A UT football player has been indicted on an assault charge stemming from an incident at a Knoxville apartment complex in October.… MORE
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Family-Owned Mayo Garden Center to Close One of Their Locations
A long-time staple for your gardening and other needs in North Knoxville is closing their doors. Family owned Mayo Garden Center is closing their Powell location due to staffing shortages within the company. No official date has been announced but it could close later this summer. Everything in the store is on sale. Mayo Garden…… MORE
Police Seek Suspect Involved in Mail Carrier Robbery
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for your help in identifying a suspect who robbed a United States Postal Service mail carrier on June 10. KPD officials have now released images of the suspect who attempted to take a universal Arrow Key from a USPS employee but made off with a “cluster”…… MORE
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and Today is Late Coach Pat Summitt’s Birthday with a Special Fundraiser ‘Pat’s Day of Giving’ Underway
Today would have been her 71st birthday and the Pat Summitt Foundation is holding a big fundraiser, called ‘Pat’s Day of Giving.’ Pat Summitt would have been 71 years old today and the Pat Summitt Foundation is holding a big fundraiser. Pat’s Day of Giving raised more than $40,000 on her birthday last year, and…… MORE
Knoxville Police Investigating After a USPS Robbery of “Arrow Key”
Knoxville Police are investigating after a suspect held a United States Postal Service mail carrier at gun-point, demanding he turn over his arrow key in Fountain City. It happened on Rockcrest Road around Saturday afternoon as the mail carrier was putting packages into lockers at an apartment complex. The suspect, a male teenager, demanded the…… MORE
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Shooting in a Car in West Knoxville
Updated story: Knoxville Police are continuing to investigate and have new information in the deadly shooting and crash in West Knoxville. It happened late last (Sunday) night at the intersection of Walker Springs Road and N. Gallaher View Road where officers found a wrecked car off the road and two gunshot victims inside. The driver,…… MORE
UPDATE: Five Points Shooting Victim Identified; Police Looking for Car
UPDATE: Knoxville Police Department Officials have identified the victim of a deadly shooting Wednesday near the Five Points neighborhood. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Center Avenue just after 7:30 to find 25-year-old Emory Johnson, who had been shot at least one time. Officials say life saving measures were attempted, but Johnson was pronounced…… MORE
Alcoa Man is Charged Following ATF Investigation he Sold More than 100 Guns Illegally
A warrant is filed against an Alcoa man after an investigation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found that he had illegally sold more than 100 guns. ATF says Richard Marsh has been selling guns as an unlicensed seller and selling illegal weapons like machine guns for almost two years going back…… MORE
A Man Arrested on Child Sex Charges in Blount County and BCSO is Searching for His Brother
A man is arrested on child sex charges in Blount County. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52 year-old Larry Potter who is facing three counts of solicitation of a minor. The arrest stems an investigation after BCSO received a complaint that he sent sexual text messages to a juvenile female. He is being held…… MORE
TBI Issues Endangered Child Alert for White County Boy
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing 3-year-old from White County. Kadon Wendt was last seen Tuesday in Sparta. Wendt is 3′1″ tall, weighs 30 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on where Kadon might be is urged to contact the…… MORE
