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A UT Lacrosse Player is Identified as the Victim of a Fatal Motorcycle Accident

A UT Lacrosse Player is Identified as the Victim of a Fatal Motorcycle Accident

The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway is identified as a player on the UT Lacrosse team. Knoxville Police say 19-year-old Michael Fulcher died following a motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway Sunday night when he crossed into the on-coming traffic lane and hit an SUV head-on. That SUV then hit another vehicle.…MORE

TBI Issues Endangered Child Alert for White County Boy

TBI Issues Endangered Child Alert for White County Boy

Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing 3-year-old from White County. Kadon Wendt was last seen Tuesday in Sparta. Wendt is 3′1″ tall, weighs 30 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on where Kadon might be is urged to contact the…MORE

TBI Identifies Victim; Asks for Help in Solving Claiborne County Homicide

TBI Identifies Victim; Asks for Help in Solving Claiborne County Homicide

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for your help in solving a 30-year-old homicide out of Claiborne County. TBI says that skeletal remains found in 1986 have now been identified as those belonging to Jerry Harrison of Little Rock, Arkansas. Investigators say Harrison was 29 years old at the time…MORE

Some East Tennessee Communities are Getting a New 729 Area Code

Some East Tennessee Communities are Getting a New 729 Area Code

The Tennessee Public Utility Commission has added the area code 729 in East Tennessee to merge with the 423 area code. Officials say the 423 area code will run out of numbers by the fall of 2025. The new area code will ensure there are enough numbers for businesses and residents to serve the area.…MORE

Knoxville Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Magnolia Avenue UPDATE

Knoxville Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Magnolia Avenue UPDATE

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxville Police have identified the victim of Tuesday’s deadly car crash in East Knoxville. Police say 56-year-old Kevin Owens’ vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a traffic pole around 7:00 p.m. at Magnolia Avenue and Beal Bourne Street. Owens was pronounced dead at the scene. An eastbound lane of Magnolia…MORE

KCSO Investigates Fatal Crash in Powell UPDATE

KCSO Investigates Fatal Crash in Powell UPDATE

Powell, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Timothy Hooks is facing charges after driving drunk and leaving the scene of a fatal single-car wreck on Collier Road. Hooks and passenger, 35-year-old April Satterfield, were traveling southbound on Collier Road at a high rate of speed when Hooks made an improper pass…MORE

New Details in the Fire that Destroys Green Acres Flea Market

New Details in the Fire that Destroys Green Acres Flea Market

New details in the fire that destroyed the Green Acres Flea Market Saturday night. Blount County building code officials say several of the buildings were listed as unsafe and people were barred from entering. The county cited the buildings for not being up to international fire and building codes and causing fire safety concerns, specifically…MORE

TWRA Still Investigating the 12th Boating Fatality This Year and Identifies the Victim

TWRA Still Investigating the 12th Boating Fatality This Year and Identifies the Victim

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is still investigating a fatal boating accident on Norris Lake and has identified the victim in Sunday night’s accident. 59 year-old John Curley Jr. of Knoxville died when the personal watercraft he was operating collided with a 25-foot cuddy cabin style boat near Black Fox Access Area in Grainger County.…MORE

Woman Arrested in Blount County in Connection to the Murder of a Man in 2021

Woman Arrested in Blount County in Connection to the Murder of a Man in 2021

A woman is arrested in connection to the murder of 26 year-old John Willis, who was killed in 2021. The Alcoa Police Department says Heidi Litton was arrested yesterday (Monday) with 11 indictments. Another suspect, Steven Greene, was charged with criminal homicide in 2021 and pleaded guilty this year. APD officials say he cooperated with…MORE

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