Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) The hunt for a Lenoir City man accused of shooting his wife multiple times Friday, November 10 is now over. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office taking to Facebook Monday afternoon thanking the U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force for their assistance in apprehending James Burch. Burch was arrested in…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police arrest two men for attempted first-degree murder in a shooting that occurred in October. Police say Sean Collins and Anthony Glenn worked together to shoot a man on E. Fifth Ave with Glenn firing the weapon, which belonged to Collins, shooting a man in the head while he was in…… MORE
More information about the Knoxville Police Officer accused of asking for pictures of a naked 5-year-old girl following his court appearance. Dan Roark is facing federal charges of child pornography and is accused of asking for explicit images of the young girl of a woman he was in a relationship with and investigators revealed in…… MORE
The Knoxville Police officer arrested on federal charges involving the production of child pornography is set to appear in court today for a detention hearing. 47 year-old Officer Dan Roark was arrested Monday and is being held in the Blount County jail following an investigation which found the mother of the victim was taking pictures…… MORE
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
Wildfires continue to burn in parts of East Tennessee. There are two active fires according to the Tennessee Division of Forestry: One in Anderson County, the Scott Brogan Lane fire which started over the weekend. That fire is almost 400 acres and is now 85% contained. The other is in Morgan County on Hawn Road…… MORE
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
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
(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
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested Sunday, November 5 after setting his truck on fire at a gas station in Jefferson City. Officials with the Jefferson City Police Department say officers responded to the Marathon on U.S. Route 11 East near the Hamblen County line around 7:30 p.m. After interviewing witnesses and watching…… MORE
