Governor Bill Lee’s special session is moving along as the Senate has now passed two of the three bills that the session was called to discuss. This session started Monday evening and as of yesterday (Wednesday), the Senate has passed an immigration bill and a disaster relief bill that would help victims of Hurricane Helene…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is now another of several other agencies investigating a scattering of Klu Klux Klan propaganda posters. This after Sweetwater police confirmed that the posters had shown up in their city, Lenoir City, Athens and Chattanooga. KPD says one official report was made of the flyers being located in…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – Styx is scheduled to perform at the Tennessee Valley Fair on September 12th. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. at https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/p/thingstodo/concerts. The first Tennessee Valley Fair was held in 1916. Here are their policies: To ensure a safe and fun family-friendly environment, the Tennessee Valley Fair implements rules…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – Styx is scheduled to perform at the Tennessee Valley Fair on September 12th. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. at https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/p/thingstodo/concerts. The first Tennessee Valley Fair was held in 1916. Here are their policies: To ensure a safe and fun family-friendly environment, the Tennessee Valley Fair implements rules…… MORE
Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler provides a timeline of events that led up to David Batts’ death, saying that officers committed no wrongdoing. Spangler says Batts was arrested on January 7th for sexual battery at UT Medical Center and taken to the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility. Due to for not complying with authorities. Spangler says…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Numerous narcotics and a stolen firearm are discovered, and a previously convicted felon is arrested following a search warrant Friday at a Knoxville motel. Knoxville Police Department officials say 54-year-old Vernon Johnson was arrested after police conducted the search of a room at the Inn of Knoxville, located on N. Cherry Street.…… MORE
UPDATE: A suspect is arrested after a deadly shooting in Morgan County. Morgan County deputies responded to a home on Deerlodge Highway and found Ivory Hamby dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading this investigation and they say a A woman was also injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. Authorities say there…… MORE
Harriman, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after probable human remains are discovered Friday in Harriman. According to District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the remains were found behind the KFC in Harriman by utility workers performing brush and tree removal. An autopsy has been ordered by the Roane County medical examiner once the remains are…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has been retained by the family of David Batts, a 46-year-old Knoxville man who tragically died on January 8, 2025, after being brutally beaten and tased by officers at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility. Batts had been taken into custody on January 7, where his…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more about the events surrounding a fatal shooting last week in Lenoir City. Ashley Sharp is facing a first-degree murder charge, while another man — Vincent Ellis — has been charged with accessory after the fact in the death of 38-year-old Eric Matthew Leach who was found by police…… MORE
