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Knoxville   Police Searching for Man Accused of Attempted First-Degree Murder

Knoxville Police Searching for Man Accused of Attempted First-Degree Murder

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are asking for help in finding a 23-year-old Knoxville man accused of attempted first-degree murder of a woman. KPD officials are searching for 23-year-old Keyshawn Flack in connection to a shooting Wednesday sometime around 1:30 p.m. at an address in the 2300 block of California Road. Officials say Flack is…MORE

ACSO: Suspect in Fatal Heiskell Shooting Captured

ACSO: Suspect in Fatal Heiskell Shooting Captured

Update (9:14, 3:00 p.m.): A two-day manhunt for the suspect in a fatal Anderson County shooting ended Thursday afternoon with the capture and arrest of 44-year-old Jason Dockery. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed that Dockery was taken into custody Thursday in Union County. He is wanted in connection to the fatal…MORE

Anderson County Drowning Victim Identified by Authorities

Anderson County Drowning Victim Identified by Authorities

Claxton, TN (WOKI) A body has been recovered and the victim identified in a drowning Wednesday night in Anderson County. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say multiple agencies responded to the report of a drowning at New Henderson Park in the Claxton community around 8:30 p.m. Divers with Knox County Rescue were able…MORE

Medic with a Slight Lead Against LifeSouth in Annual UT versus FL Blood Drive

Medic with a Slight Lead Against LifeSouth in Annual UT versus FL Blood Drive

The Medic versus LifeSouth blood drive runs through tomorrow (Friday); it’s the annual UT versus Florida Blood drive to see which blood bank can collect the most blood donations. Medic won last year and has a slight lead so far this year (Wednesday Medic collected 397 units and blood compared to LifeSouth’s 347 with the…MORE

Knoxville Police say Missing Woman is Found Safe

Knoxville Police say Missing Woman is Found Safe

UPDATE: Knoxville Police say a missing 58 year-old woman last seen on Tuesday is found safe. Police say Shawn Cole who was last seen walking from her home on Brice Street has been found on North Cherry Street. Original story: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are asking for help in finding a missing woman. KPD…MORE

Knox County Health Department to Offer Fall Prevention Events for Seniors

Knox County Health Department to Offer Fall Prevention Events for Seniors

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Health Department will recognize the importance of preventing falls among older adults with two events this month. The first is Friday, September 15 at Marble Hall in Lakeshore Park; the event will begin at 10:00 a.m., but participants should arrive by 9:45 a.m. The second event will be at…MORE

Trial Date Set for UT Football’s Jaylen McCollough

Trial Date Set for UT Football’s Jaylen McCollough

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A trial date was set Wednesday morning for UT football player Jaylen McCollough in an assault case from October 2022. The court set the trial date for February 12, 2024 with a pretrial conference on January 12. McCollough was not present at Wednesday’s court hearing, having waived his right to an appearance.…MORE

Medic with Only a Slight Lead in the Annual UT vs Florida Blood Drive

Medic with Only a Slight Lead in the Annual UT vs Florida Blood Drive

It’s time to beat Florida off the field, the annual blood drive competition is underway until Friday between MEDIC Regional Blood Center and LifeSouth Blood Center. The competition allows both blood centers to have fun celebrating SEC football and stabilize the blood supply. The center who collects the highest number of red blood cell products…MORE

Protests Derail Proposed Choto Landing Development

Protests Derail Proposed Choto Landing Development

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Recent protests have now derailed an affordable housing development planned for the Choto community in West Knoxville. Officials with developer Dominion Group telling our news partner WVLT Tuesday that plans to develop Choto Landing, a 56-unit townhome community providing quality and affordable housing for people who earn less than $70,000 a year,…MORE

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