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Woman Convicted in 2023 Drag Racing Crash that Killed Man, Injured Two Children
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman facing charges in a 2023 drag racing crash that killed a man and injured two others has been convicted.District Attorney Charme Allen's office says 24-year-old Trinity Cla...
Aug 14, 2025
Governor Bill Lee Says He Won’t Endorse a Candidate for Governor
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV – story courtesy of WVLT – WOKI) – Following Marsha Blackburn's recent announcement of running for governor, Lee said he hasn't and won't endorse in the governor'...
Aug 14, 2025
A Student is Charged with Making Threats of Mass Violence in Grainger County
The Grainger County Sheriff's Office says a student has been charged with making threats of mass violence.According to Sheriff James Harville, the student, who is a juvenile at Grainger High School, w...
Aug 11, 2025
Arrest Made after Body Found in Burning Refrigerator in Tennessee
Overton County, TN (WOKI) A man has been arrested and charged one week after a body was found in a burning refrigerator on the side of a Tennessee road.Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investiga...
Aug 08, 2025
Knox County Property Assessor Indicted for Official Misconduct
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County Property Assessor Phil Ballard is indicted Wednesday on criminal charges by a Knox County grand jury.According to court records, Ballard was indicted on one count of o...
Aug 07, 2025
Suspect in Quadruple Murder in West Tennessee is Taken into Custody
JACKSON, Tenn. (story courtesy of WSMV by WVLT) – The Jackson Police Department's search for the man suspected of killing four people and abandoning a baby in Dyer County last week has ended.Aft...
Aug 05, 2025
Suspect in Quadruple Homicide in West Tennessee is Caught on Camera, Reward for His Arrest Continues to Grow
The suspect of the quadruple homicide, Austin Drummond is caught on camera.Officials with the Jackson Police Department say he was caught on a citizen's camera system in the 700 block of Pipkin Road o...
Aug 05, 2025
TBI: Third Person Charged in Connection to Tiptonville Quadruple Murder
Madison County, TN (WOKI) TBI UPDATE 8/4/25: The search for the man wanted in connection to the quadruple murder in West Tennessee continues, and now a third person is charged in connection to the cas...
Aug 04, 2025
Man Wanted in Connection to Quadruple Murder Involving Abandoned Infant in TN
Tiptonville, TN (WOKI) A manhunt is now underway for a suspected quadruple murderer wanted out of Lake County in Northwest Tennessee.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained warrants for 28-...
Jul 31, 2025
An Investigation is Underway After a Child Claims to get Locked in Dog Kennel at Knox County Home, Multiple Children are Removed from the Home
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Two people have been charged after a child told authorities he would allegedly get locked in a dog kennel for misbehaving and get hit with a metal pole.T...
Jul 31, 2025
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