McMinn County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 9/16: One suspect remains on the run following an attempted home invasion Thursday night in McMinn County. Police say one man waited outside while three armed men were trying to break into a home on County Road 651; the homeowner locked herself in the bathroom with a gun after confronting…… MORE
UPDATE: (Knoxville, TN WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash in North Knoxville. It happened last night (Sunday) on Cedar Lane at Central Avenue Pike, the crash involved a delivery box truck and a motorcycle with two riders, a man driving and a woman as a passenger. The woman was pronounced dead at the…… MORE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and…… MORE
An investigation is underway and the search for suspects is underway following a shooting in East Knoxville. Knoxville Police called to the Kwik Pantry in the 4800 block of Asheville Highway and found a man who’d been shot in the leg. Police say there was a conflict inside the store involving the victim and two male suspects,…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Maryville, TN (WVLT) Kenneth DeHart Jr., the man accused of shooting two Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies in February, injuring one and killing the other, could face the death penalty. The state filed two notices Friday, one seeking the death penalty, saying it will seek the death penalty in the…… MORE
School threats and arrests continue in Knox County Schools. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to five school threats yesterday (Thursday) morning. A twelve-year-old seventh-grade female student from Cedar Bluff Middle was arrested for threats of mass violence, a twelve-year-old Gibbs middle school female student was arrested for false reports and an 11-year-old, Hardin Valley…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) We’re just over a month into Knox County’s school year, and the number of people facing charges for threatening schools is steadily growing. Wednesday, District Attorney Charme Allen said 17 people in Knox County were being charged in connection to school threats. Thursday morning, that total had…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN – WOKI) An investigation is underway following a school bus crash in South Knoxville. Knoxville Police say no one was injured after the school bus crash on Chapman Highway at Dick Ford Lane this morning, one lane of the road was closed. KPD says there were 15 elementary school students on the bus…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN – WOKI) An investigation is underway following a school bus crash in South Knoxville. Knoxville Police say no one was injured after the school bus crash on Chapman Highway at Dick Ford Lane this morning, one lane of the road was closed. KPD says there were 15 elementary school students on the bus…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department announcing Wednesday afternoon an increased police presence at Knoxville schools in response to the recent wave of school threats. KPD says officers will have increased visibility at area schools, particularly when students and staff arrive for the day and as they are leaving school grounds. An officer and…… MORE
