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Elderly Scott County Couple at Center of Silver Alert Found Safe, TBI says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/3: An elderly Scott County couple at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials announcing Wednesday afternoon that ...
Jul 02, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating after Three People are Killed in a Crash on I-40 East
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 res...
Jul 01, 2024
Knoxville Police are Asking for Help to Identify Suspects in 10 Year-Old Murder of a Taxi Driver
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. ...
Jun 30, 2024
Missing Georgia Firefighters Reportedly Found Dead in Cocke County Tennessee
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 ...
Jun 28, 2024
Knoxville Native Named New Yale University President
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 Seni...
Jun 18, 2024
Kingsport Police Asking for Help to Find a Runaway Teen
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 h...
Jun 18, 2024
KPD: Knoxville Man Charged after Sexually Assaulting Woman at Market Square Parking Garage
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...
Jun 17, 2024
Police Investigating Deadly Stabbing in North Knoxville
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...
Jun 17, 2024
Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating the Cause of an Early Morning House Fire
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 spac...
Jun 17, 2024
A Man is Charged in Accident Which Shuts Down Alcoa Highway for Hours, Injuring Two
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...
Jun 16, 2024
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