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
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Man Vandalized Austin-East with Scooter, Knoxville Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help finding a suspect it says vandalized Austin-East Magnet High School overnight Tuesday. KPD says security footage shows an unidentified white male walking up to the front door around midnight and striking it with what appears to be a child’s scooter. The man did not…… MORE
Arrests Made and the Investigation Continues into Various Social Media Threats to Multiple Knox County Schools by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office
UPDATE: (9/10/24 9:48 p.m.) Today (Tuesday), the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit responded to multiple reports of school threats- The first threat came this morning at approximately 0815 from Carter Middle School. It involved a student threatening to shoot up the school. It resulted in the arrest of a 13-year-old, 8th-grade student.…… MORE
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Manhunt Continues for Suspect in I-75 Interstate Shooting in Kentucky which Injures Five
Fox news reporting the suspect in the Kentucky I-75 mass shooting sent this disturbing text “I’m going to kill a lot of people” shortly before Saturday’s attack that wounded five people. The manhunt for 32-year-old Joseph Couch, who served in the Army Reserve for over five years, is entering its fourth day. He also sent…… MORE
Knox County, Knoxville Officers Respond to Sunnyview Primary School
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, along with various other agencies, has responded to Sunnyview Elementary School in East Knox County. KCSO officials, in a release to media this (Monday) afternoon just before 3:30, say a child told a teacher they thought they saw someone in the woods near the playground. As a…… MORE
Two Out of Florida Dead after Crash on I-40 in Knoxville, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: Two people are dead and an investigation is underway following a crash Monday morning on I-40 East in West Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say the single-vehicle crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. near the I-640 East ramp. KPD says evidence from the scene indicates the involved vehicle was traveling…… MORE
Two Knox County Students Arrested for Threats of Mass Violence
Update (9/7/24): The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives, Major Crimes Detectives, and Patrol Officers responded to various threats Friday at Halls Middle and High Schools in North Knox County. The following arrests have been made as a result – A 14-year-old Halls High School Student was arrested around noon this afternoon for threats of…… MORE
Man Accused of Dismembering Bodies Indicted on Murder Charges, Grainger County DA says
Grainger County, TN (WOKI) A Morristown man suspected of killing and dismembering two people in Bean Station last spring has now been indicted. The Grainger County District Attorney’s office confirms Aaron White was indicted on August 28 on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of abuse of a corpse. White was arrested in…… MORE
Loudon County Football Coach Removed from Staff after ‘Incident,’ School System Says
Loudon County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Now former Greenback High School Head Football Coach Tommy Clemmer has been removed from the team’s staff after an incident with a student. WOKI’s news partner, WVLT reporting that representatives withLoudon County Schools provided a statement saying Clemmer did not “create a positive atmosphere in and out of the…… MORE
Shannon Walker Sentenced to 8 Years in Ben Kredich Death Case
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) He pled guilty to vehicular homicide by intoxication among other charges; now, the man accused of killing the son of the University of Tennessee’s swim coach, is headed to prison. Knox County Courts announcing Tuesday that Shannon Walker has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the death of 24-year-old Ben…… MORE
