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Park Rangers Find Missing Man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Park Rangers Find Missing Man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announce they have found a man who went missing last week near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the park. Sixty-two year old Timothy Cook was last seen near the Chimney Tops overlook area on Sunday, May 12; his vehicle was found unoccupied in…MORE

Knoxville Fire Department Asking for Information after Dollar General Fire

Knoxville Fire Department Asking for Information after Dollar General Fire

Knoville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department is asking the public for information following a fire at a Dollar General in West Knoxville. The fire happened Tuesday afternoon at the store on Executive Park Drive, and fire officials say the blaze caused serious damage to the building. The cause of the fire is still under…MORE

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

McMinn County, TN (WOKI) A McMinn County man has been convicted in connection to a September 2021 quadruple murder. In 2021, Curtis Smith and Jazzmine Hall went to a home in Riceville with a gun where Hall’s husband and son lived. After taking the child, they shot and killed the husband and three others. Smith…MORE

Man Facing 16 Charges after String of Car Burglaries, Kingston Police Say

Man Facing 16 Charges after String of Car Burglaries, Kingston Police Say

Kingston, TN (WOKI) A man is facing numerous charges after a string of car burglaries earlier this month in Kingston. Kingston Police Department officials say 20-year-old Jeremiah Noah has been arrested in connection to burglarizing eight different cars on May 3 in the area of First Street, Roane Street, and Spencer Street. KPD says several…MORE

Scammers Place Card Skimmers at 3 Knoxville-Area Food City Cash Registers, Company Says

Scammers Place Card Skimmers at 3 Knoxville-Area Food City Cash Registers, Company Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Three Food City cash registers in the Knoxville-area were recently the targets of scammers using card skimmers. Representatives of K-VA-T Food Stores, the grocery store’s parent company, announcing the breach Friday afternoon say the locations in Kodak, Gatlinburg, and the Mechanicsville area of Knoxville were targeted. Security found the devices…MORE

Monroe County has Issued a Boil Water Notice

Monroe County has Issued a Boil Water Notice

Officials in Monroe County have issued a boil water notice this morning after a suspected large line break. Water pressure is down across the county with bacteria contamination possible. Until further notice, water customers are advised to boil water prior to using it for drinking or food preparation. Also, Monroe County Schools say that Tellico…MORE

Man Hospitalized, Suspect Arrested after Shooting, Blount Co. Sheriff Says

Man Hospitalized, Suspect Arrested after Shooting, Blount Co. Sheriff Says

Louisville, TN (WOKI) A man is taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a shooting in Louisville. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a home on Samples Road around 10:00 a.m. and found the 63-year-old victim outside who had been shot at least once. He was taken to UT Medical…MORE

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