ple...
Syndicated Author Dec 08, 2023

Knoxville Police are Investigating a Tragic Accident on I-40 Which Leaves One Person Dead
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash on I-40 West.It happened yesterday (Thursday) afternoon near West Hills. Police say a Nissan SUV that was traveling eastbound on I-40 lost a tire which...
Syndicated Author Dec 08, 2023

Knoxville Nurse’s Death Being Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say
Knoxville nurse's death being investigated as a homicide, police say (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville nurse's death in September is now being investigated as a homicide.Knoxville Police...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2023

TBI Issues Endangered Child Alert for Sevier County 6-Year-Old
TBI issues Endangered Child Alert for Sevier County 6-year-old (Courtesy: TBI) Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a Sevier County 6...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2023

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 ...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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 (...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2023