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Knoxville Fire Department Responds to Jacksboro Pike House Fire
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one is injured but a home suffers significant damage following a house fire late Monday morning.Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to the home in the 5500 block of Jacks...
Dec 24, 2024
Suspect in Deadly Knoxville Shooting Arrested in Nashville, KPD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxille police have identified the suspect in a deadly Knoxville shooting.Officers responded to Washington Pike early Thursday morning, December 19. Investigators say 21-...
Dec 23, 2024
One Dead after Knoxville House Fire, KFD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is dead after a house fire early this morning on Pilleaux Drive in North Knoxville.Knoxville Fire Department officials say the call came in around 6:00 a.m.They say res...
Dec 20, 2024
Knoxville Police Take over Investigation after Body Found in Anderson County Landfill
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Investigators are now learning how a body ended up in a landfill in Anderson county.Knoxville Police say 47-year-old Mark Denton was in a dumpster on Broadway for unknown reasons ...
Dec 20, 2024
Suspect in Roane County I-40 Standoff Dead, Tennessee Highway Patrol Says
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A shooting suspect out of Overton County is dead after an almost two-hour long standoff with the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Roane County.The situation began Friday morning at the ...
Dec 20, 2024
THP identifies drivers in deadly Chapman Highway crash
By Kelly Ann KruegerPublished: Dec. 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM EST|KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – One person died after a crash on Chapman Highway Monday, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash ...
Dec 20, 2024
More than 140 homeless people in Knoxville remembered during ceremony
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service honored those who died over the last year.By Sam LutherThat's according to the city's homeless coalition and its president, Bruce Spangler.On Thursday nig...
Dec 20, 2024
Bears’ euthanasia putting strain on wildlife agency’s relationship with rescue
Officials with the TWRA said the situation has prompted them to question the future of their relationship with Appalachian Bear Rescue.By Camruinn Morgan-RumseyPublished: Dec. 19, 2024 at 11:28 A...
Dec 20, 2024
No Suspect after Deadly Overnight Shooting, Knoxville Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after one person is killed and another injured in a shooting early Thursday morning on Washington Pike.KPD says officers en route ...
Dec 19, 2024
Claiborne County Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering His Wife
New Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A Claiborne County man will spend nearly 40 years in jail after killing his wife who was a county jail employee.Benjamin Wayne Hopson stabbed his wife, 49-year-old Lori Ann Hop...
Dec 19, 2024
