Through the end of July, the Knoxville Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol will team up to conduct enhanced, high-visibility traffic enforcement in an effort to prevent fatal crashes. That initiative will run through July 31st and focus specifically on state routes in and around Knoxville, including I-40, I-75, Broadway Street, Pellissippi Parkway, Magnolia Avenue, Clinton…… MORE
Jonesborough, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville woman is arrested in Washington County for flashing inmates housed inside the Washington County Detention Center. Washington County Sheriff’s Office officials say 28 year-old Elizabeth Laster was charged with Indecent Exposure after deputies discovered her in the parking lot beside her vehicle exposing various body parts in the direction of…… MORE
We now know the number of Knox County students who will be impacted by Tennessee’s new third grade retention law. Knox County school officials say 32 students will have to repeat third grade this year under the new state law. Third graders who didn’t score proficient on the English section of the TCAP test were…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Recent lab reports confirm that West Nile Virus has been detected in Culex mosquitoes found in the Inskip area of Knoxville. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) plan to spray for mosquitoes in the area on Thursday, July 27 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.…… MORE
Knoxville Police have identified the victim from a fatal motorcycle crash on James White Parkway. Police say 44 year-old Michael Thomas of Knoxville died as a result of Monday morning’s accident near the exit to East Hill Avenue. Investigators say it appears Thomas’ motorcycle struck the inside wall he was later pronounced dead at the…… MORE
The boy who died in a weekend boating accident on Norris Lake is identified as 12-year-old Conner Catlett. WVLT reporting the boy is the grandson of Mike Campbell, the man who started Regal Cinema, and was about to turn 13 and start the seventh grade at Gibbs Middle School. Saturday’s accident involved two boats that…… MORE
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A former Campbell County Corrections Officer is arrested Monday, July 24 following an indictment for bringing contraband into the county jail. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 43 year-old Michael McCarty had been the subject of investigation since March when it was determined that he “used his position as a corrections…… MORE
Knoxville Police areinvestigating an early morning ( Monday ) fatal motorcycle crash on James White Parkway. Officers responding to that single-vehicle motorcycle crash near the exit to East Hill Avenue. Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears that the motorcycle was driving south on James White Parkway when it struck the inside wall. The man…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a South Knoxville Apartment fire which displaces 30 people. The Knoxville Fire department was called to 115 Flenniken Avenue late Friday night and found a small fire in one of the apartments. The fire set off the sprinkler system which caused water damage in the complex. There were no injuries…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police arrest a man after falling asleep at the wheel on Chapman Highway with a baby in his truck. Knoxville Police Department officials say 38 year-old Ryan Helms was stopped by a KPD officer after sleeping through two light cycles while stopped at a traffic light. Helms was unable to provide…… MORE
