A driver is facing charges after crashing into a Tennessee Department of Transportation HELP truck on the side of the road. TDOT officials say it happened on October 20th when the truck was pulling up to help a disabled vehicle on the side of I-40 West near Watt Road, when another car crashed into them.…… MORE
Athens, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in McMinn County after hunters find human remains last week near Athens. Officials with the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded around 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 19 after hunters found what appeared to be skeletal human remains in a wooded area off Highway 30 west of Athens,…… MORE
Updated Story: Knoxville Police identify the victim of the deadly shooting that happened at the Osmar Event Center on Inskip Drive. 20 year-old Nicholas Sheadrick was shot Saturday night at the center which had been rented out for a party and concert with about 300 people in attendance when a fight broke out in a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A Knoxville man is found guilty Thursday of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, more commonly known as ISIS. Federal documents obtained by our news partner WVLT indicate31 year-old Benjamin Alan Carpenter, also known as Abu Hamza, was arrested in March 2021 and charged after allegedly translating pro-ISIS…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s office is investigating after an elder abuse call leads to a standoff in West Knoxville. KCSO says a 92 year old woman was taken to the hospital after suffering a severe medical issue after officers arrived at the apartment off of Cedar Bluff. When officers tried to speak to the woman’s…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple vehicle burglaries in Knox County. The string of vehicle burglaries occurred in Knox County in the months of September and October, some of the break-ins targeting police cars. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler provided an update to media Thursday. “Fifteen to twenty confirmed vehicle…… MORE
A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office into a residential fire in that county has resulted in the arrest of a Decatur woman. On October 10th, TBI special agent fire investigators were requested to assist the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation of…… MORE
Updated Story: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation urging residents to be on the lookout for fugitive Sean Williams escaped from federal custody while being transported to U.S. District Court in Greeneville. He escaped yesterday (Wednesday) morning. He’s wanted on numerous charges, including Rape of aChild. TBI is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for…… MORE
Tazewell Police arrest and charge a man with assault on a police officer, drug possession and other charges after responding to a call at a Taco Bell. Police called to the North Broad Street location for a man, Jeremy Sulfridge, acting unusual and found him bent down behind the counter with stacks of free taco…… MORE
Knoxville Police are working leads in a Western Heights murder and asking you to come forward if you have any information. Officers were called to UT Medical Center on October 4th for a shooting victim, 47-year-old Dorian Steeley, who arrived in a personal vehicle and later died. Investigators say the shooting happened a home on…… MORE
