Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Sheriff’s office deputy has pled guilty to two counts in a sexual misconduct case from 2022. According to police records, Tim Stidam was fired from the sheriff’s office in March of 2022 during an internal investigation into how he handled a teen’s cellphone and images that were on…… MORE
Update: 17 year-old Aliza France has been found safe. Original Story: Police are asking for help to find a missing teen from Lenoir City. 17-year-old Aliza France left her home off Antioch Church Road East in Lenoir City early this morning (Monday). Detectives with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say that France was last seen…… MORE
Youth Violence Protection Week has kicked off at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center in Knoxville. It focuses on stopping violence in the community, both domestic violence and youth violence towards other youths. The City of Knoxville’s Office of Community Safety & Empowerment is running different events throughout the week with different resources available to…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Greene County involving a tree that went through a car. The South Greene Volunteer Fire Department says only one person suffered minor injuries in Saturday’s crash in the 4000 block of Houston Valley Road. When crews arrived, they found the car with two people, including a…… MORE
Knoxville Police are searching for a suspect wanted for attempted murder following a shooting at an apartment complex. 27-year-old Jevess Craigmire is wanted on several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery, stemming from a shooting at an apartment complex on Dandridge Avenue early Saturday morning. The 31 year-old victim was taken to…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning (Monday) fire in West Knoxville that leaves seven people and a dog displaced. Crews called to 1710 Helmbolt Road and determined it would be a defensive fire, meaning that the fire was too large for crews to enter the structure. A detached garage also caught fire.All…… MORE
An investigation is underway following the death of a Rod Run participant on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. The Pigeon Forge Police Department says a man was traveling on a scooter near the Parkway and Jake Thomas Road late Thursday night when a car door was opened. Chief Richie Catlett says he’s not sure what…… MORE
This (Sunday) morning at 9:33 AM, Knox County 911 received a call from a passerby on Chapman Highway advising that Wheels Auto Sales at 6246 Chapman Highway appeared to be on fire. The caller advised that smoke was coming from the building. On the arrival of the first KFD engine company, the officer advised…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputy attempted to stop a car on Chapman Highway for a traffic violation when the suspect fled and crashed into a South Knoxville business. It happened last night (Sunday), in the 6200 block of Chapman Highway at the former Kay’s Ice Cream. The driver, who…… MORE
Four people are charged in connection to a Knoxville woman’s death in what police say was a heinous crime. Knoxville Police say the four are charged in connection to 22-year-old Danishka Sibaja Mejia death at her home on Gilbert Lane in South Knoxville on April 5th. Latawyne Osborne, his mother, Angela Greenburg, Marquis Ellis and…… MORE
