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Knoxville Remains Identified Almost 2 Years after Being Found

Knoxville Remains Identified Almost 2 Years after Being Found

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County cold case is now solved. Knox County officials have identified a man after his remains were found two years ago. The Knox County Regional Forensic Center was able to identify the body as 34-year-old Tony Brown. His remains were found behind a home on Knott Avenue in 2022. No…MORE

Four-Day-Old Baby Dies after Dog Bite in Greene County, Sheriff Says

Four-Day-Old Baby Dies after Dog Bite in Greene County, Sheriff Says

Greene County, TN (WOKI) The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a four-day-old baby died after being bitten by a dog. GCSO officials say the baby was bitten by the dog at a Greene County home and taken to Greeneville Community Hospital around 10:30 Monday morning. The baby was then flown to UT Medical…MORE

Tennessee State Parks and TWRA and ACA Teaming Up to Offer Low Cost Kayaking Instruction

Tennessee State Parks and TWRA and ACA Teaming Up to Offer Low Cost Kayaking Instruction

For the third year, Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are joining the Tennessee chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA) to offer low-cost kayaking instruction Saturday, May 18. The event is part of National Safe Boating Week. Last year, the event trained 279 students across North Carolina and Tennessee in 24 simultaneous…MORE

Couple Pleads Guilty in Knox, Roane County Child Abuse Cases

Couple Pleads Guilty in Knox, Roane County Child Abuse Cases

Roane County, TN (WOKI) A Roane County couple will spend the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole. Michael Gray, Sr. and Shirley Gray both waived their right to a trial and pleaded guilty to child abuse and felony murder charges in a Roane County courtroom Tuesday, May 14. The two…MORE

Knoxville Fire Department Responds to Fire at Dollar General in West Knoxville

Knoxville Fire Department Responds to Fire at Dollar General in West Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A West Knoxville strip mall is evacuated and remains closed Wednesday morning following a fire Tuesday, May 14 at a Dollar General. Knoxville Fire Department crews were dispatched to the fire at the Dollar General located at 9129 Executive Park Drive just after 3:00 p.m. KFD says when crews arrived on the…MORE

Tennessee AG Sues Federal Agency Over New Sexual Harassment Guidance

Tennessee AG Sues Federal Agency Over New Sexual Harassment Guidance

Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tennessee’s Attorney General is leading 18 states in a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over new sexual harassment guidance. Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed the suit on Monday against the EEOC’s new guidance that he says “unlawfully extends Title VII’s protections against sex-based discrimination to cover gender…MORE

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

McMinn County, TN (WOKI) A McMinn County man has been convicted in connection to a September 2021 quadruple murder. In 2021, Curtis Smith and Jazzmine Hall went to a home in Riceville with a gun where Hall’s husband and son lived. After taking the child, they shot and killed the husband and three others. Smith…MORE

AMR Presents First Progress Report to Knox County Commission

AMR Presents First Progress Report to Knox County Commission

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) American Medical Response presented its first progress report to the Knox County Commission Monday night. The report comes after a new contract promised to fix serious problems with the ambulance service. The company’s regional manager said since the new contract was awarded in November, the company has added 62 new…MORE

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Asking for Help Finding Man Last Seen in October

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Asking for Help Finding Man Last Seen in October

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a man last seen in October. MCSO officials say 48-year-old James Jefferson Hughes was last seen by a family member in October 2023 and was reported missing to the sheriff’s office in January. Hughes is described as a white male who…MORE

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