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Police Seek Suspects Who Stole Tools from Knox County Maintenance Vehicles

Police Seek Suspects Who Stole Tools from Knox County Maintenance Vehicles

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help in identifying suspects after power tools were taken from Knox County maintenance vehicles on Sunday. The power tools were stolen from three maintenance vehicles parked at the Knox County Maintenance Yard on E. Fifth Avenue on July 30. Photos shared by Knoxville Police appear…MORE

Hamblen County Student Charged after Making Threat on First Full-Day of School

Hamblen County Student Charged after Making Threat on First Full-Day of School

Hamblen County, TN (WOKI) A Hamblen County student has been charged after allegedly threatening to “shoot up the school” on the first full-day of classes. The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office says a School Resource Officer was told that a student made the threats to acquaintances on Tuesday, August 2. The investigator on the case said…MORE

Jason Aldean’s New Restaurant Opening in Gatlinburg

Jason Aldean’s New Restaurant Opening in Gatlinburg

Jason Aldean’s Kitchen and Rooftop Bar in Gatlinburg opens tonight. It features a different experience on each of the three floors. The first floor features a tribute to Sun Records with a sun diner and gift shop. The second floor is a dining area while the third floor is a rooftop bar featuring a stage…MORE

Knox County DA Convicts Gang Member and Previously Convicted Felon

Knox County DA Convicts Gang Member and Previously Convicted Felon

Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen has convicted a gang member and previous convicted felon. In September of 2021, police say Demetruice Bennett was waving a handgun toward women and children near the McConnell Street and Lee Williams Avenue intersection and fled the scene before they arrived. Bennett was found two days later and was…MORE

A Knoxville Man is Convicted on Multiple Child Sex Charges

A Knoxville Man is Convicted on Multiple Child Sex Charges

A federal jury convicts a Knoxville man on multiple child sex charges. Authorities say 67-year-old Glenn Glatz used a social media site to convince a 13-year-old and 14-year-old girl to send him pictures of themselves. The U.S. Department of Justicesays Glatz was convicted of four counts of production of child pornography and various other child…MORE

Monroe County SWAT Search Leads to Four Arrests

Monroe County SWAT Search Leads to Four Arrests

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) Four people are arrested Thursday in Monroe County on suspicion of drug trafficking. Officials with the Sheriff’s Office say MCSO Narcotics and Criminal Investigative Division Detectives, with the help of Monroe County SWAT, searched a home on Southgate Road after receiving several tips about drug trafficking in the area. After the…MORE

GSMNP Officials Seek Vandal Responsible for Graffiti Along Laurel Falls Trail

GSMNP Officials Seek Vandal Responsible for Graffiti Along Laurel Falls Trail

Gatlinburg, Tn (WOKI) “Graffiti is vandalism;” that’s the message from Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials who are asking for help finding a vandal who defaced rocks along Laurel Falls Trail last month. U.S. Park Rangers investigated the vandalism report on July 24 and found a large section of rocks spray painted with words and…MORE