Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville teen is facing a slew of charges after stealing a car and leading police on a brief chase. Knoxville Police Department officials say the chase happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday after officers spotted a Hyundai that was reported stolen in the area of E. Hill Avenue and Summit Hill Drive.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 4/2 3:00 p.m. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a student at Hardin Valley Middle School made a verbal threat. KCSO officials say the threat came in around 1:00 Tuesday afternoon prompting deputies to respond to the school and sweep it for any dangers. KCSO says a primary sweep…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene near Thorngrove Pike in the Strawberry Plains area Tuesday morning. Officials say one person was killed and another was taken to UT Medical…… MORE
Young-Williams Animal Center is in full control of all animal-related calls in Knoxville and Knox County as part of the animal control system. YWAC has hired a director of animal services, an animal service supervisor and 17 animal service officers. They plan to use the officers as a tool to provide pet owners with resources…… MORE
A wildfire is burning in Cocke County in the Hartford community. Crews responded to the scene last night (Monday). Several agencies are on the scene and smoke is present in the area so please use caution as crews are on the scene. No word on the cause of the fire or if there are any…… MORE
Tennessee Senator Steve Southerland from Morristown is taken to the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency on the Senate floor. He was rushed out of the chamber and taken to the hospital via ambulance yesterday (Monday) afternoon and is being treated and evaluated. No information has been released on what caused the medical emergency.… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) A man accused of a deadly Easter Sunday shooting in Nashville is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted List.” TBI officials say 46-year-old Anton Rucker remains at-large and should be considered armed and dangerous. Rucker is a black man, 6 feet tall, 208 pounds with black hair and brown…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) A suspect in an armed bank robbery last week in Newport is taken into custody in Los Angeles. Newport Police announcing Monday that Jeremiah Senter was found at the airport in Los Angeles after NPD worked with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI to track him down. Senter had been…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Lady Vols Head Coach Kellie Harper is out after five years at the helm of women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee. UT’s Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announcing Harper’s firing Monday describing the move as a “change in leadership” while thanking Harper for giving her all for Tennessee and for…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy is formally indicted Monday by a grand jury. Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.’s indictment contains 21 counts to include a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Deputy Greg McCowan and an attempted first-degree murder charge in…… MORE
