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Country Music Star and East Tennessee Native Morgan Wallen is Arrested in Nashville for Multiple Counts of Reckless Endangerment
Country music star Morgan Wallen ends up in jail after he allegedly threw a chair from the top of a Broadway bar in Nashville.WVLT says reports show that 30-year-old Wallen was on the roof of Chiefs B...
Apr 08, 2024
Things to Know About Today’s Eclipse, View in East Tennessee, School Closures, etc.
A rare, total solar eclipse is expected to bring darkness to cities across the United States on Monday, April 8. While Knoxville is not in the path of totality, the excitement for the phenom...
Apr 08, 2024
TBI Silver Alert for Missing 77 Year-Old from Kingsport
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for a missing East Tennessee man.77 year-old Robert Stallings is missing from Kingsport, he was last seen on April 4th.Stallings is describe...
Apr 08, 2024
Fentress County Child Abuse Case Moves to Grand Jury
Fentress County, TN (WOKI) The case of a Fentress County mother and father accused of abusing their adopted children was moved to the grand jury Thursday, April 4.Jessica and Jason Klimp are suspected...
Apr 05, 2024
TBI: 13 Charged, 5 Pounds of Meth Seized in Blount County
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Thirteen people from Blount County are indicted after an undercover investigation into methamphetamine distribution.According to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigati...
Apr 05, 2024
An Investigation is Underway Following a Knox County School Bus Crash
An investigation is underway following a Knox County School bus crash.Knoxville Police responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Tazewell Pike Thursday afternoon.Representatives from Knox County Schools s...
Apr 05, 2024
A Fatal Train Crash is Under Investigation in Sweetwater
A fatal train crash in Sweetwater.Police responding to the Duck Park area yesterday (Thursday) afternoon and say a woman, identified as Sharlotte Castillo-Wong, was driving across the tracks when the ...
Apr 05, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Murder in South Knoxville
A murder investigation is underway after Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives responded to a home in south Knoxville early Friday morning.At around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, ...
Apr 05, 2024
A TBI Silver Alert has been Issued for a Missing Woman from Hamilton County
A TBI SilverAlert has been issued for 80 year-old Donna Tripp, missing out of Hamilton County.Donna was last seen April 4 in Chattanooga, wearing a pink plaid shirt, blue jeans.Donna is 5'4", weighs 1...
Apr 05, 2024
Escaped Cocke County Inmate Back in Custody, Sheriff Says
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An inmate who escaped from the Cocke County detention center late Wednesday night is now back in custody.Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say 37-year-old Stephen J...
Apr 04, 2024
