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One Person Killed in West Knoxville Shooting, Man Charged with Murder, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/12 4:21 p.m.: A man is charged with murder as an investigation into Tuesday morning’s fatal shooting in West Knoxville continues.Knoxville Police Department officia...
Aug 12, 2025
Arrest Made after Body Found in Burning Refrigerator in Tennessee
Overton County, TN (WOKI) A man has been arrested and charged one week after a body was found in a burning refrigerator on the side of a Tennessee road.Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investiga...
Aug 08, 2025
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn Makes it Official, She is Running for Governor of Tennessee
Tennessee (WOKI and WVLT) – Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn announces her run for Governor of Tennessee this (Wednesday) morning on social media.Blackburn said "In his first six mo...
Aug 06, 2025
Suspect in Quadruple Murder in West Tennessee is Taken into Custody
JACKSON, Tenn. (story courtesy of WSMV by WVLT) – The Jackson Police Department's search for the man suspected of killing four people and abandoning a baby in Dyer County last week has ended.Aft...
Aug 05, 2025
Man Wanted in Connection to Quadruple Murder Involving Abandoned Infant in TN
Tiptonville, TN (WOKI) A manhunt is now underway for a suspected quadruple murderer wanted out of Lake County in Northwest Tennessee.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained warrants for 28-...
Jul 31, 2025
An Investigation is Underway After a Child Claims to get Locked in Dog Kennel at Knox County Home, Multiple Children are Removed from the Home
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Two people have been charged after a child told authorities he would allegedly get locked in a dog kennel for misbehaving and get hit with a metal pole.T...
Jul 31, 2025
Four Dogs, Eight Puppies Rescued from White Pine Home, Police Say
White Pine, TN (WOKI) Multiple dogs and puppies are removed from a White Pine home and two people are taken into custody.Animal control and White Pine Police rescued four dogs and eight puppies from a...
Jul 29, 2025
A Suspect is in Custody Following a Gunfight with a McMinn County Deputy
UPDATE (7/29/25): Stephen Goins is in custody after getting into a gunfight with a McMinn County Sheriff's Office deputy in Riceville, according to Sheriff Joe Guy.It happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday,...
Jul 29, 2025
President Trump Signs Blackburn, Cortez Masto Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill to provide relief for impacted taxp...
Jul 29, 2025
U.S. Marshals Arrest Man Wanted in New York Homicide at Knoxville Bus Station
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Marshals Service and the agency’s Smoky Mountains Task Force arrest a man Sunday wanted in connection to a New York homicide.Officials with the Marshals Service say...
Jul 28, 2025
