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Jefferson County Nurse Charged after Stealing Pills from Patient, Sheriff’s Office Says
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) An in-home nurse in Jefferson City is facing several charges after authorities say she stole medication from one of her patients.Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff's...
Apr 26, 2024
Great Smoky Mountains Synchronized Firefly Lottery Now Open
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from Monday, June 3 through Monday, June 10, but securing a spot requi...
Apr 26, 2024
Crime Stoppers Asks for Help Finding 2 Missing Knoxville Children
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers asks for help Friday afternoon in tracking down two missing Knoxville children.Two year old Serenity Yera and 4-year-old Fate Yera were report...
Apr 26, 2024
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Tomorrow
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- What if you could clean out clutter, prevent addiction, and protect the quality of your drinking water all at the same time? This Saturday, you can!The Tennessee Department of ...
Apr 26, 2024
West Knoxville Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody in Kentucky, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The suspect in Thursday night’s deadly shooting at a West Knoxville apartment has been taken into custody in Kentucky.Knoxville police reporting that 49-year-old Mic...
Apr 26, 2024
Fatal Hit-and-Run on Chapman Highway
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating an overnight fatal, hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian.At around 1:40 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers respon...
Apr 26, 2024
Multiple People and Dogs in a South Knoxville House Fire, One Dog is Shot
11 people and 33 dogs are safe after making it out of a home during a fire in South Knoxville.Knoxville Fire department investigators are working to find out what started this fire at a home in the 20...
Apr 26, 2024
THREE MEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING TBI ONLINE CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATION
MCMINNVILLE - Special agents assigned to TBI's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested and charged three men accused of uploading child sexual abuse material online.TBI agents opened...
Apr 25, 2024
ATHENS WOMAN CHARGED IN HER MOTHER’S HOMICIDE
ROANE COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Roane County Sheriff's Office, and the Office of the 9th Judicial District Attorney General ...
Apr 25, 2024
YWCA Announces New “Keys of Hope” Campaign as Part of Major Renovation
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The YWCA will be renovating its building to help more members of the community as well as their own residents.“Keys of Hope” at the YWCA helps women who otherwise woul...
Apr 25, 2024
