Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested Sunday, November 5 after setting his truck on fire at a gas station in Jefferson City. Officials with the Jefferson City Police Department say officers responded to the Marathon on U.S. Route 11 East near the Hamblen County line around 7:30 p.m. After interviewing witnesses and watching…… MORE
A Seymour man is arrested for fentanyl and firearm possession. 31 year-old Deonte Brown was stopped by police on Chapman Highway because he was not staying in his lane while driving. The K9 unit alerted there were drugs in the car. Police found the fentanyl, almost $1,500 in cash and a loaded handgun with a…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding a missing woman. BCSO officials say 26 year-old Tyra Marie Grace left a home on October 24 and hasn’t been seen since. They say she was last seen wearing a pink hoodie and white sweatpants. Police say Grace does not have…… MORE
Greene County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Greene County after hunters find the body of a deceased female Thursday. Greene County Sheriff’s Department officials say hunters were on a property in the West Pines area to put up a deer stand when they discovered the body. They say the body was sent to…… MORE
Three men are arrested for stealing phones from a Walmart. It happened Wednesday at the Chapman Highway store. Kurt Johnson and Antoine McGee of Texas and Kilvaris Downing of Alabama were taken into custody and charged with theft after employees noticed 10 cell phones missing while auditing inventory. The three suspects reportedly work for a…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A new American Eagle Foundation education center is open in Sevier County. The center provides people a chance to have an up close and personal experience with bald eagles. The Foundation hopes that this new education center will help encourage the community to take part in conservation and protection efforts. The…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 40-year-old Oliver Springs man is facing charges including aggravated kidnapping and domestic assault following a shooting in a parking garage at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. The incident occurred Wednesday night, November 1. Matthew Green was reportedly shot in the leg by his son after allegedly assaulting his wife. He was taken…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a serious crash in Scott County involving a deputy who hit a Fire truck. It happened yesterday (Tuesday )on U.S. Highway 27 near Wolf Creek Road in Robbins. Deputy Michael Hanson was involved in a head-on collision with a Whitley City fire truck. Scott County’s Sheriff says the deputy…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A suspect is taken into custody by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, October 31 after an extended chase in the Inskip area. KCSO officials say 30-year-old David Lamar Joseph was found and arrested after abandoning his vehicle near the Knox Landing Apartments on E. Inskip Drive. KCSO says deputies responding…… MORE
Two people are arrested after a baby’s death in Jefferson County. Nick Lay and Chelsea Marsh are charged with Aggravated Child Neglect and Abuse along with drug charges in the death of a two-month-old boy. Firefighters responding to a home on Lowery Loop Road last (Monday) night where they found the baby not breathing. He…… MORE
