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Man Dies after Farming Accident in Lenoir City

Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A man is killed after a farming accident Thursday in Lenoir City. Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a call on Cardwell Chapel Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. They found a 76-year-old man had fallen off the tractor he was driving and then was run over…MORE

Multi-Agency Drug Bust Results in Arrests in Blount County

Multi-Agency Drug Bust Results in Arrests in Blount County

Blount County, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing numerous drug charges following a multi-agency execution of a search warrant at a home in Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say roughly half a dozen different drugs, to include suspected fentanyl pills, were confiscated at the home on Russell Road in Rockford shared…MORE

GSMNP: Flint Gap Fire Caused by Lightning

GSMNP: Flint Gap Fire Caused by Lightning

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Lightning from a recent summer storm is to blame for the Flint Gap Fire burning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park fire officials and fire investigators making that announcement Tuesday say the exact date of the lightning strike is unknown, but the fire burning near Hannah Mountain was reported to…MORE

Woman on TBI’s Most Wanted List for Attempted First-Degree Murder is Arrested

Woman on TBI’s Most Wanted List for Attempted First-Degree Murder is Arrested

Today (Sunday), Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers S. Goode and S. Kearney assisted the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending Johnna Miracle. Miracle had been placed on the @TBInvestigation’s Most Wanted List for Attempted 1st Degree Murder. This comes after a woman was shot and stabbed in the Shawanee Community Wednesday, who was taken to the…MORE

Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says

Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 8/29: Efforts continue Thursday to suppress a fire that broke out earlier this week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the Flint Gap Fire has now grown to about 23 acres and is burning primarily in undergrowth in steep terrain. The National Guard is helping fight the…MORE

Missing Knox County 12 Year-Old at Center of TBI Endangered Child Alert is Found
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Missing Knox County 12 Year-Old at Center of TBI Endangered Child Alert is Found

Update: Detectives have recovered Raileigh Capps, the missing twelve-year-old.  She is being taken to a local hospital for a check-up. The investigation remains open, and charges will be forthcoming later.  Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Knox County girl. TBI says 12 year-old Raileigh…MORE

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Asking for Help to Find Missing Teen
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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Asking for Help to Find Missing Teen

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find a missing 12 year-old girl. Raileigh Capps is white with light brown hair and brown eyes. She has no runaway history and has a white rose tattoo on her left forearm and nose and navel piercings. She was last seen wearing grey Mickey…MORE

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