Sevier County, TN (WOKI) Several government agencies in Sevier County have issued burn bans as dry weather and gusty winds continue to stick around East Tennessee. The bans come after the county took down a brush fire Wednesday and responders spent days fighting several large brush fires last week. In addition to the County’s ban,…… MORE
JOHNSON CITY – At the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to a shooting that injured a Johnson City officer. On Wednesday evening, officers with the Johnson City Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of Woodlawn Drive on an unrelated call. Preliminary information indicates…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2:30 p.m.: Crews in Sevier County responding Wednesday to a 30 to 40-acre brush fire outside the city of Sevierville. Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture say the fire broke out just before noon near Red Bank Circle, which is roughly half a mile outside the city of Sevierville.…… MORE
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals says a Clinton man’s 104-year rape sentence has been upheld. Royce Scott Earley was indicted by an Anderson County Grand Jury in March 2020 on several charges, including rape of a child. He was later found guilty of two counts of rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery and…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a fatal crash on I-40 early Tuesday morning. Sevierville Police responding to the crash on I-40 east at exit 407 and found a pick-up and a semi tractor trailer hauling rock on the right shoulder. SPD’s preliminary investigation shows the driver of the semi had parked on…… MORE
ANDERSON COUNTY, TN (WOKI/TBI)– Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained an indictment for a Clinton woman accused of abusing a vulnerable adult in her care. In September 2024, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services, TBI agents began investigating allegations of abuse involving a patient…… MORE
An investigation is underway in North Knox County after a man is found dead. Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a possible break-in and shots fired in the 6900 block of Saint Croix near Dante Road yesterday (Sunday) morning. Deputies found a man dead at the scene. Preliminary findings indicate…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa announcing officers have arrested two of six suspects in a massive apartment vandalism case from April of 2024. APD officials say the vandalism occurred on April 1st of last year at the Ardmore Apartment construction site. Detectives say they found damaged appliances, toilets, pipes and more at the site,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/6: Knoxville police reporting the victim of a fatal accidental shooting Wednesday afternoon on I-640 West was a retired Knoxville Fire Department Captain. KPD says an investigation has revealed that 60-year-old Dennis Noe of Blaine, Tennessee was driving a Toyota Tundra on I-640 West when a gun that was being handled…… MORE
Lenior City, TN (WOKI/WVLT) A major drug operation is shut down in Lenoir City with six arrested on felony charges. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says officials say the home, in the 14000 block of Beals Chapel Road, has been a “hub of criminal activity for several years.” Multiple agencies including the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and…… MORE
