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The Bomb Squad Called in After Oliver Springs Police Find Suspected Explosives in a Vehicle at a Convenience Store
A man in Oliver Springs is facing charges after police say they found suspected explosives in his car.Officials with the Oliver Springs Police Department say that just after midnight today (Friday), o...
Aug 01, 2025
Man Wanted in Connection to Quadruple Murder Involving Abandoned Infant in TN
Tiptonville, TN (WOKI) A manhunt is now underway for a suspected quadruple murderer wanted out of Lake County in Northwest Tennessee.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained warrants for 28-...
Jul 31, 2025
An Investigation is Underway After a Child Claims to get Locked in Dog Kennel at Knox County Home, Multiple Children are Removed from the Home
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Two people have been charged after a child told authorities he would allegedly get locked in a dog kennel for misbehaving and get hit with a metal pole.T...
Jul 31, 2025
Four Dogs, Eight Puppies Rescued from White Pine Home, Police Say
White Pine, TN (WOKI) Multiple dogs and puppies are removed from a White Pine home and two people are taken into custody.Animal control and White Pine Police rescued four dogs and eight puppies from a...
Jul 29, 2025
A Suspect is in Custody Following a Gunfight with a McMinn County Deputy
UPDATE (7/29/25): Stephen Goins is in custody after getting into a gunfight with a McMinn County Sheriff's Office deputy in Riceville, according to Sheriff Joe Guy.It happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday,...
Jul 29, 2025
President Trump Signs Blackburn, Cortez Masto Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill to provide relief for impacted taxp...
Jul 29, 2025
U.S. Marshals Arrest Man Wanted in New York Homicide at Knoxville Bus Station
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Marshals Service and the agency’s Smoky Mountains Task Force arrest a man Sunday wanted in connection to a New York homicide.Officials with the Marshals Service say...
Jul 28, 2025
Two People and One Dog Displaced after Knoxville House Fire
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a house fire Wednesday morning in east Knoxville.Crews were called to the 1600 block of Gillespie Avenue just after 10:00 a.m. and found hea...
Jul 23, 2025
KPD Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Chapman Highway
A motorcyclist died following a crash that happened late Tuesday night in South Knoxville.At around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the intersec...
Jul 23, 2025
An Investigation is Underway Following a House Fire in South Knoxville
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in South Knoxville.Crews were called to the 200 block of Colonial Drive last night (Tuesday) and found light smoke coming from the side of t...
Jul 23, 2025
