Authorities need your help finding a missing man. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 34 year-old Kyle Dixon was last seen on Saturday afternoon. He was wearing a black jacket and jeans and left Brantley Drive in West Knoxville on a motorcycle. His friends filed a missing persons report because they fear for his safety.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Blount County man has pleaded guilty to tax fraud and is ordered to pay thousands of dollars in restitution. Officials with the Tennessee Department of Revenue say Bruce Martin Lemanski, a former bookkeeper for Art of Cakes in Maryville, did not report taxable sales at the business. “It is a felony…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two people are now facing charges after police found them asleep in a car with drugs, a gun and a small child. Knoxville Police Department officials say the incident happened around 6:00 a.m. Monday when officersresponded to an address on Merchant Drive to find 39 year-old Shalena Wells and 45 year-old Jason…… MORE
Seven teenage males, all juveniles, were arrested after Knoxville Police Department officers attempted to stop a stolen vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. At around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, KPD officers spotted a Hyundai SUV on Maryville Pike that was reported stolen in Sevier County. Officers attempted to stop the SUV, but the driver…… MORE
More than 86,000 pounds of litter was removed from communities throughout Tennessee as part of the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s https://www.tn.gov/tdot.html (TDOT) 3rd Annual No Trash November https://nobodytrashestennessee.com/join-the-movement/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv4rtyNOMgwMVpolaBR0Ywwh8EAAYASAAEgI6JvD_BwE, a month-long initiative to ensure the state’s roadways and waterways are safe from the harmful effects of litter. Spearheaded by TDOT’s Nobody Trashes Tennessee https://nobodytrashestennessee.com/join-the-movement/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv4rtyNOMgwMVpolaBR0Ywwh8EAAYASAAEgI6JvD_BwEcampaign, the initiative encourages residents to join cleanups through Keep Tennessee Beautiful (KTnB) affiliates, Adopt-A-Highway groups, or…… MORE
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
