Rockford, TN (WOKI) The suspect at the center of Tuesday’s shooting of two Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies and standoff with police now faces over a dozen charges in the incident. BCSO says 59-year-old Ronald Millsaps is charged with seven counts of aggravated assault, two counts of attempted criminal homicide, one count of especially aggravated…… MORE
Pensacola, FL (WOKI) The biological mother of Abigail Velez, the 16-year-old Tennessee girl who went missing in Pensacola, Florida last week, is facing charges. Pensacola police say Crystal Hornsby was arrested for interference with child custody in St. Petersburg. She’s currently in Pinellas County Jail. Police add that Hornsby helped Velez travel from Pensacola to…… MORE
Vonore, TN (WOKI) One man is dead after drowning at Fort Loudon State Historic Park in Vonore. Officials with the Vonore Police Department say the drowning occurred around 5:30 Tuesday evening. They add that the man’s body was recovered, and the department does not suspect foul play at this time. The victim’s age and identity…… MORE
The Knoxville City Council approves a resolution that would unlock $150,000 to nonprofits and organizations focused on revitalizing East Knoxville. That money would be provided through a grant from the city’s African American equity restoration task force which was established by the council in 2020. The resolution will split the money among eighteen groups who…… MORE
Community members in three Tennessee cities will have open houses to discuss their thoughts on the proposed Ridgeline Pipeline. In April, TVA announced plans that the Kingston Fossil Plant would be converted into an energy complex consisting of natural gas, solar and battery storage. The plans would include a 122-mile pipeline that would span across…… MORE
UPDATE: Some good news this morning as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the Endangered Child Alert for 5 year-old October Cooper out of Claiborne County has ended after the little girl was found safe. She was with her non-custodial mother, Victoria Cooper, who is facing charges. Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of…… MORE
Updated story: 6/11/24 11:28 p.m. The Blount County Deputies injured in a shooting responding to a domestic disturbance are identified and the suspect is in custody. The shooting happened yesterday afternoon after deputies, Edward Walker and Corbin Smith, responded to a home on Jacob Springs Road. A home officials say police were familiar with because…… MORE
Rockford, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office has responded to shots being fired on Old Knoxville Highway near Jacob Springs Road Tuesday afternoon. They are asking motorists to please find an alternate route around the area as the roadway is shut down to traffic indefinitely. Additionally, if you live in the area of Jacob…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Zoo Knoxville curators announcing Tuesday that Kumi, a 25-year-old female Western lowland gorilla, has moved to the Scruffy City! She’ll join a family of six other gorillas, including silverback male Bantu, females Hope, Machi, and Kowali, and juveniles Obi and Andi. The Zoo Knoxville team is keeping a close eye…… MORE
Pensacola, FL (WOKI) A Tennessee teen who went missing in Florida last week has been found safe. Officials with the Pensacola Police Department announcing Tuesday that 16-year-old Abigail Kate Velez, the daughter of an East Tennessee police officer, was located after being seen last at Baptist Hospital late Thursday night. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office…… MORE
