An investigation is underway following a South Knoxville Apartment fire which displaces 30 people.
The Knoxville Fire department was called to 115 Flenniken Avenue late Friday night and found a small fire in one of the apartments. The fire set off the sprinkler system which caused water damage in the complex. There were no injuries reported.
Tennessee Theatre announces when the tickets for the 2023-24 Broadway Season will be going on sale.
Shows such as Six the Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Hadestown, To Kill a Mockingbird, Beetlejuice and Wicked will all hit the stage this season.
Tickets for all shows except Wicked, which will be announced at a later date, will go on sale in August, October, November and December on the following dates:
SIX: Monday, August 14
Jagged Little Pill: Monday, August 28
Hadestown: Monday, October 16
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird: Monday, November 13
Beetlejuice: Monday, December 18
Ticket sales open at 10 a.m. on the date listed with the dates for Wicked to be announced at a later date.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating the 18th boating fatality on Tennessee’s waters which involves a child.
It happened Saturday night on Norris Lake when a 19-foot Triton bass boat collided with a 24-foot Chapparal open motorboat in front of Norris Landing Marina, resulting in the death of a boy onboard the Chapparal. Both occupants of the Triton boat were ejected and swam to the shore.
Earlier reports of an explosion were not confirmed and are likely attributed to the sound of the impact.
Last year, there were 29 boating deaths on Tennessee waters.
Greeneville, TN (WOKI) A months-long investigation into the death of Greeneville teenager Danielle Owens results in an indictment Friday, July 21.
Greeneville Police Department officials announced 32 year-old David A. Dabbs of Greeneville is charged with criminally negligent homicide, aggravated statutory rape, aggravated assault, false reporting, and contributing to the unruly conduct of a child. They said the charges were the result of an investigation involving the police department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Owens was 16 and a student at Greeneville High School at the time her body was found in February in a Greene County cornfield; she’d been reported missing by her family on November 17 and was reportedly last seen on December 11.
A court date is pending.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police arrest a man after falling asleep at the wheel on Chapman Highway with a baby in his truck.
Knoxville Police Department officials say 38 year-old Ryan Helms was stopped by a KPD officer after sleeping through two light cycles while stopped at a traffic light.
Helms was unable to provide the truck’s registration or an ID, failed a sobriety test, and his four-month-old daughter was found beside him in a car seat that was not secured inside the vehicle. Police also found
a plastic baggy filled with fentanyl, along with a syringe and other drug paraphernalia.
Helms was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center to have blood drawn. He was charged with child abuse, driving on a revoked license, driving under the influence and drug charges.
The child was given to Helms’ father for care.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee and DICK’S House of Sport plan to release a new fan T-shirt at an exclusive in-store event TODAY, July 21 at West Town Mall.
The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature the new tee which is inspired by the Volunteers’ athletic success across the board this past academic year and will celebrate Knoxville as being “America’s College Sports City.”
This free-to-attend in-store celebration also boasts an extensive amount of Volunteers gear and appearances by the Tennessee Spirit Squad, Smokey, and DJ Sterl the Pearl. Several student athletes are also slated to appear including Tamari Key (Women’s Basketball), McKenna Gibson (Women’s Soccer), Elijah Simmons (Football) and Nathan Robinson (Football).
Knoxville Police have identified the bodies found in a building on the old Knoxville College Campus.
58 year old William Trollinger and 21 year old Nora Vick we’re found on Sunday and KPD offiicals say they suspect the deaths are drug-related. Their investigation remains on-going.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian this (Friday) morning in Campbell County.
The pedestrian was hit on I-75 north near mile marker 153, just south of Jellico and officers say the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The left lane is closed for the crash reconstruction investigation.
Three people are in custody after a drug bust by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in West Knoxville.
Deputies went to a home on Roundtree Road and found over 100 pounds of drugs, 19 guns and more than $70,000 in cash.
Gary Buell, Sadie Stallings and Shane Stallings are all facing drug and weapons charges.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) ICYMI: Permit-holders may now carry guns in Knox County libraries.
That change in policy going into effect last week per Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs.
Jacobs, through an email to our news partner WVLT, explained his decision Thursday.
“I am a strong gun rights advocate,” said Jacobs. “I made the decision to discontinue the policy of prohibiting concealed carry in Knox County libraries after a constituent brought the issue to my attention saying, ‘Self-defense should not end in the parking lot of the library.’”
Prior to the change, no firearms were allowed in libraries. That restriction was enforced by Tennessee state code § 39-17-1359, which allows business, individuals or governments to restrict weapons inside buildings.
The policy change affects Lawson McGhee Library, all branch libraries, and the East Tennessee History Center.
