Madisonville, KY (WOKI) The search for a missing autistic teen boy out of Sumner County took investigators to a landfill in Kentucky Thursday morning. Officials with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office say deputies and the Kentucky State Police are searching a landfill in Hopkins County Kentucky where trash went from missing 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers’ neighborhood.…… MORE
Authorities have identified the Canadian family of five killed in a plane crash off I 40 in Nashville. 43 year-old Victor Dotsenko, who got his pilot’s license in 2022, his wife Rimma and their three children, David, 12, Adam, 10, and Emma who was 7 died in Monday night’s crash. The family was headed for…… MORE
The murder trial continues for Robin Howington, the Knoxville woman accused of killing her five year old daughter in 2019. One of the witnesses called was a KPD evidence technician who examined all of the evidence. He found in the home that night, one piece of evidence, a gun. He testified he ran tests on…… MORE
Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and Blue Line Tennessee has organized a t-shirt fundraiser benefiting the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Officer/Employee Assistance Fund and charities of Spangler’s choosing once he completes his treatment. Blue Line Tennessee said Spangler’s daughters loved the design, which will be available on a t-shirt…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT ) Former President Donald Trump wins the GOP’s presidential primary in Tennessee by a landslide Tuesday earning an endorsement from the Volunteer State’s top leader. In a statement, Governor Bill Lee endorsed Trump for president following his overwhelming victory over challenger Nikki Haley. Trump earned more than 445,000 votes while…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) The Oak Ridge Land Bank has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to develop Downtown Oak Ridge. The Land Bank is interested in selling developable parcels to foster construction of the most desirable project and for continued development. Oak Ridge was born during the Manhattan Project without a centralized, mixed-use downtown.…… MORE
Today is day three of the murder trial for Robin Howington who is accused of shooting and killing her five year old daughter at their Fountain City home in 2019. One of the key witnesses called to the stand yesterday (Tuesday) was a KPD detective who told the court that Howington stories did not add…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department releases its yearly report, outlining crime statistics from 2022 to 2023 and departmental updates. Chief of Police Paul Noel says Knoxville’s murder count dropped and car burglaries also dropped. This, all compared to 2022 data. He also says they closed more than 70% of the murder cases that happened in 2023,…… MORE
Several commission seats were up for grabs in Knox County, the Election Commission says almost 27,000 early voting and absentee ballots were cast ahead of Super Tuesday. Most were for the Republican Party Primary Election. The District 8 seat on the Knox County Board of Education. The winner of that election, Travis Wright, took the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Loudon County corrections officer was sentenced to prison on Monday for using excessive force. A release from the Department of Justice says 32-year-old Brian Phillips, of Georgia, was sentenced to five months in prison as part of a plea agreement. Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of use of excessive…… MORE
