Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Investigators are now learning how a body ended up in a landfill in Anderson county. Knoxville Police say 47-year-old Mark Denton was in a dumpster on Broadway for unknown reasons when the dumpster was emptied into a trash truck and dropped off at the Chestnut Ridge landfill. His body was found December…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A shooting suspect out of Overton County is dead after an almost two-hour long standoff with the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Roane County. The situation began Friday morning at the Hutchinson Plant in Livingston. Officials say the suspect was involved in a shooting at the plant’s parking lot, then fled the scene.…… MORE
By Kelly Ann Krueger Published: Dec. 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM EST| KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – One person died after a crash on Chapman Highway Monday, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report obtained by WVLT News. Benjamin Jones was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra north on U.S. 411 when he crossed into the opposite lane.…… MORE
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service honored those who died over the last year. By Sam Luther That’s according to the city’s homeless coalition and its president, Bruce Spangler. On Thursday night the homeless coalition along with other city leaders hosted a memorial service for all the homeless people who died in Knoxville within the last year. “They…… MORE
Officials with the TWRA said the situation has prompted them to question the future of their relationship with Appalachian Bear Rescue. By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey Published: Dec. 19, 2024 at 11:28 AM EST TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WVLT) – Several leaders with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spoke Wednesday morning, addressing their controversial decision to euthanize 13 bear cubs from…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after one person is killed and another injured in a shooting early Thursday morning on Washington Pike. KPD says officers en route to the North Hills Apartments for a reported gunshot victim, spotted a car that had crashed into a fence in the 2900 block of…… MORE
New Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A Claiborne County man will spend nearly 40 years in jail after killing his wife who was a county jail employee. Benjamin Wayne Hopson stabbed his wife, 49-year-old Lori Ann Hopson, multiple times while they were driving down Barren Creek Road in April. Her body was later found outside of the…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) Norfolk Southern now has a target date in mind for reopening one of their lines in Newport. The rail company’s AS Line was damaged after heavy flooding from Helene wreaked havoc on parts of East Tennessee. The AS Line runs from Newport through Asheville to Grovestone, N.C. Norfolk Southern projects the line…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County man is facing prison time following a second degree murder conviction. A jury found 35-year-old Stefen White guilty in the shooting death of his roommate about a year ago. The DA’s office says on the evening of the shooting, White and the victim were arguing over White refusing to…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency issued a statement after making the decision to euthanize 13 bears from the Appalachian Bear Rescue. TWRA said that in 2023, several bears got pneumonia, leading to the death of one and the euthanasia of two cubs. They said two bears in…… MORE
