Update: The two victims who were killed in the shooting that happened early Tuesday morning in the parking lot of The Pint House on Merchant Drive have been identified as Zachery Herrera, 28 of Knoxville, and John Goosie, 41 of Knoxville. Two suspects were positively identified after continued investigation throughout the day on Tuesday. The…… MORE
Three people were killed, including two young children, in a crash that happened early Monday morning on I-40 East. At around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a single-car crash on I-40 East just east of Strawberry Plains Pike. Based on the investigation conducted at the scene, it…… MORE
Knoxville Police are asking for help to identify the suspects in a cold case. On June 29th, 2014, officers responded to the Sims Road and Cook drive area where they found 40-year-old Paul Shepherd Jr. with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. He was a local taxi driver who…… MORE
Update: The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been found dead inside a car. Sheriff C.J. Ball says the car was found yesterday (Sunday) along Hollow Road in Cosby and the bodies were too decomposed to identify. Their bodies have been sent for autopsy to determine their identities but they are believed to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Yale University has tapped a Knoxville native to be its 24th president. The Yale Board of Trustees last week choosing Maurie McInnis for the post unanimously. The board’s Senior Trustee and chair of the presidential search committee Josh Bekenstein described McInnis as “a compelling leader, distinguished scholar, and devoted educator” whose “experience and…… MORE
Kingsport Police are asking for help to find a runaway teen. 14-year-old Exenia Pafford has been reported and entered into the national NICI database for missing persons. Police say she is believed to have left her home voluntarily sometime Sunday night and may be heading to the Greeneville area. Exenia was last seen wearing a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is charged following an investigation into a sexual assault at the Market Square Parking Garage. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the parking garage at 406 Walnut Street around 2:00 p.m. Friday after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted by a man in a bathroom…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in North Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers were called around 8:40 a.m. Monday to a home in the 400 block of E. Oldham Avenue to investigate a stabbing. They found a woman who had been stabbed at least one time who was taken to…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in Northwest Knoxville. Crews called to the 3200 block of Dewine Road this morning. The home has suffered heavy fire damage to the attic space and moderate smoke and water damage. The home had working smoke detectors. However, the detectors did not alert the occupants because…… MORE
Alcoa Police are investigating a pursuit which ended in a crash that injures two people and shuts down Aloca Highway for hours. Officers witnessed a reckless driver in an older model Maxima speeding on Hall Road near Texas Roadhouse. Another officer spotted the car speeding near Lois Lane and said the driver was displaying signs…… MORE
