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One Dead in Greeneville Crash, Police Report Says
Greeneville, TN (WOKI) A man is dead after a crash on Andrew Johnson Highway in Greeneville. According to a police report, the crash occurred around 4:30 Thursday afternoon near Pruitt Road. The repor...
Oct 17, 2025 According to a police report, the crash occurred around 4:30 Thursday afternoon, on Andrew Johnson Highway near Pruitt Road.
$12 million Wrongful Death Suit Filed on Behalf of Tennessee Business Explosion Victim's Child
NASHVILLE, TN - (Story Courtesy of WSMV / WVLT) - Less than a week after an explosion killed 16 people in Tennessee, attorneys have filed a multi-million-dollar wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a v...
Oct 17, 2025 Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems (photo courtesy of WVLT/WSMV)
KPD Investigating Assault of Off-Duty Officer
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / KPD) - The Knoxville Police Department has opened an internal administrative investigation into an incident that happened early Thursday morning in Downtown Knoxville. At just af...
Oct 16, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
Thousands of Nursing Home Complaints Uninvestigated in TN
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - A state audit has found that the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission failed to investigate thousands of complaints against nursing homes and other healthcar...
Oct 16, 2025 Nursing home picture courtesy of Freepik
Report: Knoxville Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Knox County Shooting
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in southeast Knox County. According to a police report, officers responded in the early morning hours Tuesd...
Oct 16, 2025 According to the report, officers responded to the address and were told the suspect — 24-year-old Chasee Vanover — got into a fight with two people at the home. (Courtesy: JIMS)
Pedestrian Killed in North Broadway Crash, Knoxville Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning on North Broadway. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say officers responded around 6:40 a.m. t...
Oct 16, 2025 Knoxville police say a woman crossing the road was hit around 6:40 a.m. Thursday. (Courtesy: KPD)
KCSO: Two Arrested in West Knoxville Drug Bust
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two men are facing a slew of charges following a drug bust Tuesday night in West Knoxville. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff's Office say 27-year-old Barry Sherrell, of Detr...
Oct 16, 2025 (Courtesy: JIMS)
Firefighter Treated after a Tractor-Trailer Runs off I-40 and Catches Fire near Turkey Creek
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - One firefighter is taken to the hospital suffering from heat exhaustion after a semi truck catches fire in the woods after veering off the road and closes down part of I-...
Oct 16, 2025 Semi Truck Crash I-40 West Knox County (Photo courtesy of WVLT)
An Opioid More Dangerous than Fentanyl is in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - An opioid called nitazenes has been spreading in Tennessee for the last couple of years. Health experts say it is 20 times more potent than fentanyl and hundre...
Oct 16, 2025 Opioid Overdose Reversal Kit (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Man Missing from Hospital is Found
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Josh was located by Knox County Sheriff's Office deputies and has since been transported back to the hospital for evaluation. Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Knoxville Police are...
Oct 16, 2025 Joshua Long - Photo courtesy of KPD
