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Knoxville Police Searching for Man Accused of Threatening Woman at Gunpoint

Knoxville Police Searching for Man Accused of Threatening Woman at Gunpoint

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help in their search for a man they say threatened a woman at gunpoint on Friday. KPD says 30-year-old Javonta Miles of Knoxville is charged with aggravated domestic assault and that officers’ efforts to locate him have, thus far, been unsuccessful. According to Knoxville Police, Miles was…MORE

KCSO: One Person Charged after Two Pounds of Meth Found at North Knoxville Home

KCSO: One Person Charged after Two Pounds of Meth Found at North Knoxville Home

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is facing charges following the discovery by investigators Monday of more than two-and-a-half pounds of meth at a North Knoxville home. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say the meth, an unspecified amount of marijuana and other items consistent with the manufacturing and distribution of illegal narcotics were seized…MORE

Knoxville Man Gets Life Sentence for 2023 Double Murder

Knoxville Man Gets Life Sentence for 2023 Double Murder

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man gets a life sentence Monday for a 2023 double murder. The sentencing — life in prison without parole — came after Jair Romario Martin pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count each of criminal impersonation and evading arrest in the…MORE

Knoxville Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed in Crash
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Knoxville Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed in Crash

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police identify the motorcycle driver killed Thursday, June 12 following a head-on collision in West Knoxville. KPD says the crash happened on N. Gallaher View Road between Broome Road and Walker Springs Road. They report a truck was turning left out of an apartment complex when a motorcycle, driven by 39-year-old…MORE

Road Back Open after Sinkhole at McGhee Tyson Airport Causes Closure

Road Back Open after Sinkhole at McGhee Tyson Airport Causes Closure

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 6/13 6:00 a.m.: A portion of Airport Loop Road at McGhee Tyson Airport has reopened Friday morning following the discovery of a sinkhole Thursday night. Airport officials say the roadway is the main road circling the airport terminal building and garage; travelers and visitors to McGhee Tyson were rerouted for a…MORE

Stolen Knoxville Food Truck Found in Nashville, Police Say

Stolen Knoxville Food Truck Found in Nashville, Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has tracked down Dulcie’s Cafe’s trailer, a food truck that was reported stolen out of Knoxville earlier this week. The business took to social media to ask for help after security cameras caught a person in a Home Depot truck rental pull up to the trailer at 701…MORE

Knox County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies Attempted to Pull Over a Vehicle Which Led to a Multi-County Chase and Three Arrests
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies Attempted to Pull Over a Vehicle Which Led to a Multi-County Chase and Three Arrests

A multi-county police chase ends with three people arrested. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to pull over a car on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard last night (Wednesday), but it didn’t stop and sped onto I-40 East leading deputies on a chase from Knox County, through Sevier County and into Jefferson County.…MORE

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Fanboy Expo July 11th-13th- Knoxville Convention Center

Fanboy Expo July 11th-13th- Knoxville Convention Center

Don’t miss Tennessee’s Largest Pop Culture Event, Fanboy Expo on July 11th-13th, 2025 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Come see why over 30,000 fans have attended our Summer events featuring Celebrity Guests, Comic Industry Pros, Cosplay, Vendors, Live Entertainment and much more!

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Update: Congratulations to Childhelp Tennessee (Knoxville Services)! They have won a fresh coat of paint up $10,000 from Sherman Williams and McLain’s Painting! Thanks to all those who nominated their favorite Non-profits as yet again it was an extremely tough decision with many great candidates! Painting of the Childhelp Knoxville location will take place on July 19th by McLain’s Painting.