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Search for Missing Autistic Teen Expanding to West Tennessee
Sumner County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) It’s been nearly a month since an autistic teen disappeared from his Sumner County home, and now the search area is expanding to include West Tennessee.The father...
Mar 22, 2024
Pilot in Deadly 2021 Sevier County Helicopter Crash Indicted
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The pilot involved in a 2021 Sevier County helicopter crash that killed one person has been indicted for reckless homicide.Police say in December of 2021, Matthew Jones was fl...
Mar 21, 2024
Middlesboro PD Releases ‘Significant Development’ in Death of Elena Hembree
Middlesboro, KY (WOKI) The Middlesboro Kentucky Police Department says there is a "significant development" in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree.The MPD says an extensive investigation and a DNA...
Mar 21, 2024
Tennessee’s Attorney General Joins Coalition of States Making Illegal Immigration into Texas a State Crime
On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of Texas's state law ...
Mar 21, 2024
Fires are Under Control and an Investigation is Underway in Sevier County
An investigation is underway in Sevier County after an evacuation following a structure fire which led to a nearby neighbor being evacuated.Crews responding to fires near Bluff Heights Road, that home...
Mar 20, 2024
More Human Remains are Found in Monroe County and are Believed to be Luke Butler
Since Luke Michael Butler went missing in October 2019, investigators and family members have been searching for answers surrounding his disappearance.In 2022, Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said t...
Mar 20, 2024
Medic Regional Blood Center is Celebrating the Madness This Month
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is Celebrating the Madness this MonthThis month there are three campaign’s underway: Basketball-Themed Socks, Skip the Gift for Ronald McDonald House and E-Gift Cards...
Mar 20, 2024
McMinn County Teen at Center of Endangered Adult Alert Found Safe
McMinn County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A McMinn County teen at the center of an Endangered Adult Alert has been found safe.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the alert Tuesday for 18-year-old ...
Mar 19, 2024
Family of Missing Missouri Student Calls-in the Cajun Navy to Organize Search Party
Nashville, TN (WOKI) The family of missing Missouri student Riley Strain calls-in the United Cajun Navy, a disaster response organization made up of volunteers, for support in the search for their 22-...
Mar 19, 2024
Autopsy Shows Knox County kidnapping suspect shot 16 times in Georgia
Edward Ahrens, who was a suspect in a Knox County kidnapping, was shot 16 times after police confronted him last month, according to an autopsy report obtained by WVLT News.Ahrens was the subject of a...
Mar 19, 2024
