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Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County teacher is arrested and charged with multiple child sex crimes.Sevier County Schools says 32-year-old Nathan McKinley Maples was placed on indefinite suspensio...

The Morristown Police Department (MPD) is aware of a current scam in which the caller is identifying himself as being MPD Chief Overholt or another member from the department. The caller is demanding ...

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) A man is found guilty Tuesday in a Claiborne County boat crash on Norris Lake that killed a 12-year-old child.Norman Joe Sturgill was sentenced on 13 charges to include veh...

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...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The suspect in Thursday night’s deadly shooting at a West Knoxville apartment has been taken into custody in Kentucky.Knoxville police reporting that 49-year-old Mic...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man accused of driving under the influence, hitting and killing a 24-year-old man in Knoxville has been indicted by the Knox County Grand Jury.Shannon Walker has been indicted...

A man pleads guilty to charges stemming from a deadly drag racing crash in East Knoxville. in January 2023.The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says Tra'Shawn Glass has pleaded g...

Officials with Rural Metro say a dryer catches fire and causes significant damage to a West Knoxville home.Crews were called to the 10000 block of Summitt Mountain Court this (Wednesday) morning and f...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A teen is facing several charges following a brief lockdown Tuesday morning at Fulton High School.Knoxville Police Department officials say KPD School Resource Officers re...

Knox County’s Twenty year Growth Plan is unanimously approved after five hours of debate.Knox County Commissioners meeting last night (Monday) discussing the plan also known as Advance Knox. It ...