Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted felon is in custody after firing shots in the parking lot of a popular steakhouse and leading police on a brief chase. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Merchant Drive around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday after hearing gunshots around Austin Steakhouse. Upon arrival, a witness reported that a driver…… MORE
It’s state law that every 20 years, counties in Tennessee have to have a plan for how their next 20 years will look. It’s been longer than that in Knox County so the Knox County Growth Policy Coordinating Committee has been meeting and hearing from concerned people in the area about what this proposed plan…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is in custody after setting a fire in a church. 46 year-old Tracy Clevenger reportedly told the staff at All Souls Church of God on Cecil Avenue she set fire to clothes and cardboard boxes in a storage room on November 11th. Police say Clevenger also admitted to setting a box that…… MORE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Axle Logistics, LLC officials announced today the company will invest $37.9 million to expand logistics operations at its Knoxville headquarters. Axle Logistics will create 651 new jobs in Knox County over the next five years, nearly tripling its total headcount…… MORE
Dandridge, TN (WOKI) Three people are hospitalized Tuesday after a crash on a roadway in Jefferson County. Officials with the Dandridge Fire Department say the crash happened on South Highway 92 near Price Road and involved two cars. They say one person had to be extracted from their sedan. Dandridge Fire and Jefferson County Rescue…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The victim in a fatal pedestrian crash last week on Western Avenue has been identified. Knoxville Police Department officials say 72 year-old Curtis Lawrence of Knoxville was struck and killed while crossing Western Avenue, near Middlebrook Pike, in the early-morning hours of Monday, November 20. They say initial investigations determined that a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A Knoxville man is arrested after officers find weapons, several pounds of drugs and more than $64,000 in his home. Our news partner WVLT reports police were looking for a fugitive, Ricky Joe Lee, when they searched a home on Huntwood Lane Saturday, November 25. Police didn’t find Lee, but…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An ex-officer with the Knoxville Police Department pleads “not guilty” Monday to federal child pornography charges, setting the stage for a jury trial early next year. Dan Roark appeared in a federal courtroom Monday, November 27 for an arraignment and indictment hearing. Roark had been arrested on November 6 on charges related…… MORE
Police in Jefferson County are searching for a robbery suspect in Strawberry Plains and asking for the public’s help. Police were called to the Roadside Market and Deli in the 2300 block of West Highway 11 E. Video shows the suspect was wearing all black, wearing glasses and armed with a semiautomatic handgun. If you…… MORE
The National Park Service is requesting the public’s help in identifying those responsible for the start of the Rich Mountain Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The initial investigation indicates that two fires were started on November 20th in the Rich Mountain area by an unknown arsonist. The fires were started under high wind conditions, a…… MORE
