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A Knoxville Bishop Resigns Following Claims He Mishandled Sex Abuse Allegations

A Knoxville Bishop Resigns Following Claims He Mishandled Sex Abuse Allegations

A Knoxville Bishop resigns following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior, sparking a Vatican investigation. Pope Francis has accepted Bishop Richard Stika’s resignation. No replacement has been named. At 65, Stika is still 10 years below the normal retirement age for bishops. His departure,…MORE

Suspect Still At-Large After Boyd’s Creek Crash in Sevierville

Suspect Still At-Large After Boyd’s Creek Crash in Sevierville

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Police in Sevierville are searching for a person who they say left the scene of an intersection crash in Sevier County. A van crashed at the intersection of Boyd’s Creek Highway and Old Knoxville Highway today (Monday). Police say the vehicle was stolen, and a patrol officer attempted to stop the driver…MORE

Knoxville Police Identify Man who Died in a Wrong-Way Accident on I-40 in Knox County

Knoxville Police Identify Man who Died in a Wrong-Way Accident on I-40 in Knox County

Knoxville Police, who are still investigating a fatal wrong-way accident on Interstate 40 in Knox County, have identified the man who died. It happened yesterday morning near Strawberry Plains Pike. Preliminary investigation suggests that 43 year-old Rickey Hines of Alabama made a U-turn on I-40 East and started driving the wrong way when he collided…MORE

Roane County Suspect Charged, Indicted After Deadly Shooting

Roane County Suspect Charged, Indicted After Deadly Shooting

Roane County, TN (WOKI) A suspect in a Roane County shooting that happened in March has been indicted and charged by a Roane County grand jury. One woman died and two other people were injured in the attack by 46 year old Brian Wilson at Midtown Auto Body on Roane State Highway in Harriman. Wilson…MORE

The Tennessee Department of Education Releasing Data About Third Grade Retention Appeals

The Tennessee Department of Education Releasing Data About Third Grade Retention Appeals

The Tennessee Department of Education releases data about third grade retention appeals, marking approximately two weeks left for families to submit a form to the department appealing decisions about their student’s potential retention in third grade. The appeals window will remain open until June 30, 2023, and the form is accessible at https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/thirdgradeappeal. Since the…MORE

New Tazewell Man Charged in UT Fondling Incidents

New Tazewell Man Charged in UT Fondling Incidents

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Union County have arrested a New Tazewell man in connection to incidents of fondling on the University of Tennessee campus. Law enforcement arrested 19-year-old Robert Bryson Scott on active warrants through the UT Police Department after he ran up to two different people Sunday, June 11 on the UT campus,…MORE