Category Archives: Local News
KPD: Man Charged after Being Shot by Son at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
(Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 40-year-old Oliver Springs man is facing charges including aggravated kidnapping and domestic assault following a shooting in a parking garage at East Tennessee C...
Nov 02, 2023
Powell Caretaker Charged with Elder Abuse, Police Say
Kathy McCroskey (Courtesy: JIMS)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Powell caretaker is charged Wednesday, November 1 with elder abuse and domestic assault after fighting with a man under her care.According to a p...
Nov 02, 2023
Student in Custody after Bringing Starter Pistol to Anderson County School, District Says
Student in custody after bringing starter pistol to Anderson County school (File) (Courtesy: WVLT / KPTV)Clinton, TN (WOKI) A Clinch River Community School student was taken into custody Tuesday, Octo...
Nov 01, 2023
A Knox County School is Placed on Lockdown Following Report of a Gun on Campus
Austin-East Magnet High School is temporarily placed on lockdown as officers investigate a report that a weapon was on school grounds.Knoxville Police responding yesterday but a weapon was not found, ...
Nov 01, 2023
An Investigation is Underway in Scott County Following a Serious Crash Between a Police Cruiser and a Fire Truck
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a serious crash in Scott County involving a deputy who hit a Fire truck.It happened yesterday (Tuesday )on U.S. Highway 27 near Wolf...
Nov 01, 2023
An Arrest is Made in a Fatal East Knoxville Shooting
An investigation is underway following a fatal shooting in East Knoxville.Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office called to a shooting in the 8500 block of Old Rutledge Pike last (Tuesday...
Nov 01, 2023
Suspect in Custody after Knox County Sheriff’s Office Chase
KCSO Cruiser (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A suspect is taken into custody by the Knox County Sheriff's Office Tuesday, October 31 after an extended chase in the Inskip area.KCSO offici...
Oct 31, 2023
Greeneville Police Searching for Suspect in Shooting of 20 Year Old Man
Nathaniel Crum, 22 (left and right) (Courtesy: Greeneville Police Department)Greeneville, TN (WOKI) Police in Greeneville are searching for a man accused of shooting a 20-year-old in town Monday, Octo...
Oct 31, 2023
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knoxville Police Investigating Anti-Semitic Materials in Knox County
Knoxville Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s office are looking into reports of anti-Semitic Rhetoric being distributed in the areaKCSO says they’ve received reports of anti-Jewish Rheto...
Oct 31, 2023
Two People are Arrested in Jefferson County in Connection to the Death of a Two-Month Old
Photo courtesy of WVLTTwo people are arrested after a baby’s death in Jefferson County.Nick Lay and Chelsea Marsh are charged with Aggravated Child Neglect and Abuse along with drug charges in t...
Oct 31, 2023
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