Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 15 acre fire in the Renegade Mountain area of Cumberland County has prompted an evacuation. Officials with the Crossville and Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency are asking people to avoid the area and have set up a temporary shelter at Crab Orchard Christian Church at 217 Wheeler Lane. Officials report that…… MORE
Fire crews are working a brush fire in the Choto area of Knox County. That fire is in the Duck Cove Road area and is 24 acres in size and is 100% contained according to Jeff Bagwell from Rural Metro. He says some structures were threatened buy firefighters kept those from catching fire. He says…… MORE
Knoxville, TN Two juveniles are now in custody following an investigation into an attempted auto theft and shootout with police Monday in the Karns Community. According to Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler, the first deputy responded to the scene in the Wexford Down area around 12:22 a.m. Monday morning and made contact with the first of…… MORE
An investigation is underway in East Knoxville after two sheds and woods catch fire. The Knoxville Fire Department called to Andes Road yesterday and found the sheds, behind a home, fully engulfed and the fire had spread to woods due to the windy and dry conditions. An estimate of 3 acres were burning which crews…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police officer Dan Roark, arrested on federal child pornography charges last week is now, officially, out of a job. The decision was handed-down Monday by KPD Chief Paul Noel after investigators with the Office of Professional Standards conducted a “detailed” investigation into Roark’s conduct following allegations of Roark asking for naked…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects who shot at officers responding to a call early this morning. Officers were called to a possible car burglary in the 3500 block of Wexgate Road in the Karns Community and confronted two suspects; at least one of the suspects fired at…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is convicted of a second degree murder charge after a woman she reportedly got into a fight with dies from a gunshot wound at the hospital. 21 year-old Kyeisha Dalton was found guilty of the crime after a three day trial. She was identified as a suspect in the shooting on Jourolman…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A 17-year-old is facing several charges after a shooting Tuesday on Sulphur Springs Road near Morristown-Hamblen High School West. Morristown Police Department officials say a 17-year-old boy was injured in the shooting which took place near an apartment complex across from the school. They say the suspect was found shortly after the…… MORE
Updated story: Knoxville Police identify the suspect arrested after he barricaded himself inside a home in North Knoxville. 34 year-old Justin Hylton barricaded himself in the home East Walnut Grove Drive yesterday. He is wanted on felony theft and criminal simulation charges. A stolen vehicle and firearm were also recovered at the home with additional…… MORE
Cleveland, TN (WOKI) A cluster of fires burning in the Cherokee National Forest is being investigated as arson. Forest officials report there are three fires altogether, collectively being called the Buck Bald Fire: “We’re seeing a rapid increase in wildfires across the forest placing people, homes and infrastructure at great risk,” said Stephanie Bland, deputy forest…… MORE
