A Maryville man could face life in prison after being convicted of plotting to murder FBI employees in Knoxville. 35 year-old Edward Kelley was convicted yesterday (Wednesday). According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Kelley was awaiting trial for participating in the Janurary 6th 2021 Capitol breach when he put together a plan to attack…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Lenoir City Police Department has issued a warning after seeing an increase in credit card skimmers found at local businesses. A card skimmer is a small electronic device that steals card information at points of sale. They are designed to blend in with legitimate card readers, which makes…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Wednesday morning on I-40 East. Officers say a Toyota Corolla was stopped in the far right lane on I-40 East, for an unknown reason, near Midway Road when a box truck hit the rear of the stopped car. The man driving and…… MORE
Farragut (WOKI) Update 11/20/24: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire and Explosives Unit responded around 1 pm today (Wednesday) with Rural Metro Fire and Sheriff’s Office Patrol to reports of a home explosion on Blue Water Way in West Knox County. Upon arrival, the FEIU Investigator discovered that the structure was completely leveled. After…… MORE
An investigation is underway after two people are injured in a plane crash. The Chattanooga Fire Department says the two suffered minor injuries yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon when their plane crashed on a busy road during rush hour. Officials say the plane’s engine went out and that it crashed about a half-mile away from the nearby…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is still behind in the 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive against Kentucky Blood Center. Tennessee is trailing Kentucky by 162 units after the second day of the competition which runs through Friday. MEDIC has lost to the Kentucky Blood Center in the last two years. A big change for this…… MORE
The White Pine Police Department is investigating the death of five-year-old child. Officers with the WPPD, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, White Pine Fire Department and Jefferson County EMS went to Harrison Road yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. The call was for a five-year-old child with special needs in cardiac arrest. They arrived on the scene within two…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Holiday lights are returning to The Cove at Concord Park this season, free to the public. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will be flipping the switch to kick-off the 26th annual Holiday Festival of Lights during a family-friendly event at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2. The spectacular community lighting display offers…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Allegiant announcing Tuesday that the airline would be offering three new flights out of McGhee Tyson Airport. The discount airline is adding flights to Sarasota, Florida, Gulf Shores, Alabama and Washington, DC’s Dulles International Airport. The new flights start next year with one-way fares as low as $39.00. Here’s the schedule, as…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) A Monroe County murder suspect remains held without bail Tuesday following his first court appearance. Nicholas Wayne Hamlett led law enforcement on an almost month-long manhunt before he was taken into custody in Columbia, South Carolina on November 10. He is accused of killing 34-year-old Steven Lloyd near the Cherohala Skyway,…… MORE
