At 8:03 AM, The Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call for several individuals, approximately 6], who were sick inside the Sam’s Club East building. Upon arrival, KFD discovered several persons working inside the Sam’s Club had become nauseous in the last hour. These individuals were showing signs and symptoms of Carbon monoxide poisoning.…… MORE
Four law enforcement officers were killed, and four others were wounded while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a neighborhood in Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Monday night an officer who had been injured in the shooting had died. During a news conference Monday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive…… MORE
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating following an inmate’s death at the Campbell County Jail. TBI officials say 26-year-old Faith Evans died at the jail Monday morning, and special agents are investigating what led to her death at the request of Eighth Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler. TBI says…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a person in connection to a deadly shooting Friday night in a rural area of the county. BCSO officials say deputies responded to Pryor Road, which is located in a rural community off Nails Creek Road between Wildwood and Seymour, where they found one…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police have identified the victim in Friday’s fatal hit-and-run crash on Chapman Highway. Officers called to Chapman Highway at Fort Avenue, just south of the Henley Street Bridge early Friday morning, found 40-year-old Zachariah Allen in the intersection; he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A witness…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating an early (Monday) morning shooting in North Knoxville. Officers responded to a shooting at the Red Roof Inn on Central Avenue Pike and learned there was a female gunshot victim in the parking lot of the Hooters on Central Avenue Pike while responding to the original call. Officers went to Hooters…… MORE
The owner of Joe’s Italian Cuisine, an Italian restaurant in Maryville, is charged with theft of merchandise after stealing thousands in meat from area grocery stores by putting it in his pants. 50 year-old Clement Milanzi was arrested at a Kroger on Northshore Drive on Thursday after he was seen selecting about $166 of merchandise…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a woman is shot in a West Knoxville park. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office was called to McFee Park yesterday (Sunday) morning for a woman who had been shot in the foot. Officials don’t know which direction the bullet came from as the park is near a wooded area. The…… MORE
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) An in-home nurse in Jefferson City is facing several charges after authorities say she stole medication from one of her patients. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say 47-year-old Sally Hensley was charged Friday with theft, burglary and neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult after security camera footage provided…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from Monday, June 3 through Monday, June 10, but securing a spot requires entering a lottery. The event is one of the park’s most unique. Each year in late May or early June, Photinus carolinus, a firefly species, flashes…… MORE
