Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/31: The Jefferson City Police Department has released more details regarding a standoff at a Jefferson City home Tuesday morning. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is helping the Jefferson City Police Department investigate the incident. According to the department, officers responded to a home on Morrisett Avenue near State Route…… MORE
Alcoa City Schools are already back in the classroom with several other schools systems starting including Blount County Schools which have their first day of class today but they are off tomorrow for Election Day. The start of school means crossing guards and students will be in those crosswalks at schools and Buses will be…… MORE
An investigation is underway after firefighters and residents of a home are injured and four dogs are killed in a Campbell County house fire. Two members of the LaFollette fire department and all four people inside the home were injured in Saturday’s fire, all are expected to make full recoveries. Unfortunately, four of the family’s…… MORE
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is asking for help to identify a woman wanted on identity theft. Please call Crime Stoppers if you have any information. You may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Thousands of East Tennesseans are without power after storms move through the area this afternoon (Tuesday). Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Flash Flooding affecting many counties and motorists evening commute with several interstate ramps under water during rush hour. Flood waters quickly receded in many areas but one person was rescued after driving…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police have arrested a suspect in connection to an early morning robbery Monday at a home on Chester Avenue. KPD says officers responded to a home in the 2200 block of Chester Avenue around 4:00 a.m. where a 27-year-old woman reported that two people in masks had broken into her home,…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing man. SCSO officials say 46-year-old George Raymond Millington was last seen on July 22 near Clark Street in Seymour. Police say he reportedly drove away in a red 1996 Pontiac Sunfire with a Tennessee license plate, 957BKXX. Anyone with…… MORE
MEIGS COUNTY – Two people face felony human trafficking charges following a six-month investigation by special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Unit. Agents began investigating Tristin Epperson and Clarissa McKinney in early 2024, after receiving information concerning their interactions with a juvenile. On Thursday, the Meigs County Grand Jury returned indictments,…… MORE
Knoxville – As Knox Countians head to the polls on Thursday, the Election Commission wants to issue a few reminders. TIMES FOR VOTING POLLS ARE OPEN ON THURSDAY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM. Any voter in line by 8:00 pm will be allowed to vote. THE BALLOT Voters will be asked “In which Primary…… MORE
Investigators are currently searching for 14-year-old Lurvin-Danelia Galeas Brizuela who was reported missing by her parents on Wednesday. She was last seen at approximately 10:00 am on that date. Family believes she may be in the company of 21-year-old Esteban Ranganal who has a distinctive tattoo on his left forearm. Investigators and family are concerned…… MORE
