Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Kingston man is facing life in prison after being convicted Wednesday of multiple federal child sex crimes. Department of Justice officials announcing 34-year-old Christopher Edward Allen was convicted of nine counts involving child pornography and attempting to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Specifically, the nine counts include: The…… MORE
9/26/24 Update: Event canceled due to severe weather forecast for area. Officials with Hamblen County Schools making the announcement this (Thursday) afternoon say impending weather has caused them to cancel the training exercise involving the Morristown Police Department and the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department previously scheduled for Friday at Morristown-Hamblen West High School. No word…… MORE
Maynardville, TN (WOKI) Union County High School was placed on a soft lockdown briefly Wednesday due to a threat to the school. Union County Schools officials say that a former student made the threat and was arrested in Knox County. The school was cleared of the lockdown and returned to normal operations. Officials say the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and an investigation is underway after two women are allegedly assaulted Monday morning near the University of Tennessee. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to a call about an assault at Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street just before 9:00 a.m. The two victims, aged 18 and 20,…… MORE
A Knoxville man is charged with driving under the influence after a pedestrian is killed in a crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol called to a crash on Murphy Road at Shannon Valley Farms Boulevard Thursday night. Troopers say a pedestrian had been hit by an SUV driven by 46-year-old Aldo Weddington and was dead at…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating after a woman reported an assault early Sunday morning in Fort Sanders. KPD officials say a 22-year-old woman reported that a man claiming to be an Uber driver assaulted her. According to the woman’s report, the man, possibly of Middle Eastern descent with a heavy build, told her…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A suspected wanted in connection to a deadly West Knoxville shooting in April is indicted for murder after being found in Kentucky. Knoxville Police Department officials say 49-year-old Michael Merrick was taken into custody for a DUI charge in Whitley County, Kentucky but has been charged with second-degree murder in the death…… MORE
The Vols’ equipment truck hit a snag on the way back from the Oklahoma game. According to cameras from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the truck was involved in an incident I-40 near the I-30 interchange in North Little Rock, Arkansas. WVLT News reached out to Tennessee Associate Athletic Director of Strategic Communications Bill Martin…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two men are facing drug charges after a traffic stop Thursday morning in East Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers stopped a Nissan truck on McConnell Street. During an investigation at the scene, they recovered over 36 grams of suspected crack cocaine and over $1,000 in cash from presumed drug sales.…… MORE
A Kentucky sheriff is charged with the murder of a district court judge According to Kentucky State Police, at around 2:55 Thursday afternoon, they received a 9-1-1 call from the Letcher County Courthouse in reference to shots being fired from inside the building. Several law enforcement agencies and emergency medical services responded to the scene…… MORE
