Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying a man whose body was found more than year ago in West Knox County. KCSO says deputies were called to 325 Walker Springs Road around 4:30 on Saturday, August 5, 2023 for the report of a dead person near the wood line…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after two men are shot at an apartment on Sutters Mill Lane. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the Adelade apartment complex around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, finding a 26-year-old man who had been shot. Around the same time, officers responded to the Sutters Mill Apartments where…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee voted, unanimously, today (Wednesday) to change the name of a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the latest development in a years-long effort to rename Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi (Coo – Woe – HE), the traditional Cherokee name for…… MORE
A Hardin Valley Middle School student has been detained in connection with a bomb threat at the school which has caused an evacuation at the school earlier today. The Knox County Sheriff’s Bomb Unit has cleared Hardin Valley Middle, and students are back in class. The suspect will be interviewed by Juvenile Detectives and there’s…… MORE
A woman who ran an animal rescue out of her home in Dandridge where 68 dogs were found malnourished and neglected is charged with multiple counts of aggravated animal cruelty. The nonprofit, “A Life 2 go 2 Rescue”, has been on the sheriff’s radar for a while. Deputies went to the home on Argonnia Lane…… MORE
A Knoxville man is arrested after authorities say he impersonated a security guard at the Tennessee Valley Fair. 31-year-old Luke Jones went to the Tennessee Valley Fair on September 9th and said he was working security for the event. Jones then walked up to a sold out concert being held that night and went behind…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The Flint Gap Fire is 46 acres as of the last estimate. Although the fire is presently 0% contained, only a few areas are actively burning within the perimeter. Once firefighter access and safety in this remote and steep terrain is addressed, a full suppression strategy will be executed. The fire did not receive…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The cost of UT football tickets is rising as the sport enters the era of revenue sharing with players. Tennessee Athletics Director Danny White said future season tickets would come with a 10% talent fee, plus a four and a half percent per-seat increase for a nearly 15 percent price hike for…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are searching for a teen suspect in connection to Friday’s shooting at the Kwik Pantry Food Mart off Asheville Highway. KPD officials announcing Tuesday that officers and detectives are actively working to find 15-year-old Kendall Ridgeway who they say is facing multiple juvenile charges connected to the September 13 shooting,…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center’s annual competition against LifeSouth Blood Center out of Florida is underway and Medic is beating them 411 units to 287 in the first day. All eligible donors are encouraged to donate through Friday. Blood donors will receive a special edition t-shirt while supplies last and several coupons to area organizations. Also,…… MORE
