Category Archives: Local News
Police Asking for Help Finding Missing Morristown Man
Morristown, TN (WOKI) The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing Morristown man.HCSO officials say Anthony "Tony" Williams was last seen around 11:30 p.m. on March 30 at ...
Apr 09, 2024
GSMNP Rangers Say Man Missing in the Park has been Found
UPDATE: The man missing is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is found.Jacob Riggs was found this morning in the Tremont area of the park by a visitor who saw he needed help.The visitor brought h...
Apr 09, 2024
Alcoa Police Looking for Suspects after Second Vandalism Incident
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa are searching for suspects after a second vandalism incident at an apartment complex.Alcoa Police Department officials say officers responded to a report of vandalism ...
Apr 09, 2024
Claiborne County Jail Employee’s Husband Charged in Her Death, TBI Says
New Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A New Tazewell man is being charged with killing his wife.An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Claiborne County Sheriff's Offic...
Apr 09, 2024
Longtime Morristown-Hamblen Paramedic Dies While Responding to a Call
Since 1988, Todd Giles has been a paramedic at Morristown-Hamblen EMS, where he's gotten the reputation of being a dependable employee.On Friday, Giles, along with two others, responded to a call of a...
Apr 09, 2024
A Dandridge Auto Parts Store is Destroyed by Fire
An investigation is underway after an auto parts store in Dandridge is destroyed by fire.Media outlets reporting that a fire broke out at Jasper Jones Auto Parts yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Official...
Apr 09, 2024
An Investigation is Underway, a Dog Dies but a Couple and Python are Rescued from a Cocke County House Fire
A dog dies but an elderly woman and man are rescued, along with a six-foot-long python from an early morning (Tuesday) Cocke County house fire.The Parrottsville Fire Department responding to a single-...
Apr 09, 2024
Man Dies in Knoxville Police Custody, Investigation Underway, Department Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following the death of a man while in Knoxville police custody.Knoxville Police Department officials say its Office of Professional Standards is set t...
Apr 08, 2024
Fentress County Child Abuse Case Moves to Grand Jury
Fentress County, TN (WOKI) The case of a Fentress County mother and father accused of abusing their adopted children was moved to the grand jury Thursday, April 4.Jessica and Jason Klimp are suspected...
Apr 05, 2024
TBI: 13 Charged, 5 Pounds of Meth Seized in Blount County
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Thirteen people from Blount County are indicted after an undercover investigation into methamphetamine distribution.According to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigati...
Apr 05, 2024
