Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Schools in the Halls area were placed under a “soft lockdown” Wednesday afternoon while Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched for two wanted suspects, KCSO Communications Director Kimberly Glenn told WOKI News in a release. The suspects, a man and a woman, are accused of carjacking and wanted by the Knoxville Police…… MORE
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 has been destroyed and the fire is contained. The mobile home next door had to be evacuated but everyone is safe. This house…… MORE
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 they found Butler’s skull near the woods around Rocky Springs Road. Jones says another search team combed through that same area Saturday and found what they…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is Celebrating the Madness this Month This month there are three campaign’s underway: Basketball-Themed Socks, Skip the Gift for Ronald McDonald House and E-Gift Cards for O Donors and Platelet Donors Through March 31st, donors will receive a pair of basketball-themed socks. O Positive and O Negative donors will receive an…… MORE
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 Kathryne Stayrook who was last seen Monday, March 18 in Athens. According to TBI, Kathryne has a medical condition that might have…… MORE
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-year-old son. The family held a press conference at Public Square Park in downtown Nashville Tuesday afternoon after asking the United Cajun Navy to…… MORE
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Cumberland County, TN UPDATE: The Cumberland County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert issued Tuesday morning has been found safe. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 83-year-old Glen Farr was located in Indiana. Farr was last seen Monday, March 18 in Crossville, and the Silver Alert had been issued as…… MORE
A fisherman on Norris Lake with a very unusual catch. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says an alligator was caught yesterday (Monday) afternoon after an angler called authorities after he caught the gator in Dotson Creek, also known as Butcher Hollow. TWRA says it’s illegal to possess an alligator in Tennessee and releasing them into…… MORE
The City of Oak Ridge is in the early stages of trying to develop a portion of land that could be the future downtown. City leaders are hoping to develop a corridor on Wilson Street that would serve as downtown for Oak Ridge. When Oak Ridge was born, there was no plan to create a…… MORE
