KPD NEWS RELEASE: KPD Releases Video from April 7th Death of Man Detained During Search Warrant at The Ammons Apartment Complex The Knoxville Police Department has released the pertinent body-camera footage from the incident that occurred on April 7, 2024, when a man who was detained during a search warrant passed away. At around 9:20 p.m.…… MORE
A man pleads guilty to charges stemming from a deadly drag racing crash in East Knoxville. in January 2023. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says Tra’Shawn Glass has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by drag racing and two counts of reckless aggravated assault in the January incident that killed a man and seriously injured two children.…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Although it has yet to be signed into law, a bill passed Tuesday allowing teachers and staff state-wide to request to carry a concealed handgun inside schools, will not fly in Oak Ridge. WVLT reporting that representatives with Oak Ridge Schools issued a statement Wednesday indicating that the system…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) “Jillian’s Law,” a bill requiring people committed to remain institutionalized until “competency” is restored or until a court approves an outpatient treatment plan, is now law in Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee signed the measure Wednesday which also keeps those who are institutionalized from owning a firearm. The bill passed the House and…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from Monday, June 3 through Monday, June 10, but securing a spot requires entering a lottery. The event is one of the park’s most unique. Each year in late May or early June, Photinus carolinus, a firefly species, flashes…… MORE
Officials with Rural Metro say a dryer catches fire and causes significant damage to a West Knoxville home. Crews were called to the 10000 block of Summitt Mountain Court this (Wednesday) morning and found a dryer fire had spread into the void space between the floors. Firefighters were able to keep it from spreading to…… MORE
The Tennessee House of Representatives passes a controversial bill that will allow teachers to be armed with a concealed handgun in schools. The bill, which passed today (Tuesday), is sitting on Governor Bill Lee’s desk. There have been protest from teachers, parents and lawmakers opposed to the bill at the Capital this week and one teacher was…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in East Knoxville. Crews called to the 2100 block of Hoitt Avenue last night (Tuesday) and found smoke coming from the side of the home which was moving quickly into the house through the attic. They put the fire out in a matter of minutes but the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI The driver of a tractor-trailer that overturned in Cocke County this (Tuesday) morning is dead. The Tennessee Highway Patrol releasing the news in a preliminary report which indicates that the driver was headed east on I-40 around 8:15 a.m. when he moved off the interstate, hitting a cable barrier. According to the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A third party working at the Gatlinburg Convention Center is now facing thousands in fines following a workplace death in December of last year. According to a report from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA), Appalachian Staffing Service, LLC was fined $8,200 after 66-year-old Jeffrey Coker fell from the center’s…… MORE
