On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Knox County Grand Jury returned a five-count presentment against Tony Lynn Strand, 33. Strand faces charges including three counts of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, one count of Burglary, and one count of Observation without Consent. These charges are associated with conduct occurring from March 24, 2025,…… MORE
Jacksboro, TN (WOKI) Three people, including a teen, are in custody following a drug bust Wednesday in Campbell County. Officials with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office say 47-year-old Rachel Carrol, 27-year-old Bryan Bolton and 19-year-old Chloe Hayes were arrested at an apartment on Yoakum Hollow Road in Jacksboro following an extensive investigation into illegal drug…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man and woman are facing charges after authorities say they left children in a hot car to shop at Target . Officers went to the store on Clinton Highway Monday after a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was flagged down by someone who said two children were left by themselves in a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man with multiple outstanding warrants is now facing several additional charges in connection to Tuesday night’s shooting near Taylor Homes Road. Knoxville police arrested and charged 19-year-old Gabriel Teams after fleeing a traffic stop in a stolen car. KPD says the car, a black Honda Accord, was witnessed leaving the…… MORE
A student at Rockwood High School is arrested after making a threat. Chief Deputy Tim Phillips with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office says school officials were made aware of a potential threat allegedly made by a student yesterday (Tuesday) morning. Law enforcement responded to make sure everyone on campus was safe and Phillips said there…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A 13-year-old student at Heritage Middle School in Blount County is facing charges after bringing a gun to school. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say School Resource Officers acted on a tip that the student possibly had a gun in his backpack. The SROs responded quickly and found the gun.…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal crash in North Knoxville. Rural Metro Fire responded to the deadly crash yesterday (Monday) afternoon near the intersection of Clinton Highway and Pleasant Ridge Road. Details surrounding the crash are limited but TDOT’s Mark Nagi says that only one car was involved in the crash. Traffic backed up…… MORE
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate who escaped custody Monday afternoon. Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office say 59-year-old Larry Keith Poore, of Cumberland Gap, escaped around 1:15 p.m. Monday while on work detail in the Oak Village Circle area in Cumberland Gap. Poore was last…… MORE
Greene County, TN (WOKI) Two people are dead after a wrong-way crash in Greene County. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol reporting that the crash occurred around 3:00 a.m. Monday morning when 80-year-old Paul Martinez, who was driving northbound along I-81 South near mile marker 30, hit another car head-on. Both Martinez and 37-year-old Sherri…… MORE
LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn.—Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) law enforcement officials assisted in the recovery of the bodies of two missing teenagers who jumped into the Tennessee River from Interstate 75 in Loudon County. TWRA wildlife officers and investigators joined the search on Wednesday morning. On Friday, they located and recovered the first victim using a…… MORE
