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Public Invited to attend Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s Inauguration

Public Invited to attend Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s Inauguration

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon invites you to attend her upcoming inauguration and the official swearing-in of those recently chosen in last month’s City of Knoxville election. Mayor Kincannon’s inauguration will take place on Saturday, December 16 at 10:30 a.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City-County Building at 400 W. Main…MORE

LCSO: Suspect in Custody, Victim Identified in Loudon County Stabbing Incident

LCSO: Suspect in Custody, Victim Identified in Loudon County Stabbing Incident

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, investigating a stabbing Saturday, December 2 has made an arrest in the case. Late Saturday night LCSO was searching for a stabbing suspect after a person was stabbed in the 100 block of Comer Private Way. The suspect, identified as Dominic Comer, ran from the scene…MORE

Knoxville Police Have Identified the Suspect and Victim in the Fatal Shooting at Arbor Place Apartments and are Asking for Help to Locate the Suspect

Knoxville Police Have Identified the Suspect and Victim in the Fatal Shooting at Arbor Place Apartments and are Asking for Help to Locate the Suspect

Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the suspect and victim in a fatal shooting at Arbor Place Apartments and are asking for help to locate that suspect. Homicide Unit detectives have obtained warrants charging Jesse Bailey Jr., 28 of Knoxville, Tenn., with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and employing a firearm during…MORE

Felon, Alleged Gang Member Gets 14 years for Gun Possession, DA Says

Felon, Alleged Gang Member Gets 14 years for Gun Possession, DA Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted felon and alleged gang member is sentenced Friday in a 2021 Knoxville traffic stop. Donald D. Kirkland, 42, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted violent felon and reckless endangerment. According to the Knoxville District Attorney’s office, Kirkland was charged following…MORE

KPD: Officers Recover Five Guns from Convicted Felons after Shots Fired in North Knoxville

KPD: Officers Recover Five Guns from Convicted Felons after Shots Fired in North Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police take two convicted felons into custody after confiscating five guns. KPD responded to north Knoxville after getting a report of shots being fired on Forestdale Avenue early Friday morning. Officers say the driver of a car told them that two people in his vehicle, identified as 21-year-old Alexander Foye and…MORE

McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the McMinnville Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a man charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor. ICAC agents received a cybertip via the National Center for Missing and…MORE

Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt  

Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt  

The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an online scam selling fraudulent parking tags to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Someone posing as the National Park Service is directing individuals and organizations to a website titled “Smokies Park Pass.” This website looks like it belongs to our park partner, Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA), but it…MORE

TVA Plans Overnight Outage for the Jellico Area on Saturday

TVA Plans Overnight Outage for the Jellico Area on Saturday

Jellico, TN (WOKI) Utilities customers in the Jellico area will be without power for a time overnight Saturday, December 2. Officials with Jellico Utilities say the Tennessee Valley Authority has scheduled a planned outage from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2 to 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 3. They say the outage will impact all…MORE

Knoxville Pet Sitter Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges

Knoxville Pet Sitter Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knoxville pet sitter has pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated cruelty to animals. That plea coming nearly nine months after 38 pets were removed from the home of 23 year-old Haylee Morris. Court documents indicate Morris pleaded guilty to the two animal cruelty charges as well as a violation…MORE

Flu Cases are on the Rise in Tennessee

Flu Cases are on the Rise in Tennessee

Tennessee is seeing an uptick in flu cases. It is that time of year and the CDC ranks our flu activities moderate right now. The State Health department says flu cases are highest in East Tennessee and have been trending upwards for the last two weeks.MORE

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