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Knoxville Teen Charged after Threatening School, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The investigation into a reported school threat results in a 13-year-old boy being charged for threat of mass violence.Wednesday night, the Knoxville Police Department was notifie...
Aug 29, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Drowning at Inskip Pool
Knoxville Police are investigating the drowning death of a 71-year-old woman at Inskip Pool.An officer was in the area August 22nd when he heard voices coming from inside the pool area and found lifeg...
Aug 28, 2024
Lenoir City Man Indicted in January Knoxville Murder
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Lenoir City man has been indicted for first-degree murder in the death of a woman in January in Knoxville.Knoxville Police Department officials say the indictment comes after KP...
Aug 28, 2024
Naming Rights for New Downtown Knoxville Stadium, the Home to the Tennessee Smokies and Other Venues
Covenant Health Park is the name of Knoxville's new $114-million multi-use stadium.Boyd Sports, LLC, and Covenant Health have reached an agreement for the naming rights to the new stadium which will f...
Aug 28, 2024
Six Knox County Children Hospitalized with Mosquito-Borne Virus
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Summer may be waning, but don’t put that bug spray up just yet.The Knox County Health Department is warning about a mosquito born infection; it’s already sent s...
Aug 27, 2024
Man Facing ‘Litany of Charges’ after Crime Spree, Knoxville Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has been charged with multiple felonies after an early-morning crime spree.Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say 21-year-old Isaiah Shuman was arrested followin...
Aug 23, 2024
Mascot Manufacturing Facility Closing, Laying Off Hundreds, State Documents Say
Mascot, TN (WOKI) State employment leaders are stepping-in to help more than 200 people find a job after an East Tennessee company announced it’s closing its doors.EXEDY America told the state i...
Aug 22, 2024
Oak Ridge Man Convicted in Murder Case Now Faces Death Penalty
Clinton, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man, found guilty of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case, will now join 44 other men on Tennessee’s death row.Sean Finnegan now faces ...
Aug 21, 2024
Jury Returns Verdict in Oak Ridge Death Penalty Case
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man was found guilty Monday, August 19 of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case.Sean Finnegan faced several charges, including first-d...
Aug 20, 2024
MPD: Victim in Deadly Morristown Hit-and-Run Identified, Suspect Arrested
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A victim is identified and a suspect arrested swifly following a deadly hit-and-run accident Sunday morning in Morristown.Officials with the Morristown Police Department say the ...
Aug 19, 2024
