11 people and 33 dogs are safe after making it out of a home during a fire in South Knoxville. Knoxville Fire department investigators are working to find out what started this fire at a home in the 200 block of Stone Road. KFD says the owners reported that fire around at 3:00 this morning.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man accused of driving under the influence, hitting and killing a 24-year-old man in Knoxville has been indicted by the Knox County Grand Jury. Shannon Walker has been indicted for vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence in connection to the death of…… MORE
A man pleads guilty to charges stemming from a deadly drag racing crash in East Knoxville. in January 2023. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says Tra’Shawn Glass has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by drag racing and two counts of reckless aggravated assault in the January incident that killed a man and seriously injured two children.…… MORE
Officials with Rural Metro say a dryer catches fire and causes significant damage to a West Knoxville home. Crews were called to the 10000 block of Summitt Mountain Court this (Wednesday) morning and found a dryer fire had spread into the void space between the floors. Firefighters were able to keep it from spreading to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A teen is facing several charges following a brief lockdown Tuesday morning at Fulton High School. Knoxville Police Department officials say KPD School Resource Officers responded to the school around 11:30 a.m. after a person called the school threatening to hurt a student. Officers detained a 16-year-old male suspect near the…… MORE
Knox County’s Twenty year Growth Plan is unanimously approved after five hours of debate. Knox County Commissioners meeting last night (Monday) discussing the plan also known as Advance Knox. It creates an outline for Knox County development and infrastructure future with 70,000 people expected to move into the county over the next 20 years. The…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Sheriff’s office deputy has pled guilty to two counts in a sexual misconduct case from 2022. According to police records, Tim Stidam was fired from the sheriff’s office in March of 2022 during an internal investigation into how he handled a teen’s cellphone and images that were on…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputy attempted to stop a car on Chapman Highway for a traffic violation when the suspect fled and crashed into a South Knoxville business. It happened last night (Sunday), in the 6200 block of Chapman Highway at the former Kay’s Ice Cream. The driver, who…… MORE
Four people are charged in connection to a Knoxville woman’s death in what police say was a heinous crime. Knoxville Police say the four are charged in connection to 22-year-old Danishka Sibaja Mejia death at her home on Gilbert Lane in South Knoxville on April 5th. Latawyne Osborne, his mother, Angela Greenburg, Marquis Ellis and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating and has identified the suspect in Wednesday’s fatal officer-involved shooting in Fountain City. Knoxville police responded to a disturbance in the 5300 Block of North Broadway at the Exxon gas station where investigators say 41-year-old William Charles McBride Jr. was “allegedly acting erratically and…… MORE
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Cendrillon presented by the Knoxville Opera at the Bijou Theatre May 3rd, 4th & 5th!
Soaky Mountain Waterpark officials today announced its 50-acre waterpark, located at 175 Gists Creek Road, will officially open for the 2024 season on May 11 and 12, and then daily starting May 17.
Check out the nearly 2,000 street rods, customs, muscle cars, and more than 600 exhibitors and swappers at Chilhowee Park as the National Street Rod Association presents its Annual Street Rod Nationals South.
Aerosmith: Peace Out- The Farewell Tour, 50th Anniversary of Aerosmith, Celebrating a Lifetime of Hits- Tickets on sale Friday, April 12th through ticketmaster.com.
The annual Remote Area Medical fundraiser that ties in tacos, tequila
and togetherness is set for Friday, April 26th. The Southern Tequila and Taco Festival returns to the JC Penney parking lot in Turkey Creek the Friday before Cinco de Mayo!