Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police have identified the victim in Friday’s fatal hit-and-run crash on Chapman Highway. Officers called to Chapman Highway at Fort Avenue, just south of the Henley Street Bridge early Friday morning, found 40-year-old Zachariah Allen in the intersection; he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A witness…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating an early (Monday) morning shooting in North Knoxville. Officers responded to a shooting at the Red Roof Inn on Central Avenue Pike and learned there was a female gunshot victim in the parking lot of the Hooters on Central Avenue Pike while responding to the original call. Officers went to Hooters…… MORE
The owner of Joe’s Italian Cuisine, an Italian restaurant in Maryville, is charged with theft of merchandise after stealing thousands in meat from area grocery stores by putting it in his pants. 50 year-old Clement Milanzi was arrested at a Kroger on Northshore Drive on Thursday after he was seen selecting about $166 of merchandise…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a woman is shot in a West Knoxville park. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office was called to McFee Park yesterday (Sunday) morning for a woman who had been shot in the foot. Officials don’t know which direction the bullet came from as the park is near a wooded area. The…… MORE
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) An in-home nurse in Jefferson City is facing several charges after authorities say she stole medication from one of her patients. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say 47-year-old Sally Hensley was charged Friday with theft, burglary and neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult after security camera footage provided…… 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
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers asks for help Friday afternoon in tracking down two missing Knoxville children. Two year old Serenity Yera and 4-year-old Fate Yera were reportedly last known to be living at 2080 Cecil Johnson Road, but the Department of Children’s Services has not been able to check in on…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— What if you could clean out clutter, prevent addiction, and protect the quality of your drinking water all at the same time? This Saturday, you can! The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS), state and local government partners, dozens of substance use prevention coalitions, and law enforcement agencies are…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The suspect in Thursday night’s deadly shooting at a West Knoxville apartment has been taken into custody in Kentucky. Knoxville police reporting that 49-year-old Michael Merrick was arrested for a DUI charge in Whitley County, Kentucky. He is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old Nicole Fanney. Fanney…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating an overnight fatal, hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. At around 1:40 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the reported hit-and-run on Chapman Highway at Fort Avenue, just south of the Henley Street Bridge. Officers arrived on scene and found the victim in the…… MORE
