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Woman on TBI’s Most Wanted List for Attempted First-Degree Murder is Arrested

Woman on TBI’s Most Wanted List for Attempted First-Degree Murder is Arrested

Today (Sunday), Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers S. Goode and S. Kearney assisted the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending Johnna Miracle. Miracle had been placed on the @TBInvestigation’s Most Wanted List for Attempted 1st Degree Murder. This comes after a woman was shot and stabbed in the Shawanee Community Wednesday, who was taken to the…MORE

A Paramedic is Killed in Crash in Jefferson County

A Paramedic is Killed in Crash in Jefferson County

An investigation is underway after a paramedic is killed and another injured in a Jefferson County crash.The Tennessee Department of Transportation says it happened on I-40 West and that a tractor-trailer was also involved in the crash. Brad Phillips, the Jefferson County EMS director, says the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday on I-40 near…MORE

Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Sevierville Up for Best Adventure Towns in Outdoors Magazine Contest

Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Sevierville Up for Best Adventure Towns in Outdoors Magazine Contest

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville, Gatlinburg and Sevierville are up for recognition from Blue Ridge Outdoors! All three cities are up for different categories in an audience-decided “Adventure Towns” contest. Blue Ridge Outdoors began the contest with 100 contenders, narrowing it down to just a select few. Now, people can vote for in third round of…MORE

Knoxville Man Faces Decades in Prison for Kidnapping, Assault Charges, DA Says

Knoxville Man Faces Decades in Prison for Kidnapping, Assault Charges, DA Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been sentenced to decades in prison in a kidnapping and assault case from 2023. The District Attorney’s office says 62-year-old Merv Conley Rodgers was convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and two counts of aggravated assault in connection to a fight with his girlfriend in June 2023.…MORE

Knoxville Teen Charged after Threatening School, Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The investigation into a reported school threat results in a 13-year-old boy being charged for threat of mass violence. Wednesday night, the Knoxville Police Department was notified that this 13 year-old had allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Ridgedale School and shoot someone. KPD officers and detectives took him into custody…MORE

Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says

Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 8/29: Efforts continue Thursday to suppress a fire that broke out earlier this week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the Flint Gap Fire has now grown to about 23 acres and is burning primarily in undergrowth in steep terrain. The National Guard is helping fight the…MORE

Police Activity Causes Lockdown of Two Knox County Schools
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Police Activity Causes Lockdown of Two Knox County Schools

Austin-East High School and Vine Middle School placed on medium lockdown according to representatives with Knox County Schools. The schools were placed on lockdown because of an operation in the area by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office yesterday (Wednesday). The lockdowns were lifted, but students were dismissed late.MORE

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