Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/28: A Bean Station man wanted for attempted second-degree murder in connection to assaulting a woman at a Knoxville apartment is arrested Wednesday afternoon in Mississippi. Knoxville police say 21-year-old Ethan Johnston was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Meridian, Mississippi. Johnston was on a Greyhound bus when he was…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Detectives with the Knoxville Police Department are renewing their call for information in the apparent targeted December 2023 murder of an area plumber. KPD says, to date, no suspects have been arrested or charged in connection to the murder of 51-year-old Chris Hill. KPD officers were dispatched late afternoon on Wednesday, December…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) Six people are behind bars following an early morning drug bust Tuesday in Lenoir City. Agents with the Ninth Judicial Drug Task Force along with local law enforcement served a search warrant just after dawn at a home on Bird Road. Officials reporting the home has long been suspected to be…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI) — Knox County is hosting its third annual Sunset Cinema: Movies in the Park Series. The Sunset Cinema is a perfect way to spend a night in the great outdoors, with popular movies showing throughout the summer months. “These events are a summertime favorite for families across the region,” said Knox County…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) – The Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night and passed a $477.3 million budget proposed by Mayor Indya Kincannon. The 2025-26 budget prioritizes public safety, core city services and affordable housing, including allocating the following: Additionally, the city’s property tax rate remains unchanged at $2.1556 per $100 of assessed…… MORE
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found nearly $25,000 in questionable transactions by the Oak Ridge High School Navy JROTC Booster Club. The state says between July 2020 and April 2022 former booster club officials made 22 questionable withdraws. They took out nearly $22,000 in cash for the non-profit. School officials say the cash…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help finding a missing teenage girl. KPD says 13-year-old Brailey Carter was last seen by her father at her home in the Mechanicsville area of Knoxville late Friday night. She was discovered missing just a few hours later, around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. Anyone with…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Knoxville Police Department taking to social media Tuesday with good news relative to homicides in the city. KPD sharing that the homicide rate continues to decline in Knoxville. Officials report that the city has experienced four homicides in 2025, compared to 12 this time last year. At the end…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Tommy Schumpert Park has been nominated in USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Dog Park in the United States. Knox County officials say they need your help to bring home the win! “Receiving a nomination for this award reflects the pride our community takes in providing awesome spaces that…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former West High School football coach, accused of sex crimes, is arrested over the weekend in Sevier County. Police arrested 57-year-old Richard Scott Shaver Friday night after a Knox County grand jury indicted him on four counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of attempted sexual battery…… MORE
