Category Archives: News Top Stories
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
KPD: 11 Arrested During Joint Property Crime Crackdown
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Eleven people with outstanding warrants are arrested this week during a property crime crackdown operation in Knoxville and Knox County.Knoxville Police Department officials annou...
Jul 31, 2025
Election Commission News and Notes as City of Knoxville Primary Election Early Voting Approaches
Knoxville – As of Wednesday, July 30, 2025, there are 82,848 active registered voters in the city of Knoxville that are eligible to vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election. ...
Jul 31, 2025 Go Vote Knoxville
TBI Seeking Suspect(s) after Four Family Members of Abandoned Baby Discovered Dead
LAKE COUNTY, TN (WMC – Story Courtesy of WVLT) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says one or more suspects are being sought after the overnight discovery of four bodies in Northwest ...
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
TBI Silver Alert for Missing Middle Tennessee Man Ends, Found Safe in East Tennessee
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Silver Alert for missing Middle Tennessee man 83-year-old Robert Stidham has ended.He has been found safe in Sevier County.ORIGINAL STORY: #TNSilverAlert ...
Jul 31, 2025
BCSO: Maryville Couple Charged after Four Year Old Found Living in Home with No Power, Little Running Water
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville couple is facing child abuse charges after deputies find a four-year-old child living in “squalid conditions.”Officials with the Blount County Sheriff̵...
Jul 30, 2025
Knoxville News Media Owners Sue over Tennessee Law Limiting Reporting
(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Several news media companies from across the U.S. have sued the State of Tennessee over a new law they say makes it harder to report the news. Include...
Jul 29, 2025 Christa Gail Pike was convicted of hitting Slemmer on the head with a chunk of asphalt, killing her. Prosecutors said she kept a portion of the girl’s skull as a souvenir.
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
