Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former employee at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center was arrested Tuesday, charged with bringing contraband into a penal facility. Knox County Sheriff’s Office officials say 55-year-old Donald Ray Russell was charged after Superintendent Richard Bean told the sheriff’s office about the incident. According to Bean, Russell took his phone…… MORE
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) The Pigeon Forge Police Department is looking for a missing 15-year-old girl. PFPD officials say Makayla Pliss left her home Monday and was last seen near Honey Lane in Sevier County. Pliss is described as white, 5′5″ tall and 115 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes. Police say she was…… MORE
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A brush fire in Campbell County is under control Wednesday morning. Crews responding to that fire Tuesday night around 10:00 p.m. in the area of White Rock Road. Several homes were threatened for a time. Officials report that crews have been scaled back on the fire, but extra support has been…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT / WSMV) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide Amber Alert Tuesday on behalf of the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office in middle Tennessee. Authorities are looking for 15-year-old Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers. Sebastian is white, five feet five inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon that Sheriff Tom Spangler has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In an open letter from Spangler, he said he learned late last week that he had the disease. He said he is “grateful the cancer was caught early, and the prognosis is excellent.” Spangler…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old West High School student is taken to UT Medical Center Tuesday morning after being hit by a car. Knoxville Police Department officials say the student was crossing Sutherland Avenue around 8:00 a.m. when she was hit by a Toyota 4Runner. KPD says the driver of the SUV was attempting to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issues a Silver Alert Tuesday afternoon for a missing 86-year-old man out of Claiborne County. TBI officials say Curtis Mason was last seen on Monday in Harrogate near the Parks Circle area. They say Mason may be driving a silver Pontiac Montana van with license number 40870PD,…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) More than just a water gauge, Sevier County’s Flood Warning System has expanded to further ensure the safety of the entire region. Housed in nine locations across the county, the Flood Warning System is made up of field sensors and a web-based software called Contrail. The system monitors streams,…… MORE
Hawkins County, TN (WOKI) A Hawkins County school bus driver is dead after a wrong-way crash Monday morning. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Highway 70 North at Willow Road. Tennessee Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Tylor Short, an Eidson, TN native, was driving southbound in a 2005 Chevy Silverado when he hit a school…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Despite public outcry, the Knox County Commission voted Monday night to rezone more than 40 acres of farmland off Northshore and Harvey Road for residential use. The tract of land hasn’t been in use for the last few years. A group of protestors from the area gathered at the meeting to voice…… MORE
