UPDATE: A brush fire on Sharp’s Ridge is now fully contained. The fire broke out yesterday (Tuesday) as Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to the scene off Broadcast Way. TN State Division of Forestry was called to assist and continued to work the fire throughout the night and into this morning. Officials say you…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/25: A Roane County school bus driver is now facing a slew of charges after a crash Monday morning that injures two students. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol say 64-year-old Paul Perrin was driving the bus on Ponders Gap Road just before 8:00 a.m. when it went off the right…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A teen is arrested late Sunday night in Madisonville after using a stolen gun during a burglary. Officials with the Madisonville Police Department say officers went to the Checkered Flag Market on Highway 411 around 11:00 p.m., where a witness told them an armed suspect left the scene on foot. Officers soon…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating an overnight shooting on Louise Avenue that left a teenager dead. At around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, KPD officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of Louise Avenue for a shooting with a victim. Officers arrived on scene, finding a 16-year-old male who had…… MORE
BRISTOL – A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Bristol Police Department, the 2nd Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, and the Virginia State Police has resulted in the indictment of an Alabama man in connection to a homicide that occurred more than two decades ago. In April 2002, detectives with the Bristol, Tennessee Police Department…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A teen in Blount County has been arrested and charged with raping a child. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say an investigation this week confirmed that a 4-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by a 14-year-old boy while she was attending an in-home daycare in Blount County. The teen has…… MORE
TRAFFIC ALERT KNOX COUNTY KNOXVILLE – Motorists traveling on I-40 West in Knox County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have a temporary impact on traffic. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 21, traffic on the exit ramp from I-40 West to Watt Road (Exit 369) will be shifted to the inside…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County will pay a Muslim woman more than $71,000 in a partial settlement agreement stemming from an October 2024 lawsuit filed against the county and sheriff Tom Spangler. Layla Soliz filed the lawsuit following her arrest in May 2024 for criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, connected to her participation in a Palestinian…… MORE
Following an investigation led by KPD Violent Crimes Unit detectives, 32-year-old Patrick Harris, of Knoxville, has been arrested and charged for making a threat directed at a Knox County Criminal Court Judge. Harris was charged with retaliation for past action, a class E felony, and prohibited 911 calls in non-emergency situations following an investigation into…… MORE
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