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Knoxville Man Indicted for Second-Degree Murder in 2024 Overdose Death

Knoxville Man Indicted for Second-Degree Murder in 2024 Overdose Death

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation into a drug overdose death results in the arrest of a man on a second-degree murder charge. Knoxville Police say 35 year-old Zachary Newton was indicted following a KPD Drug Related Death Task Force investigation into an overdose death of a 31-year-old woman at an apartment on Asheville Highway in…MORE

Knoxville City Council Approves First Reading of Proposed Sales Tax Increase

Knoxville City Council Approves First Reading of Proposed Sales Tax Increase

Knoxville, TN (WOKI/ WVLT) Knoxville City Council approves the first reading of the proposed sales tax increase. During last (Tuesday) night’s meeting, city council voted 7-1 (with one abstention) in favor of putting Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed half-percent sales tax increase to the Local Option Sales Tax referendum on the ballot this November. This would…MORE

An Investigation is Underway After a Knoxville Police Officer is Accused of Shoplifting from a West Knoxville Store
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An Investigation is Underway After a Knoxville Police Officer is Accused of Shoplifting from a West Knoxville Store

Knoxville, TN (KPD/WOKI) On Monday morning, the Knoxville Police Department received a report that a uniformed KPD officer had shoplifted from a convenience store on Kingston Pike. Upon receipt of that report, an on-duty West District Lieutenant immediately responded to the scene to conduct a preliminary investigation.   The preliminary investigation, including a review of…MORE

CDC Reports Case of West Nile Virus in Knox County

CDC Reports Case of West Nile Virus in Knox County

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting three human cases of West Nile Virus in Tennessee, including one in Knox County. So far in 2025, the CDC is reporting 10 cases across the U.S.; nearly a third of those are in Tennessee, which also has the most cases of…MORE

Wildlife Officers Find Body of Missing Douglas Lake Boater
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Wildlife Officers Find Body of Missing Douglas Lake Boater

Dandridge, TN – UPDATE 6/10: A 22-year-old man who went missing on Douglas Lake Sunday afternoon has marked the 11th boating death in Tennessee this year. Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reporting Tuesday afternoon that the body of David Molina had been located after a days-long search in the Muddy Creek Area. The…MORE

Dulcie’s Café Food Truck Stolen on Cherry Street, Knoxville Police Say

Dulcie’s Café Food Truck Stolen on Cherry Street, Knoxville Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Dulcie’s Café, a family owned restaurant in Knoxville, is asking the community for help after reporting that their food truck was stolen over the weekend. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the theft occurred just after 1:00 a.m. on Sunday at 701 N. Cherry Street. A video from Dulcie’s Café’s Facebook…MORE

Three Hospitalized after Reported Plane Crash in Murfreesboro

Three Hospitalized after Reported Plane Crash in Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro, TN (WOKI) Three people are hospitalized Tuesday following a plane crash near the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. Officials with the Murfreesboro Police Department say crews are on the scene of a “downed small aircraft” in the Clark Boulevard area and that all three people on board the plane were taken to…MORE

Monroe County Sheriff Asking for Help in Search for Missing 19-Year-Old

Monroe County Sheriff Asking for Help in Search for Missing 19-Year-Old

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a missing person. Officials with the sheriff’s office say 19-year-old Caden Long was last seen on Saturday, June 7. He was wearing a gray and red Sequoyah hoodie, white tennis shoes and khaki shorts. Anyone with information is asked…MORE

TDOT Prepares for 2025 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
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TDOT Prepares for 2025 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

NASHVILLE, TN – Once again, Manchester, Tennessee, will host the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, one of the most popular live music events in the country. Since 2002, the event has featured a diverse assortment of performers on a 700-acre Middle Tennessee farm that becomes the temporary home for thousands from across the country.…MORE