Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene near Thorngrove Pike in the Strawberry Plains area Tuesday morning. Officials say one person was killed and another was taken to UT Medical…… MORE
A wildfire is burning in Cocke County in the Hartford community. Crews responded to the scene last night (Monday). Several agencies are on the scene and smoke is present in the area so please use caution as crews are on the scene. No word on the cause of the fire or if there are any…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy is formally indicted Monday by a grand jury. Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.’s indictment contains 21 counts to include a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Deputy Greg McCowan and an attempted first-degree murder charge in…… MORE
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Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating two robberies on Merchant Drive that it says could be connected. KPD officials say they are searching for a white man about six-feet tall with blue eyes who they believe robbed the Subway at 314 Merchant Drive last Friday around 6:30 p.m. and then robbed the…… MORE
Police raid a pawn shop in Claiborne County for stolen property and arrest three people. The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office raided Middleton Pawn yesterday (Thursday) and arrested Kerry “Pete” Middleton Jr. and Brandie Fultaz who are charged with theft of property and criminal conspiracy and Wilma Middleton is charged with possession of a Schedule III…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with Rural Metro Fire responded to a “serious” crash in North Knoxville involving an overturned concrete truck around noontime Thursday. Rural Metro Fire Department officials say the crash happened on E. Emory Road near Stormer Road. They are asking people to avoid the area and to expect “major delays.” This is…… MORE
Alert Knoxville Police officers arrest a man in possession of a gun in East Knoxville during a suspected drug deal. Officers spotted 21 year-old Trevon Allen yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in what they believed to be a hand-to-hand drug deal on Magnolia Avenue. KPD says further investigation revealed he is a convicted felon and was in…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An assisted living facility in Roane County is ordered closed after authorities find bedbugs and biohazard violations. Our news partner WVLT reporting that Victorian Square Assisted Living, located on Chamberlain Avenue in Rockwood, was ordered closed by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission for numerous violations to include the finding of…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal crash in Farragut. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a dump truck crashed on Kingston Pike near Amesbury Road on Monday. THP says the dump truck driver crossed four lanes of traffic on Kingston Pike, went off the road and across Amesbury Road where it hit another car. The…… MORE
