Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Cocke County after a man’s body is found Monday near an abandoned car. Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say deputies were called out around 4:30 p.m. to the 3000 block of Messer Branch Road because a car was blocking the roadway. CCSO says deputies…… MORE
UPDATE: It’s been 18 years since 21 year-old Channon Christian and 23 year-old Christopher Newsom were murdered in Knoxville after police say they were kidnapped after a carjacking. Lemaricus Davidson was one of the five people convicted of the murders and was given the death penalty. Davidson appeared yesterday (Wednesday) morning in Knox County court…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The young man at the center of a weeks-long missing person search out of Monroe County has now been found. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say 19-year-old Caden Long was found safe and sound Monday in Georgia. Long was last seen on Saturday, June 7. Law enforcement had expressed…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of our news partner WVLT) – Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs touched on the county’s juvenile detention center last week, outlining his hopes for immediate next steps in the county’s takeover. The latest shakeup at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center came to light at the end of May, when…… MORE
UPDATE 5- June 24, 2025 | 5:45 pm Deputy Swanger continues to improve, making minor yet significant improvements. This healing journey will take time, patience, and continued fervent prayer. Remember his family, blood and blue, and his girlfriend, who is incredibly strong for him. We can’t thank the community, our sister agencies, and all our…… MORE
Fast Facts Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities ‘totally obliterated,’ Trump tells nation US Vice President JD Vance, from left, US President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during an address to the nation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday,…… MORE
Athens, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway and police are asking for information following a deadly motorcycle crash Wednesday in Athens. Officials with the Athens Police Department say the crash happened at the intersection of Redfern Road and Congress Parkway and that two cars, a box truck and a dark SUV, hit the motorcyclist. The…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is hard at work clearing a rockslide on I-40 in Cocke County that was caused from recent flooding and they have an estimate of what it will cost to clean-up and repair damage. TDOT Chief Engineer Will Reed spoke alongside Deputy Governor Butch Eley yesterday (Thursday) and says it is…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help in their search for a man they say threatened a woman at gunpoint on Friday. KPD says 30-year-old Javonta Miles of Knoxville is charged with aggravated domestic assault and that officers’ efforts to locate him have, thus far, been unsuccessful. According to Knoxville Police, Miles was…… MORE
An investigation is underway following an early morning house fire that leaves a cat dead. The Knoxville Fire Department was called to the 1300 block of West 4th Avenue and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of a home. Crews were met by a man who said the bedroom of the house…… MORE
