Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The occupants and their four animals are safe following a house fire Tuesday afternoon in Knox County. Rural Metro Fire crews responded to the home in the 7800 block of Stonewood Creek Drive in Corryton just before 3:30 to find heavy fire in the back of the house venting through the…… MORE
A tractor-trailer carrying Pop-Tarts overturns on I-640 west in Knoxville. The accident happened early this morning (Tuesday), reducing the interstate to one lane. As of 10:45 a.m. the left lane remains blocked. The crash happened before 7 a.m. around mile marker six in the Whittle Springs area of North Knoxville. Mark Nagi with the Tennessee…… MORE
Greene County officials are investigating a deadly fire. Crews called to 436 Robert Harmon Road last night (Sunday) and were told with someone was still inside and unfortunately firefighters did discovered a body inside while battling the blaze. The identity of the body has not yet been determined. The remains of the body were sent…… MORE
Knoxville Police have identified the victim of the deadly shooting on McCalla Avenue. Police say 50 year-old Sherwin Harris is believed to have been shot following an altercation at the Magnolia Café Wednesday night which continued at the lounge located in the 2200 block of McCalla Avenue where the suspect reportedly shot the victim and…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) Marcus DeHart, the brother of Kenneth DeHart, the man suspected of shooting a Blount County deputy and killing another, is out of jail. The Blount County Clerk’s Office confirming DeHart’s release on bond Thursday afternoon. Blount County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Greg McCowan and Shelby Eggers stopped Kenneth DeHart Thursday night, BCSO…… MORE
ROCKWOOD – Complaints of illegal business activity being conducted at a Roane County massage business led to an investigation by the Rockwood Police Department, the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, and the office of 9th Judicial District Attorney General. As a result of that investigation, led by Rockwood Detective Dustin Arnold, one woman faces charges and another accepted…… MORE
Chuckey, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/14: The Greene County Sheriff’s Department has identified the two people found dead on the same property in the Chuckey area. GCSD officials say 69-year-old Roberta Welch-Peters was found inside the home in the 500 block of Choctaw Drive around 1:00 p.m. last Thursday, February 8. Officials say the GCSD and…… MORE
The girlfriend of Kenneth Dehart, Jr. is out on bond following her arrest for reportedly helping him avoid capture following a shooting involving two Blount County deputies, fatally injuring Deputy Greg McCowen. Carrie Matthews was taken into custody in Sevier County charged with accessory after the fact for reportedly warning him when police went to…… MORE
The Blount County Sheriff Office is increasing the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of Kenneth DeHart. Dehart is suspected of shooting two Blount County deputies Thursday night following a traffic stop. Deputy Greg McCowan was killed, Deputy Shelby Eggers was shot in the leg and returned fire on the suspect. She…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police have identified the suspect taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a standoff with law enforcement at the Pine Ridge Apartments in North Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say 26-year-old Malik Griffin was wanted on charges of aggravated robbery and especially aggravated kidnapping among others stemming from a robbery that happened…… MORE
