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Jefferson Co. Man Facing 16 Child Exploitation Charges

Jefferson Co. Man Facing 16 Child Exploitation Charges

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County man is arrested Friday, November 3 following a more than two month investigation after child pornography images were uploaded to a public website. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation began on August 30 when the image upload IP address came from a home on Bales Road…MORE

Morgan County Issues Burn Ban after Wildfire Spreads Over County Line

Morgan County Issues Burn Ban after Wildfire Spreads Over County Line

Morgan County, TN (WOKI) An “open air burn ban” is declared Tuesday, November 7 in Morgan County. The ban takes effect immediately and comes after a wildfire jumped the county line from Anderson County over the weekend, prompting days of emergency response. The State Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry has also put a hold…MORE

Maynardville Police: ‘No Threat’ after HAZMAT Crews Respond to Incident at Sewage Treatment Plant

Maynardville Police: ‘No Threat’ after HAZMAT Crews Respond to Incident at Sewage Treatment Plant

Union County, TN (WOKI) Maynardville crews are working to clean up chemicals after a HAZMAT scare at a sewage treatment plant Tuesday morning, November 7. Maynardville Police Department officials say fire and HAZMAT crews responded after two chemicals used to treat water combined “that shouldn’t have” at the Maynardville Waste Water Plant on Johnson Road.…MORE

Crews Continue to Battle Wildfire in Anderson County

Crews Continue to Battle Wildfire in Anderson County

(WVLT) – Multiple crews responded to two brush fires in Anderson County Saturday. One fire, called the TIOGA fire, was burning in west Anderson County near New River Highway, officials said. Anderson County dispatch told WVLT News that the fire had moved into Morgan County, later jumping its containment line on Sunday and doubling in…MORE

A Seymour Man is Arrested for Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

A Seymour Man is Arrested for Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

A Seymour man is arrested for fentanyl and firearm possession. 31 year-old Deonte Brown was stopped by police on Chapman Highway because he was not staying in his lane while driving. The K9 unit alerted there were drugs in the car. Police found the fentanyl, almost $1,500 in cash and a loaded handgun with a…MORE

Sheriff’s  Office Looking for Missing Woman in East Tennessee

Sheriff’s Office Looking for Missing Woman in East Tennessee

Maryville, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding a missing woman. BCSO officials say 26 year-old Tyra Marie Grace left a home on October 24 and hasn’t been seen since. They say she was last seen wearing a pink hoodie and white sweatpants. Police say Grace does not have…MORE

GCSD: Hunters Find Female Body in Greene County

GCSD: Hunters Find Female Body in Greene County

Greene County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Greene County after hunters find the body of a deceased female Thursday. Greene County Sheriff’s Department officials say hunters were on a property in the West Pines area to put up a deer stand when they discovered the body. They say the body was sent to…MORE

Three Men Arrested for Stealing Phones from a Walmart

Three Men Arrested for Stealing Phones from a Walmart

Three men are arrested for stealing phones from a Walmart. It happened Wednesday at the Chapman Highway store. Kurt Johnson and Antoine McGee of Texas and Kilvaris Downing of Alabama were taken into custody and charged with theft after employees noticed 10 cell phones missing while auditing inventory. The three suspects reportedly work for a…MORE

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