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TBI Identifies Victim in Clinton Officer-Involved Shooting

TBI Identifies Victim in Clinton Officer-Involved Shooting

Clinton, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identifies the victim of an officer-involved shooting Sunday in Clinton. TBI officials say 25-year-old Isaiah Gregory Hill died after Clinton police responded to the 1000 block of Medaris Street for a reported suicidal person around 8:00 p.m. TBI says the officer found Hill in a parking lot…MORE

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Identifies Woman Found Dead

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Identifies Woman Found Dead

Cocke County, TN (WOKI) A woman found dead last month in Cocke County has been identified. Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say 26-year-old Michella Day was found dead off of Punkton Road on February 24. CCSO says Day was originally from California but was living in Hamblen County. While the office is still…MORE

An Amber Alert Issued for Missing Middle Tennessee Autistic Teen

An Amber Alert Issued for Missing Middle Tennessee Autistic Teen

An Amber Alert remains active for a missing autistic teen boy out of middle Tennessee. There has not been a confirmed sighting of 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers since his disappearance on February 26th. He’s 5′5″, 120 pounds, with brown hair, and brown eyes, last seen in Hendersonville, Tennessee, wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants and glasses.…MORE

Incident at School Prompts Soft Lockdown, Loudon Deputies Searching for Suspect

Incident at School Prompts Soft Lockdown, Loudon Deputies Searching for Suspect

Greenback, TN (WOKI) Loudon County deputies are searching for a suspect after Greenback School was placed on a soft lockdown Thursday afternoon. School officials say there was a person on school grounds who did not follow procedures for being on campus. “There was an individual on school grounds who did not follow procedures for being…MORE

KPD: 14-Year-Old Hospitalized with Severe Face Injuries after Dog Attack

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized with severe face injuries Wednesday after a dog attack. Knoxville Police Department officials say the attack happened around 7:30 a.m. when an off-leash pit bull mix on Callaway Street attacked the teen while he was walking to a nearby school bus stop. Officials say the teen was…MORE

Bald River Falls Bridge Upgrades Expected to be Done by End of Year

Bald River Falls Bridge Upgrades Expected to be Done by End of Year

Cleveland, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about the status of the Bald River Falls Bridge in Tellico Plains. It was announced last July that the bridge, which opened in 1933, would be closing for construction due to safety and the age of the bridge. Officials say progress is being made on installing a new…MORE

Knoxville Police Investigating  after Man Seriously injured in Shooting

Knoxville Police Investigating after Man Seriously injured in Shooting

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following what police believe was a “targeted” shooting Wednesday in the Mechanicsville area. Knoxville Police Department officials say the shooting happened around 11:00 a.m. near Moses Avenue and Wallace Street. Officers reportedly arrived on the scene and found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was…MORE

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