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Knoxville Police Department Releases Body Camera Footage from West Knoxville Officer-Involved Shooting
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that happened in West Knoxville last month.KPD says the shooting happened April ...
May 08, 2024
Hamblen County School Damaged by Severe Weather, All Students Safe, Superintendent Says
Russellville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Russellville Intermediate Elementary School in Hamblen County was damaged by severe weather Wednesday.Superintendent Arnold Bunch Jr. tells WVLT News that all students a...
May 08, 2024
22-Year-Old Dies in Claiborne County as Severe Weather Moves Through Area, Sheriff Says
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) One person is dead in Claiborne County after severe weather hit the area Wednesday afternoon.Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks says a tree fell on a car in the Lone Mount...
May 08, 2024
Knox County Warehouse Roof Collapses Amid Severe Weather, Rural Metro Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The roof of a warehouse in Knox County collapsed Wednesday afternoon during severe storms.Rural Metro Fire officials say crews arrived around 12:30 p.m. to PSG Warehouse on South ...
May 08, 2024
Maryville Police Asking for Help to Find a Missing Teen
The Maryville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing teen.MPD said 16-year-old Joshua Howton left his home on April 21 and hasn't returned.MPD described Howton as a white male who is 6...
May 08, 2024
Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Writing False Report to Cover It Up
A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Javian Griffin, 38, was sentenced Monday to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for using excessive force ag...
May 08, 2024
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Investigating the Death of a Toddler
The Cocke County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 14-month-old child.Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball says the child was hit by a car on private property. No further details have been rele...
May 08, 2024
Knoxville Police Investigating after 21-Year-Old Found Shot on Western Avenue
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a 21-year-old man was found shot over the weekend on Western Avenue.KPD officials say officers responded to the 3900 block o...
May 07, 2024
Pope Francis Announces New Bishop at Diocese of Knoxville
The Knoxville Diocese says that Pope Francis has appointed 61-year-old Father James Mark Beckman as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville.Bishop-elect Beckman has been a priest of the Diocese of...
May 07, 2024
Zoo Knoxville Announcing a Beloved Animal at the Zoo has be Euthanized
Updated story: Tonka, the last elephant at Zoo Knoxville, has been euthanized after being placed on hospice care because of declining health and an injury to his left front leg.Officials with Zoo Knox...
May 07, 2024
