Police need your help to find an inmate that’s on the loose after escaping from the Cocke County detention center. Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball says 37-year-old Stephen Jones escaped last night (Thursday) and was last seen in the parking lot of Food City on Broadway Street. Jones was wearing blue jeans, a dark blue…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) The Alcoa Police Department is asking for help finding five suspects in an apartment vandalism. APD says officers and detectives went to the Ardmore Apartments construction site on Monday, April 1 after receiving a report of vandalism. Police say construction workers reported finding signs of vandalism in multiple buildings including the destruction…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigation unit is investigating following a fatal house fire in Halls. Rural Metro crews were called to the 4200 block of Eiffel Lane at Andersonville Pike yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). A man and two dogs perished in the fire. … MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) Police in Jefferson County have identified the suspect in a deadly shooting Tuesday morning in Strawberry Plains. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say the report of a shooting came in around 10:00 a.m., and multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene in the 100 block of Thorngrove Pike. When…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene near Thorngrove Pike in the Strawberry Plains area Tuesday morning. Officials say one person was killed and another was taken to UT Medical…… MORE
A wildfire is burning in Cocke County in the Hartford community. Crews responded to the scene last night (Monday). Several agencies are on the scene and smoke is present in the area so please use caution as crews are on the scene. No word on the cause of the fire or if there are any…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy is formally indicted Monday by a grand jury. Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.’s indictment contains 21 counts to include a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Deputy Greg McCowan and an attempted first-degree murder charge in…… MORE
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Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating two robberies on Merchant Drive that it says could be connected. KPD officials say they are searching for a white man about six-feet tall with blue eyes who they believe robbed the Subway at 314 Merchant Drive last Friday around 6:30 p.m. and then robbed the…… MORE
Police raid a pawn shop in Claiborne County for stolen property and arrest three people. The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office raided Middleton Pawn yesterday (Thursday) and arrested Kerry “Pete” Middleton Jr. and Brandie Fultaz who are charged with theft of property and criminal conspiracy and Wilma Middleton is charged with possession of a Schedule III…… MORE
