Coming off of the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team’s first-ever national championship electrifying the UT fanbase, we want to know what different sport at the University of Tennessee do you think will be the next to win a national championship?
We’d love for you to vote in the poll below and share with others, so they can cast their votes as well. Photo of Neyland Stadium courtesy of UT Athletics.
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Which Vol eligible for this year’s draft will have the best NFL career?
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Yale University has tapped a Knoxville native to be its 24th president.
The Yale Board of Trustees last week choosing Maurie McInnis for the post unanimously.
The board’s Senior Trustee and chair of the presidential search committee Josh Bekenstein described McInnis as “a compelling leader, distinguished scholar, and devoted educator” whose “experience and accomplishments over the past three decades have prepared her to lead Yale in the years ahead.”
McInnis earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia before earning her master’s and doctorate at Yale located in New Haven, Connecticut. Since then, she’s been heavily involved at Yale.
Kingsport Police are asking for help to find a runaway teen.
14-year-old Exenia Pafford has been reported and entered into the national NICI database for missing persons.
Police say she is believed to have left her home voluntarily sometime Sunday night and may be heading to the Greeneville area.
Exenia was last seen wearing a black tank top, black sweatpants, white shoes with a Nike logo. She has a piercing on the right side of her nose. Exenia is 5′3″ tall and weighs 115 lbs. She has brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information regarding Exenia’s current whereabouts is asked to contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at (423) 246-9111 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (423) 229-9429.
Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the victim and suspect from a deadly stabbing in the 400 Block of East Oldham Avenue.
The victim, 44 year-old Michelle Dresch, the suspect, 50-year-old Virgil Belin, who has a warrant charging him with first-degree murder.
Police believe Belin stabbed the victim multiple times following a domestic dispute and ran from the scene before officers arrived.
Belin is not in custody and anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. Tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward.
Original Story: Knoxville Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in North Knoxville.
Officers called to a home in the 400 block of E. Oldham Avenue to investigate a stabbing this morning (Monday). They found a woman who had been stabbed at least one time who was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Homicide detectives have strong leads but a suspect has not been arrested or charged.
The Summer Movie Magic series is coming back to the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville next month!
The event includes blockbuster hits and theater classics, and it runs from late July until late August. Here’s the lineup:
The Lion King – Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m.
The Matrix – Saturday, July 27 at 8 p.m.
Star Wars: Episode VI – The Return of the Jedi – Saturday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m.
Thelma and Louise – Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – Saturday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m.
Jurassic Park – Saturday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m.
“The versatility of the Tennessee Theatre allows us to transform it into a majestic movie theater for the Summer Movie Magic Series,” Tennessee Theatre Executive Director Becky Hancock said. “It’s an exciting time of year with a lot of different movie-viewing opportunities, and we are excited to bring some classic blockbusters to our big screen. There really will be something for everyone to enjoy.
Tickets to each showing will cost $10 for adults and $8 for kids under 12 or seniors over 65, and doors will open an hour before the showings. Those interested in getting tickets can do so by going to https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is charged following an investigation into a sexual assault at the Market Square Parking Garage.
Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the parking garage at 406 Walnut Street around 2:00 p.m. Friday after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted by a man in a bathroom at the parking garage.
KPD says the suspect, 30-year-old Demetricus Hurst, confessed Monday afternoon to sexually assaulting the victim after security camera photos of him were shared by East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers.
He is charged with rape, aggravated kidnapping and sexual battery and has been booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Three suspects remain at-large following an alleged carjacking incident Sunday night in Sevierville.
Sevierville Police Department officials say officers responded to a reported carjacking around 10:15 p.m. at the Clarian Pointe Hotel at 1020 Parkway.
SPD says witnesses stated that three black males, one wearing a mask, approached their vehicle. The occupants were ordered at gunpoint to exit the vehicle, a 2024 Lincoln Aviator, and the suspects then fled in that car which was found by police later in the evening abandoned near Crossville, Tennessee.
(Courtesy: Sevierville Police Department)
SPD adds the suspects had abandoned a disabled Jeep Cherokee at the carjacking scene; that vehicle was the subject of an earlier BOLO (“Be On Lookout”) to area law enforcement agencies by the Pigeon Forge Police Department, in regard to traveling at excessive speeds in Pigeon Forge.
(Courtesy: Sevierville Police Department)
The investigation is ongoing.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call SPD Detective Krista Weaver at 865-453-1751.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in North Knoxville.
Knoxville Police Department officials say officers were called around 8:40 a.m. Monday to a home in the 400 block of E. Oldham Avenue to investigate a stabbing. They found a woman who had been stabbed at least one time who was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
KPD says homicide detectives have strong leads, but a suspect has not yet been arrested or charged.
