Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Sean Williams, the man who prompted a month-long manhunt after escaping custody in October of 2023, has been sentenced after being found guilty on all counts in his child sex crimes trial. The 55-year-old Williams was sentenced to 95 years in federal custody. Williams was charged with three counts of production of…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) Skeletal remains found earlier this month in Cumberland County have been identified as those belonging to a man missing since 2022. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office confirming Monday the remains found February 8 on Westel Road were 33-year-old Cody Ramsey-Dearing. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System…… MORE
CARYVILLE, Tenn.—A $3,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for an elk poached on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) in the Caryville area of Campbell County. The location is well known to locals as the Red Ash/Wheeler Gap area on the Royal Blue Unit of NCWMA.…… MORE
A private investigator hired by the mother of missing Hendersonville teen says that a new video could help break the case in the continued search for Sebastian Rogers. The teen with autism went missing from his mother’s home on February 26 of last year and hasn’t been seen since. Investigator Steve Fischer says a new…… MORE
Most roads in and around Knox County are in good shape and engineers say their crews have spread around 70,000 gallons of brine across the roadways including a couple hundred tons of salt but with that comes the risk of potholes. Crews with the Knox County Engineering an Public Works department have also been busy…… MORE
Townsend, TN (WOKI) A woman has died after the tent in which she was living in Townsend caught on fire Monday. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say when deputies arrived on scene, the fire department was helping the tent owner, Julie Whetstone who had burns on her upper body. BCSO says deputies spoke…… MORE
Most roads in and around Knox County are in good shape and engineers say their crews have spread around 70,000 gallons of brine across the roadways including a couple hundred tons of salt but with that comes the risk of potholes. Crews with the Knox County Engineering an Public Works department have also been busy…… MORE
Knox County, Tenn. – The Knox County Health Department launched a new webpage (https://www.knoxcounty.org/health/neat/neat_recipes.php) featuring more than 60 recipes to promote healthy eating. More recipes will be added in the coming months. The website allows users to filter recipes by season and cuisine. A search bar also allows users to search for recipes containing specific ingredients. “These…… MORE
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit and unsafe forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound (GLP-1 drugs). “Millions of Americans rely…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Children’s Theatre may soon have a new home. County documents show that the theatre recently purchased 747 World’s Fair Park Dr., the location better known as the Foundry at the Fair Site, for $4 million. The building itself was built in 1865 and served as a space for casting railroad…… MORE
