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Morristown Police Warning Residents of a Phone Scam in the Area

Morristown Police Warning Residents of a Phone Scam in the Area

The Morristown Police Department (MPD) is aware of a current scam in which the caller is identifying himself as being MPD Chief Overholt or another member from the department. The caller is demanding a payment utilizing cash and/or gift cards. Members from the Morristown Police Department will never call you requesting money, and no government…MORE

Man Found Guilty in Claiborne County Boating Crash that Killed 12-Year-Old

Man Found Guilty in Claiborne County Boating Crash that Killed 12-Year-Old

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) A man is found guilty Tuesday in a Claiborne County boat crash on Norris Lake that killed a 12-year-old child. Norman Joe Sturgill was sentenced on 13 charges to include vehicular homicide by intoxication and several counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He was ordered to serve eight years…MORE

Four Law Enforcement Officers are Killed in Charlotte, North Carolina While Trying to Serve an Arrest Warrant
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Four Law Enforcement Officers are Killed in Charlotte, North Carolina While Trying to Serve an Arrest Warrant

Four law enforcement officers were killed, and four others were wounded while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a neighborhood in Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Monday night an officer who had been injured in the shooting had died. During a news conference Monday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive…MORE

One Dead after Blount County Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Says

One Dead after Blount County Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Says

Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a person in connection to a deadly shooting Friday night in a rural area of the county. BCSO officials say deputies responded to Pryor Road, which is located in a rural community off Nails Creek Road between Wildwood and Seymour, where they found one…MORE

West Knoxville Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody in Kentucky, Police Say

West Knoxville Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody in Kentucky, Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The suspect in Thursday night’s deadly shooting at a West Knoxville apartment has been taken into custody in Kentucky. Knoxville police reporting that 49-year-old Michael Merrick was arrested for a DUI charge in Whitley County, Kentucky. He is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old Nicole Fanney. Fanney…MORE

Multiple People and Dogs in a South Knoxville House Fire, One Dog is Shot

Multiple People and Dogs in a South Knoxville House Fire, One Dog is Shot

11 people and 33 dogs are safe after making it out of a home during a fire in South Knoxville. Knoxville Fire department investigators are working to find out what started this fire at a home in the 200 block of Stone Road. KFD says the owners reported that fire around at 3:00 this morning.…MORE

Man Accused of Killing Ben Kredich Indicted by Knox County Grand Jury

Man Accused of Killing Ben Kredich Indicted by Knox County Grand Jury

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man accused of driving under the influence, hitting and killing a 24-year-old man in Knoxville has been indicted by the Knox County Grand Jury. Shannon Walker has been indicted for vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence in connection to the death of…MORE

Knox County District Attorney says a Man has Pleaded Guilty on Charges Stemming from a Deadly Drag Racing Crash
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Knox County District Attorney says a Man has Pleaded Guilty on Charges Stemming from a Deadly Drag Racing Crash

A man pleads guilty to charges stemming from a deadly drag racing crash in East Knoxville. in January 2023. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says Tra’Shawn Glass has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by drag racing and two counts of reckless aggravated assault in the January incident that killed a man and seriously injured two children.…MORE

Teen Charged Following Threat and Lockdown at Fulton High School, KPD Says

Teen Charged Following Threat and Lockdown at Fulton High School, KPD Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A teen is facing several charges following a brief lockdown Tuesday morning at Fulton High School. Knoxville Police Department officials say KPD School Resource Officers responded to the school around 11:30 a.m. after a person called the school threatening to hurt a student. Officers detained a 16-year-old male suspect near the…MORE

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