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Oak Ridge Woman Pleads Guilty to Dismembering Woman, Raping Children
Rebecca Dishman, 25 (Courtesy: District Attorney General’s Office)Oakridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge woman pleads guilty Tuesday, September 5 to dismembering a woman and raping two children.Twenty...
Sep 05, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Shooting that Leads to the Arrest of a Teen Girl
The investigation into a shooting on Coker Avenue remains on-going and a teen is charged with attempted second-degree murder among other charges.Knoxville Police were called to the shooting yesterday ...
Sep 05, 2023
Body Found on Douglas Lake, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Investigating
The fishermen found the body around 11 a.m., according to JCSO officials, near Indian Creek Road on the shore of the lake. (Courtesy: JCSO Facebook) Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson County Sh...
Sep 01, 2023
COVID Cases are on the Rise in Knox County
There has been a steady line of COVID cases in Knox County with the Knox County Health Department reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 affecting the Knoxville area.These new cases have been...
Sep 01, 2023
Knoxville’s Downtown Trolleys will be Going Away
The downtown Knoxville trolleys are going away.The Knoxville Area Transit says the tough decision was made as part of their 'KAT reimagined' plan for a better future of transit in Knoxville.The three ...
Aug 31, 2023
KCSO: Body Found Floating Near Dock on Fort Loudoun Lake
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two bodies in two days . . . the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, August 30 finds a body floating near a private dock in Fort Loudon Lake.KCSO officials say deputies ...
Aug 30, 2023
TBI: ‘Endangered Child Alert’ Cancelled, Bristol Teen Found Safe
Kiera Cross, 16 Found safe in Knoxville (Courtesy: TBI)Bristol, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Monday afternoon report that Kiera Cross has been located in Knox...
Aug 28, 2023
Election Day in the 2023 City of Knoxville is Tomorrow
Tomorrow is election day in the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election.Polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.Several offices are on the ballot including Mayor, three City Council At-Large seat, Mun...
Aug 28, 2023
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Makes Big Fentanyl Bust During Traffic Stop in I-75
A photo of the items seized during a traffic stop on I-75 on August 20. Items shown include a handgun, a bag of fentanyl pills, money, and drug paraphernalia. (Courtesy: Loudon County Sheriff's Office...
Aug 25, 2023
MCSO: ‘Fen balls’ Seized in Drug Bust after Traffic Stop in Monroe County
(Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones’ Facebook page)Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A local fentanyl distribution network is disrupted after a late night drug bust in Monroe County.Officials wit...
Aug 24, 2023
