Oakridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge woman pleads guilty Tuesday, September 5 to dismembering a woman and raping two children. Twenty-five year-old Rebecca Dishman pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Jennifer Paxton. She was sentenced to life in prison for murder and an additional 50 years, to be served at 100%,…… MORE
Tennessee Representative Gloria Johnson is running for U.S. Senate against current Senator Marsha Blackburn next year. Johnson’s campaign releasing a statement this morning, she is the current Democratic representative for District 90 in Knoxville. Johnson made national headlines in March and April when she avoided expulsion from the state House for her part in a…… MORE
A woman is charged with elder abuse after breaking into a Knoxville home. It happened Friday night on Babelay Road. When officers arrived, the 91 year old homeowner told them that 47 year-old Jennifer Hickey had come to the front porch and threw a soda can at her, hitting her in the head. She also…… MORE
The investigation into a shooting on Coker Avenue remains on-going and a teen is charged with attempted second-degree murder among other charges. Knoxville Police were called to the shooting yesterday (Monday) morning and found a man who had been shot at least once, he was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after fishermen find a body on Douglas Lake Friday morning. JCSO officials say the fishermen found the body around 11 a.m., near Indian Creek Road on the shore of the lake. Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division reported to the scene along with members…… MORE
Former Knox County Election Commissioner and City Council At-Large Seat A candidate Cameron Brooks has passed away. He passed away Friday morning after developing advanced sepsis following treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma according to multiple media outlets. The Knox County Election Commission first expressing their condolences to his family and friends then addressing the ballot moving…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is in jail after abandoning two children while running from the police. Police say 37 year-old Kasey Clevenger was taken into custody after leaving the children with the officers and is charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse. It started at an apartment complex on Natchez Avenue in East Knoxville after…… MORE
There has been a steady line of COVID cases in Knox County with the Knox County Health Department reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 affecting the Knoxville area. These new cases have been spiking since the return of college students and the health department expects the numbers to follow the same trajectory as…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) If you travel Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115), plan for delays starting after Labor Day. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) warns that construction is scheduled to take place on Alcoa Highway beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5 with road closures expected until 3:00 p.m., every day, through Friday,…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A Roane County man is arrested and charged with arson after authorities determine he set multiple fires, intentionally, at the same residence. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 49 year-old Donald White Daniels was arrested on August 29 on charges of arson and reckless endangerment in connection to three fires…… MORE
