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Greeneville Police Searching for Missing Teen
Courtesy Greeneville Police DepartmentGreeneville, TN (WOKI) The Greeneville Police Department is asking for your help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl.GPD officials say Brianna Weems was last se...
Jun 05, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Crash on Chapman Highway Involving a Motorcycle
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash on Chapman Highway.It happened last night (Sunday) in the 6500 block involving a motorcycle.Early investigation reveals a motorcycle being driven by a ...
Jun 05, 2023
Knoxville Police Arrest and Charge a Man in the Deadly Shooting on Bradshaw Garden Road Earlier this Year
Photo courtesy of WVLTKnoxville Police arrest a man in connection to a fatal shooting on Bradshaw Garden Road earlier this year.28 year-old Samer Jurdi was taken into custody early this (Thursday) mor...
Jun 01, 2023
Roads Reopen Following Deadly Downtown Knoxville Crash
Courtesy of KPDRoads in downtown Knoxville reopened following a deadly crash around 1:00 Wednesday afternoon. Knoxville Police Department officials report two cars and a KAT bus were involved in a cra...
May 31, 2023
Rural Metro is Investigating an East Knox County House Fire
Rural Metro is investigating a house fire in East Knox County.It happened last night (Tuesday) in the 8100 block of Clay’s Corner. Crews found flames coming from the front of the home which suff...
May 31, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Shooting at Victor Ashe Park (UPDATE)
UPDATE: NewsTalk 98.7 (WOKI) is learning more now about a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon (5/29) at Victor Ashe Park on Bradshaw Road.Knoxville Police Department officials say the shooting was...
May 30, 2023
TBI Charges State Prison Inmate with Murder
A months-long investigation ends in a murder charge for a state prison inmate in Northeast Tennessee.Forty-eight year old Gregory Barner has been charged with first degree murder in the death of fello...
May 26, 2023
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Has Arrested and Charged Two People in a Suspected Road Rage Shooting that Leaves One Dead
The Knox County Sheriff's Office identifying the suspects involved in a suspected road rage .Marcus Watts and Christopher Sentell have been arrested and charged in Tuesday night’s incident on We...
May 25, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal East Knoxville Shooting, Suspect Charged Following Stand-Off with KPD
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in East Knoxville with a suspect in custody, charged with first-degree murder, following a stand-off with police.Officers responding to Wilderness R...
May 19, 2023
Knoxville Police have Taken a Double Murder Suspect on the Tennessee Most Wanted List into Custody
Knoxville Police say the man on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list wanted for double murder is in custody.26 year-old Jair Martin was taken into custody earlier today at an...
May 18, 2023
