Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Five people are arrested Thursday following the execution of a search warrant at a home in the 1500 block of Minnesota Avenue. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the search is part of an ongoing overdose death investigation stemming from a suspected overdose death in June of 2023. They add that…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 9/8: One of two bodies found in Fort Loudon Lake last week has been identified. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office identified the body as 36-year-old Bill Jesse Miracle. BCSO officials say Miracle was identified by fingerprints. The Blount Special Operations Response Team recovered Miracle’s body from Fort Loudon Lake on the…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says a road construction project on Lovell Road in Knox County will have a temporary impact on traffic. Beginning Sunday there will be lane closures on Lovell Road between Kingston Pike and Pellissippi Parkway to allow crews to mill and resurface the road. These lane closures will be in place…… MORE
Country music artist Zach Bryan is arrested in Oklahoma. Bryan confirmed this in a statement on his social media pages. Bryan says he “had an incident with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol” yesterday and his emotions got the best of him. Bryan was booked into the jail and was charged with obstruction of investigation. Bryan was…… MORE
A new 66 unit housing complex will help address the housing crisis in Knoxville. Inskip Flats offers two and three bedroom units and is set to open later this month in North Knoxville on Clinton Highway. Mayor Indya Kincannon says this new housing plan is just another step in the right direction to bring affordable…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A man is dead after leading Knox County deputies on a multi-county chase Thursday, prompting a standoff with law enforcement, according to District Attorney General Russell Johnson. Law enforcement officials say the man, who was a person of interest in an overdose death, led Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a…… MORE
Clinton, TN (WOKI) A former Anderson County school resource officer takes a plea deal Thursday after allegedly “engaging in inappropriate conduct” with high school students. Anderson County Sheriff’s Office officials say 36-year-old James Lawson was indicted on charges of solicitation of a minor and two counts of solicitation of a minor to observe sexual conduct…… MORE
The 30-year anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, also known as Operation Gothic Serpent, is approaching. The battle was made into a book and movie commonly know as Black Hawk Down, and the soldiers will be gathering in Knoxville for the first time since that battle. During the Battle of Mogadishu, soldiers had to run…… MORE
Members of a West Knox County neighborhood say they don’t want to a proposed affordable housing development to come to the area. The project is proposed in the Choto area around Northshore Drive. The development, Choto Landing, will be a 56-unit townhome community providing quality and affordable housing for people who earn less than $70,000…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Maryville man charged in the deadly Kingston Pike crash that killed 24-year-old Ben Kredich was released on bond Wednesday. Forty-four year-old Shannon Walker is accused of driving while under the influence, crossing the road and hitting Kredich, killing him. As part of his release, Walker is required to wear a special…… MORE
