The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says the 11th boating related fatality has occurred on Tennessee waters this year. TWRA officers and local authorities responding to a call Friday about a man, reportedly in his 70’s, who was fishing with a friend and believed to have suffered a medical emergency and fell into the water where…… MORE
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East Tennessee Lawmakers React to Verdict in Former President Donald Trump’s Criminal Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over…… MORE
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100 Deadliest Days of Summer for Teen Drivers Nears
The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” begins following Memorial Day. This period goes until Labor Day and marks a time when teenage drivers are more at risk on the road. “It can get really dangerous. You’ve been in school, you’re ready to get out and have some fun, and you have to realize your focus…… MORE
TBI Operation Protecting Tomorrow Brings Arrests and Identifies Dozens of Child Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation
TBI’S ‘OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW’ YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTION Efforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remains Ongoing A dozen people face felony charges and two dozen victims have been identified in a large-scale, collaborative operation to target online child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee.…… MORE
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Hit and Run in South Knoxville
Knoxville Police are investigating a hit and run along Maryville Pike in South Knoxville. Police say it happened in the overnight hours of Friday or Saturday morning. There were no occupants in the vehicle but sadly signs of alcohol consumption. KPD reminding motorist there is absolutely no reason for driving under the influence. KPD says they…… MORE
Knoxville Police Release Body Camera Footage in Fountain City Officer-Involved Shooting
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Knoxville Police Department releases body camera footage Wednesday showing a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in mid-April. KPD officials say Officer Seth Beeler responded to an Exxon gas station at 5306 North Broadway around 5:30 p.m. on April 17. While there, a witness reportedly told Beeler that 41-year-old William…… MORE
Man Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder in Overdose Death at Knox County Motel
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man convicted of second-degree murder in a woman’s overdose death at a Knox County motel has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office sharing that52-year-old Wesley Allen Lacey was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison in the overdose death of a woman…… MORE
Knox County Schools Bus Driver Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Schools bus driver was arrested this (Thursday) morning, suspected of driving under the influence. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Holston Middle School around 9:00 a.m. after being told about “potential issues” by a KCS security staff member. They say the officers conducted a field sobriety test…… MORE
ACSO: Two charged After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Two people are arrested after a high speed chase through Oak Ridge. Anderson County Deputies were called to the Marathon Gas Station on Oak Ridge Highway after a man was spotted at the gas pumps putting on a ski mask Monday morning. When deputies arrived, the man fled the scene, and…… MORE
TBI Identifies Victim in Clinton Officer-Involved Shooting
Clinton, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identifies the victim of an officer-involved shooting Sunday in Clinton. TBI officials say 25-year-old Isaiah Gregory Hill died after Clinton police responded to the 1000 block of Medaris Street for a reported suicidal person around 8:00 p.m. TBI says the officer found Hill in a parking lot…… MORE
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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!
12th Annual Covenant Health Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival 8/31/25
The 12th Annual Big Kahuna Wing Festival (now Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival) returns to World’s Fair Park on Sunday, August 31st from 3pm to 9pm!
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.
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