Knoxville City Council approves the second reading of Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed sales tax increase. Kincannon’s proposal is for a half-percent increase to the Local Option Sales Tax, which is a tax that allows local municipalities, like cities, to charge their own sales tax on top of the 7% that Tennessee already charges statewide. The…… MORE
Power supplies are tightening as conditions create greater energy demand Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has alerted KUB that its power supply is experiencing an increased demand caused by extremely high temperatures. TVA has alerted KUB and other local power companies that increased conservation efforts are necessary to extend the available power supply and…… MORE
A corrections officer in Monroe County is fired and arrested after Sheriff Tommy Jones says he hid contraband in a Bible to give to several inmates in the jail. On Saturday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office transition coordinator told Jones about a Bible that had been given to him to take to a specific inmate…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing an aggravated animal cruelty charge after leaving a dog on his apartment patio in 95-degree heat. According to charging documents, officers responded around 7:00 p.m. Sunday to the Kingston Pointe apartment complex on Bearden Hill where they were told a dog that had been outside was seen…… MORE
Loudon County, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Loudon County Monday announcing they have found the body of a man missing since mid-March. Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say deputies found 51-year-old Guy Ro DeMasellis deceased in an abandoned camper where he had been staying. According to LCSO, after a thorough investigation, no signs of…… MORE
Sunday evening, at 6:26 PM, KFD responded to a reported kitchen fire at Sutters Mill Apartments, located at 808 Sutters Mill Lane in West Knoxville. On arrival, KFD located a fire on a stovetop that had extended into a portion of an apartment’s kitchen. Crews from KFD ladder 18 were able to rapidly extinguish the…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs touched on the county’s juvenile detention center during his weekly update Friday, outlining his hopes for immediate next steps in the county’s takeover. The latest shakeup at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center came to light at the end of May,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing several charges, including aggravated assault, after leading police on a chase Tuesday evening and crashing into two patrol cars. According to charging documents, 58-year-old Michael Gentry fled from Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies when they attempted to take him into custody on a parole violation discovered during…… MORE
Clarksville, TN (WOKI) A man wanted in Knoxville for multiple counts of especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault is captured Wednesday in Clarksville by a U.S. Marshals task force. Officials with the Marshals Service say 42-year-old Vance R. Dodson was arrested without incident after he was found on E. Street in Clarksville. Dodson is facing…… MORE
A 17-year-old is facing several charges, including first-degree felony murder, after a Monroe County deputy found a 41-year-old man with life-threatening injuries outside his home. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy responded to an assault on Forkners Chapel Road on June 12th and found Steven Reed who later died at the hospital. A…… MORE
