Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The investigation into a reported school threat results in a 13-year-old boy being charged for threat of mass violence. Wednesday night, the Knoxville Police Department was notified that this 13 year-old had allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Ridgedale School and shoot someone. KPD officers and detectives took him into custody…… MORE
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Knoxville Police are Investigating a Drowning at Inskip Pool
Knoxville Police are investigating the drowning death of a 71-year-old woman at Inskip Pool. An officer was in the area August 22nd when he heard voices coming from inside the pool area and found lifeguards giving a woman CPR. The officer reportedly helped until crews with the Knoxville Fire Department and AMR arrived. The woman,…… MORE
Lenoir City Man Indicted in January Knoxville Murder
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Lenoir City man has been indicted for first-degree murder in the death of a woman in January in Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say the indictment comes after KPD officers took 26-year-old Reginald Depriest into custody on January 5; they say Depriest had turned himself in. According to KPD, Depriest killed…… MORE
Naming Rights for New Downtown Knoxville Stadium, the Home to the Tennessee Smokies and Other Venues
Covenant Health Park is the name of Knoxville’s new $114-million multi-use stadium. Boyd Sports, LLC, and Covenant Health have reached an agreement for the naming rights to the new stadium which will feature 7,500 seats, create an estimated 400 jobs, and be the home of Smokies baseball, One Knoxville Soccer Club and many other events.…… MORE
Six Knox County Children Hospitalized with Mosquito-Borne Virus
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Summer may be waning, but don’t put that bug spray up just yet. The Knox County Health Department is warning about a mosquito born infection; it’s already sent six kids to the hospital. Despite kids being back in school, the health department says the La Crosse virus is still a…… MORE
THP: Man Killed While Walking on I-40 in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on I-40 in Jefferson County early Sunday morning. According to a THP preliminary report, a tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 412 just before 1:00 a.m. when 45-year-old Tony Lee Ford, of Virginia, crossed the…… MORE
Man Facing ‘Litany of Charges’ after Crime Spree, Knoxville Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has been charged with multiple felonies after an early-morning crime spree. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say 21-year-old Isaiah Shuman was arrested following an incident which began around 2:15 Friday morning at the Half Barrel bar on Cumberland Avenue. Police say Shuman fled the area with a woman in…… MORE
Mascot Manufacturing Facility Closing, Laying Off Hundreds, State Documents Say
Mascot, TN (WOKI) State employment leaders are stepping-in to help more than 200 people find a job after an East Tennessee company announced it’s closing its doors. EXEDY America told the state it’s laying off 223 workers, all of them at their location in Mascot, and shutting down by spring. The company’s website indicates at…… MORE
Oak Ridge Man Convicted in Murder Case Now Faces Death Penalty
Clinton, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man, found guilty of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case, will now join 44 other men on Tennessee’s death row. Sean Finnegan now faces the death penalty after being convicted of 11 of 13 counts Monday including first-degree murder, rape and abuse of a…… MORE
Jury Returns Verdict in Oak Ridge Death Penalty Case
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man was found guilty Monday, August 19 of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case. Sean Finnegan faced several charges, including first-degree murder, rape and abuse of a corpse. The charges stem from a 2020 investigation, during which police said Finnegan and his girlfriend,…… MORE
