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TDOT Alerting Motorists to Increased Traffic as More Construction Takes Place on Alcoa Highway
TDOT alerts motorists to plan for upcoming construction on Alcoa Hwy (Courtesy: WVLT / Madison Newman)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Motorists should expect more traffic on Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115...
Oct 11, 2023
A Key Piece of Property is Purchased for a Proposed Pedestrian Bridge to Connect UT’s Campus to South Knoxville
Photo courtesy of WVLT Knoxville's Community Development Corporation (KCDC), in partnership with the City of Knoxville and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has purchased 2323 W. Blount Ave...
Oct 11, 2023
Knoxville Man Sees 37 Years Added to Life Sentence for 2020 Triple Murder
Desmon Rhea, 27 (Courtesy: KCSO)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man found guilty in April for the 2020 murders of three women has been sentenced to life without parole plus 37 years.In April 2023, 27 year-old ...
Oct 10, 2023
An Investigation into a 7 Year-Old Girl’s Death is Underway in Clinton
Photo courtesy of WVLTPolice announcing the death of a 7-year-old girl from Clinton is under investigation.Alexandra Hope Kelly died Sunday, according to her mother Channa Kelly."She was wonderful, so...
Oct 09, 2023
Knoxville Man in Custody Following Multi-County, Multi-Agency Chase, Standoff
Floyd Allen Dalton, Jr., 51 (Courtesy: MCSO)Anderson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody following a multi-county police chase which ended in gunfire.The Anderson County Sheriff's Office says it...
Oct 06, 2023
KPD, Crime Stoppers Seek Help Cracking Unsolved Murders
KPD, Crime Stoppers seek help solving unsolved murders (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department and the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are partnering in an effort to c...
Oct 05, 2023
US Army Specialist and Knoxville Native is Killed in Transport Vehicle Crash in Alaska
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn investigation is underway after a Knoxville native is one of two soldiers killed after a transport vehicle flipped in Alaska.The U.S. Army says 23-year-old Specialist Jeremy E...
Oct 05, 2023
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Fallen Knox County Deputy
Knox County Sheriff’s Officer Tucker Blakely, 29 (Courtesy: KCSO)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Funeral arrangements for Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely, who lost his life af...
Oct 04, 2023
Rep. Justin Jones Sues Tennessee House Speaker over ‘Unconstitutional and Illegal Expulsion’
District 52 Representative Justin Jones (Courtesy: Tennessee House of Representatives, Official Photo)Nashville, TN (WOKI) In a federal lawsuit filed today Tuesday, State Representative Justin Jones o...
Oct 03, 2023
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Statement on Death of Officer Tucker Blakely in the Line of Duty
Official statement from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: Sunday, October 1, 2023, at approximately 11:15 pm KCSO Officer Tucker Blakely, alongside his Echo Shift Colleagues, responded to a home...
Oct 03, 2023
Who will have the deeper NCAA Tournament run this season, Vols or Lady Vols basketball?
Rick Barnes and Kim Caldwell / Credit: UT Athletics
Voting Ends: Apr 30, 2026 | 12:00 PM