Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Seymour man is facing an aggravated arson charge after police say he started a fire in a Knoxville church. According to an arrest report, 34 year-old Billy Walker entered the Church Street United Methodist Church on Henley Street around 3:00 a.m. on Christmas, locked himself in a bridal suite, then lit…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is out with a warning Tuesday about a scam caller impersonating law enforcement officers. CCSO officials say they’ve received numerous reports regarding a fraudulent scheme in which a scam caller, claiming to be “Lt. James Perry of the Sheriff’s Office,” tells people there is a civil…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police say an argument over dog excrement is what led to a deadly shooting Saturday at a home in North Knoxville. Thirty-four year-old Stefen White is charged with second-degree murder after police were called to the home in the 400 block of East Oldham Avenue Saturday, December 23 and found a…… MORE
AAA with some tips to help navigate this busy holiday travel period. Roads, airlines and cruise ships will be more crowded than normal this season and most people driving to their destinations. They recommend drivers keep a well-stocked emergency kit in their vehicle which should include a flashlight, water, non-perishable food and a cell phone…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting that happened on Saturday night in Krutch Park. Multiple persons of interest have been identified in the course of the investigation, which is being led by KPD Homicide Unit detectives. The investigation, which has continued to stretch into Christmas Eve, has been assisted by…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a house fire on Christmas morning. Crews called to Pickett Avenue and contained the fire to a bedroom but the home suffered a moderate amount of smoke of water damage. Four people who were home at the time of the fire made it out safe. The home did have working…… MORE
The Jefferson City Police Department is asking for help to find a man wanted in connection a car theft which lead to an officer being dragged from that car. Shawn Burger was stopped following a theft complaint but refused to exit the car and as an officer attempted to get him out of the car,…… MORE
Union County, TN (WOKI) One man has been taken to the hospital following a brush fire Friday afternoon in Union County. Officials with the Paulette Volunteer Fire Department say the man was burning trash in a barrel and that the fire got away from him. The fire broke out around noon and spans 15 acres…… MORE
Knox County, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating after two bodies are found Thursday in a South Knox County home. KCSO officials say they believe the two people died from a possible overdose at the home on Lundy Road. They say another person was taken to an area hospital…… MORE
A rise in the number of respiratory illnesses in our state and now new data from the CDC shows a troubling jump in the number of patients with COVID, flu and RSV needing to be hospitalized. Over the past several weeks, hospitalizations rose 200% for the flu; 51% for COVID-19 and 60% for RSV. Doctors…… MORE
