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Greeneville Police Searching for Suspect in Shooting of 20 Year Old Man

Greeneville Police Searching for Suspect in Shooting of 20 Year Old Man

Greeneville, TN (WOKI) Police in Greeneville are searching for a man accused of shooting a 20-year-old in town Monday, October 30. Greeneville Police Department officials say 22-year-old Nathaniel Crum is wanted for Attempted 1st Degree Murder in connection to the shooting of a 20-year-old man Monday in the 300 block of North Loretta Street around…MORE

Suspected Arsonist in Roane County Wildfire is Arrested

Suspected Arsonist in Roane County Wildfire is Arrested

The search for a suspected arsonist in the wildfire in Roane County is over and the suspect is in custody. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office says Billy Wright is accused of setting multiple fires behind a home in Harriman which started the wildfire. That wildfire is 100% contained after being reported Sunday and it grew…MORE

RCSO: Harriman Wildfire 100% Contained, Suspect Wanted for Arson

RCSO: Harriman Wildfire 100% Contained, Suspect Wanted for Arson

Harriman, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A wildfire fire that broke out in Roane County Sunday night is reported by the Forest Service Monday afternoon as 100% contained. Firefighter continue to battle the 22-acre blaze on Edwards Road between Sugar Grove and Mays Valley in Harriman, first reported behind the Pine Ridge Baptist Church. There are some…MORE

Crews Battling a Wildfire in Roane County

Crews Battling a Wildfire in Roane County

Fire Crews in Roane County are batting a wildfire. It’s on Edwards Road between Sugar Grove and Mays Valley in Harriman. The fire was reported behind the Pine Ridge Baptist Church. Forestry officials say the fire is now 60% contained and is 22 acres in size. There are some homes in the area but officials…MORE

A Man is Charged in a Fatal Summer Boating Accident on Norris Lake

A Man is Charged in a Fatal Summer Boating Accident on Norris Lake

A man is charged in a boating accident on Norris Lake that killed a 12-year-old boy. The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office says Norman Sturgill is charged with aggravated vehicular among other charges in the July 22nd crash near the Norris Landing Marina which killed Connor Catlett.MORE

Two Lenoir City Robbery, Shooting Suspects in Custody after Multi-State Search

Two Lenoir City Robbery, Shooting Suspects in Custody after Multi-State Search

Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A multi-state search ends with the arrests of two people wanted on charges stemming from a shooting and robbery at the Lenoir City Walmart in June. Lenoir City Police Chief Don White thanked the agencies involved during a press conference Thursday. “The cooperation that went into this case and to be…MORE

Crossville Man Arrested after Exposing Himself to 78 Children, Knoxville Police Say

Crossville Man Arrested after Exposing Himself to 78 Children, Knoxville Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Crossville man is arrested Tuesday, October 24 after exposing himself to over 70 children in Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say around 9:40 a.m. KPD officers responded to a call of indecent exposure at Calhoun’s on the River on Neyland Drive. They say responding officers spoke with the caller, who told…MORE

Authorities are Investigating a Deadly Fire Early Morning Fire in North Knoxville

Authorities are Investigating a Deadly Fire Early Morning Fire in North Knoxville

An investigation is underway following an early morning deadly fire in North Knox County (Wednesday). Rural Metro responding to reports of a possible explosion and single wide trailer fire in the 5500 Ft. Sumter Road. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office was told a woman lived there and wasn’t able to get out due to the…MORE

Hospital Employee Killed in Pedestrian Crash in Morristown, Police Say

Hospital Employee Killed in Pedestrian Crash in Morristown, Police Say

Morristown, TN (WOKI) A Rogersville woman is dead after being hit by a truck Monday morning near Morristown hospital. Morristown Police Department officials say officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to a deadly pedestrian crash on North High Street at the intersection of Watercrest Street. They report 41-year-old Elizabeth Block, an employee of Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System,…MORE

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