Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say they’ve identified the people responsible for a string of car break ins. KCSO says 15 to 20 vehicles have been burglarized in about a month span including a few law enforcement cruisers. William Brewster and Zachary Jordan are now charged with multiple counts of vehicle burglaries and…… MORE
Update: An Endangered Child Alert issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for 5-month-old William Jackson missing out of Marion County has ended, he has been found safe. Original story: An Endangered Child Alert is issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for 5-month-old William Jackson missing out of Marion County. He has blue eyes,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple vehicle burglaries in Knox County. The string of vehicle burglaries occurred in Knox County in the months of September and October, some of the break-ins targeting police cars. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler provided an update to media Thursday. “Fifteen to twenty confirmed vehicle…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The annual “Coats for the Cold” drive to collect thousands of coats for those in our area who otherwise may not have a coat during this winter is underway. You can donate new and gently-used men’s, women’s and children’s coats at any KARM Store or Prestige Cleaners location until November 11th. Those…… MORE
A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office into a residential fire in that county has resulted in the arrest of a Decatur woman. On October 10th, TBI special agent fire investigators were requested to assist the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation of…… MORE
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to find a man last seen in February. He wasn’t reported missing until this month. He was last seen in a blue denim jacket with a yellow collar and a flannel shirt. He also does not own a cell phone or car. Anyone with information is…… MORE
Tennessee might expand on its third grade retention law, something that got a lot of pushback from parents and teachers last school year. This proposal would create a higher bar for the math section of TCAP, and it might get more support from teachers. “If you can’t read and do math on grade level, how…… MORE
An investigation is underway after one person dies following a structure collapse in Union County. Emergency crews called to the Sharps Chapel community yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Two people had already been removed from the structure when the rescue squad arrived on Oak Grove Road. One person was taken to the hospital by Lifestar while the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville City Council Member and Knoxville icon Larry Cox has died. Cox was a prominent figure in the community for almost 35 years, not only serving on the council but going to bat for kids’ access to sports as a past coach and director of the non-profit inner city sports program the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) has fined Rodriguez Paving and Foundation over $42,000 after the death of one of their employees in April. The incident happened on Leslie Way in Sevierville when 20 year-old Gabriel Rodrigues, of Pigeon Forge, was operating a skid-steer at a construction site. A retaining…… MORE
