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Knoxville Police Arrest a Fourth Teen in West Town Mall Shooting Incident

Knoxville Police Arrest a Fourth Teen in West Town Mall Shooting Incident

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Knoxville Police Department Monday afternoon shared that a fourth teen, a male, was taken into custody Monday morning. KPD officials say the teen had a backpack that “officers retained from the scene of the shots fired incident, which upon further investigation contained suspected marijuana and a gun that was reported…MORE

Girlfriend Accused of Helping Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. Appears in Sevier County Court

Girlfriend Accused of Helping Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. Appears in Sevier County Court

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) Carrie Matthews, the woman accused of helping a murder suspect wanted for killing a Blount County deputy and shooting another, appeared in court on Friday, opting to waive her right to a preliminary hearing. Matthews’ decision means her case will move forward to a Grand Jury. Matthews is facing a charge…MORE

TBI Has Arrested a Rockwood Man in Connection to a Shooting in Cumberland County

TBI Has Arrested a Rockwood Man in Connection to a Shooting in Cumberland County

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, and the 13th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office into a shooting Monday has resulted in an arrest. On March 11th, at the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI agents joined deputies in responding to a…MORE

TBI: Jamestown Officer Shoots Man ‘Armed with Machete’

TBI: Jamestown Officer Shoots Man ‘Armed with Machete’

Jamestown, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a Jamestown Police officer fatally shoots a man during a domestic dispute call Wednesday night. TBI says officers responded to the 200 block of N. Smith Street around 9:00 p.m., where they found a man armed with a machete who reportedly refused to comply…MORE

Missing Claiborne County Man is Found Dead in Kentucky

Missing Claiborne County Man is Found Dead in Kentucky

A missing Claiborne County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert is found dead in Kentucky. Police say 86-year-old Curtis Mason was last seen on February 26th in Harrogate. His van was spotted in Kentucky in the days after he went missing in Middlesboro, Pineville and along Highway 92. He was found dead…MORE

TBI, Cumberland County Sheriff Investigating Shooting

TBI, Cumberland County Sheriff Investigating Shooting

Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating following a shooting Monday, March 11 in east Cumberland County. TBI officials say the sheriff’s office responded around 4:45 p.m. to the shooting call in the 2000 block of Smith Mountain Road where deputies found a woman who…MORE

Knoxville Police Department Chief Asking City for Almost $3M for Raises

Knoxville Police Department Chief Asking City for Almost $3M for Raises

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department’s Chief of Police is asking the city for almost $3 million for employee and officer raises. KPD Chief Paul Noel, making his case to city leaders during a budget hearing on March 6, said that even with the new hires the department secured in 2023, the department had…MORE

Union County Man Sentenced to More Than 50 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse

Union County Man Sentenced to More Than 50 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Union County man is sentenced Monday to more than 50 years behind bars for child sexual abuse. Officials with the Eighth Judicial District of Tennessee saya Union County Grand Jury found Scott Stiner guilty of four counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child under 13 and one count of solicitation…MORE

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Alzheimer’s Tennessee Walk To Make Alzheimer’s A Memory!

Alzheimer’s Tennessee Walk To Make Alzheimer’s A Memory!

Find An Upcoming Walk Near You! Foothills Walk Alcoa High School Saturday, April 6 Knoxville Walk World’s Fair Park Saturday, April 13 Middle Tennessee Walk At Franklin The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Saturday, April 20 5 County Walk Historic Downtown Clinton Saturday, April 27 Tri-Cities Walk Willow Springs Park, Johnson City Saturday, April 27

Knoxville Opera 2024

Knoxville Opera 2024

Check out all the excitement that The Knoxville Opera has to offer this season, including the Rossini Festival April 20th, and Cendrillon May 3rd, 4th & 5th!