Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been sentenced in the shooting death of his girlfriend in April of 2024. According to court records, Michael Merrick shot his then girlfriend, 49-year-old Nicole Fanney, also known as Nicole Stewart, 13 times at their shared Knoxville apartment before fleeing to Kentucky. Knoxville Police Department officers found Fanney…… MORE
KNOX COUNTY, TN (TBI / WOKI) – A joint ongoing investigation that began earlier this year has resulted in the arrest of a Knoxville man and the seizure of cocaine and other illicit drugs. In February, special agents with the TBI Drug Investigation Division, the 5th Judicial Drug Task Force, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/17: A Monroe County man missing since July 9 is found safe Thursday. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announcing that 31-year-old Jared Keller was located safely in Alabama. The update follows Alabama state troopers finding Keller’s car, a Ford Explorer, Wednesday, July 16 in Birmingham. Keller had been…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/16: The victim from the deadly shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning has been identified as Jakhory Dortch, 22 of Athens, Tennessee. Based on the findings of the still ongoing investigation, Dortch and another man were involved in a physical altercation outside of a room at the Days Inn on Dante…… MORE
Many people felt and heard a large boom in Blount County and authorities are still working to determine what caused it. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says they received several calls after the boom was heard at around 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). While thousands of people were without power after the boom, Blount County…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing charges after several bullets hit a home in Powell Sunday afternoon. According to charging documents, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Blueberry Road around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday after receiving a report of shots fired. The victim told deputies his house had been hit…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) A Oak Ridge man is convicted of multiple charges including attempted voluntary manslaughter after shooting at a woman in July 2023. Officials with District Attorney General Dave Clark’s office say 59-year-old Kevin Dwayne Steen, Sr. was convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and drug charges on June 30th following a weeklong trial.…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a person dies after what officials are calling an underground incident at the Young Mine in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says Nyrstar reported the incident early Saturday morning at its Young Mine off West Highway 11E in New Market. Response teams say one employee was unaccounted for…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – A man convicted of attempted first-degree murder after shooting at a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper in January has been sentenced. On January 12th, troopers saw Eugenio Abraham Solis Klarks, 31, driving 97 mph on I-75 North in Loudon County, according to the Knox County District Attorney General’s Office.…… MORE
Johnson City, TN (WOKI) An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a now-former Johnson City officer. In June 2024, at the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents began investigating allegations of misconduct involving Connor Cooper. Michael Dunavant was appointed by…… MORE
