Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal accident on Alcoa Highway and have now identified the victim. KPD says 38 year-old Kimberly Mendes was killed in yesterday morning’s crash near Cherokee Trail which involved her car, a SUV and a Fedex truck. The preliminary investigation shows Mendes was hit by the truck which tried to merge…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxville Police Department officials have released more details about a deadly crash early Wednesday morning on Alcoa Highway near Cherokee Trail. KPD officials say officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to the crash involving three vehicles: a sedan, an SUV and a Fedex truck. Officials say a preliminary investigation indicates the sedan…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced they are on the lookout for a suspect they say is armed and dangerous. THP officials say troopers in Campbell County found a white Lexus belonging to Jacob Kennamer out of Kentucky, Sunday, July 9, along I-75 N near mile-marker 138. Officials report Kennamer was last…… MORE
An investigation is underway by TOSHA after a man is killed in a trench collapse in South Knoxville. Workers were installing a sewer line along Berry Road when the man was covered in dirt while working 10 feet below the ground. Workers tried to remove the dirt, the man’s son was also working on the…… MORE
A man is charged with first-degree murder after he called 911 to tell police he shot his wife. The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office responding to that shooting call on Marie Street in Talbott Saturday after Charles Barbely made the call Satuday night. He reportedly laid a handgun on the front porch and was arrested without…… MORE
MEDIC has a critically low inventory for O Negative blood. There is currently less than a one-day supply. Healthy donors are encouraged to donate. Due to the high holiday demand, O Negative is critically low across the country. Donors will receive a MEDIC T-shirt, Texas Roadhouse coupon, and ticket to the Polar Express Ride at…… MORE
A Scott County deputy is arrested and charged with domestic assault against a family member. It happened last night, when Oneida Police responded to a domestic disturbance call and arrested 27-year-old deputy Rachel Thomas. She is being held on a $1,000 bond. She was also placed on a mandatory 12-hour hold for the charge. she’s…… MORE
Amazon is recruiting workers for its Amazon Robotics Fulfillment site in Alcoa and have a satellite hiring office at the Foothills Mall in Maryville. They will be there today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Starting the week of July 9, the office will…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a deadly July 4th accident in South Knoxville. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to the 600 block of West Marine Road and the preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle went off the road, hitting a utility pole. That driver was pronounced dead at the scene.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Beloved by her chimpanzee family and human caretakers, a 38-year-old Chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville has died. “We had to make the unfortunate decision [Thursday] to euthanize Binti,” said Phil Colclough, Director of Animal Care, Conservation and Education for Zoo Knoxville in a video release today. The decision came after caregivers at the…… MORE
