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A Maryville Man Wanted on Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Other Charges is Arrested in Georgia
A Maryville man, charged with Sexual exploitation of a minor, trafficking and other charges, is arrested in GeorgiaThe Blount County Sheriff's Office says 51-year-old Shane Rewis was indicted earlier ...
Nov 13, 2024
Multiple Arrests on Drug Charges in Sweetwater
Eight people are arrested on various drug charges after a search warrant is executed at a Sweetwater home.The Sweetwater Police Department says the home on Monroe Street was a "known hub for illegal d...
Nov 13, 2024
39 Residents Displaced after Morristown Apartment Fire
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Thirty-nine people are displaced following an apartment fire over the weekend in Morristown.The fire broke out around 9:40 Saturday morning, November 9, at the Trent Apartments o...
Nov 12, 2024
KPD: Man Armed with Axe Shot by Officers in North Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway by The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in North Knoxville.Officials with the Knoxville Poli...
Nov 12, 2024
Knoxville Police Investigating after Man Shot, Robbed at AirBnB, KPD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a man said he was robbed and shot in the leg at an AirBnB in northeast Knoxville.KPD officials say officers responded to the...
Nov 12, 2024
Governor Bill Lee and TN Attorney General will Investigate if Tennesseans were Discriminated Against During Relief Work by FEMA
Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti will be investigating if Tennesseans were discriminated against during relief work by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.WVLT re...
Nov 11, 2024
SUV Plunges Down I-40 Embankment After Driving Around Barriers
A Cocke County Swiftwater Rescue Team and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol respond to a crash that happened after the driver of a vehicle drives around road closed barriers and plunges down an ...
Nov 11, 2024
Semi-Truck Fails to Yield for Train in Greeneville
A train crashes into a semi-truck in Greeneville. The train has major damage following today’s (Monday) crash which happened when the tractor-trailer tried to turn left over the track...
Nov 11, 2024
CEO of United Way of Greater Knoxville Resigns, Interim CEO Appointed
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The United Way of Greater Knoxville Monday announced that its board of directors has accepted CEO Matt Ryerson's resignation.Ryerson was hired in December 2019 and served as CEO o...
Nov 11, 2024
Police Identify Victim in Deadly East Knoxville Shooting
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police identify the victim in last Friday’s deadly shooting in East Knoxville.Officers were called to the scene of two people shouting at one another on Harrison S...
Nov 11, 2024
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