Category Archives: Local News
Search for Missing Autistic Teen Expanding to West Tennessee
Sumner County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) It’s been nearly a month since an autistic teen disappeared from his Sumner County home, and now the search area is expanding to include West Tennessee.The father...
Mar 22, 2024
Pilot in Deadly 2021 Sevier County Helicopter Crash Indicted
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The pilot involved in a 2021 Sevier County helicopter crash that killed one person has been indicted for reckless homicide.Police say in December of 2021, Matthew Jones was fl...
Mar 21, 2024
Middlesboro PD Releases ‘Significant Development’ in Death of Elena Hembree
Middlesboro, KY (WOKI) The Middlesboro Kentucky Police Department says there is a "significant development" in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree.The MPD says an extensive investigation and a DNA...
Mar 21, 2024
Tennessee’s Attorney General Joins Coalition of States Making Illegal Immigration into Texas a State Crime
On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of Texas's state law ...
Mar 21, 2024
TBI Silver Alert Ended for a Missing Man last Seen in Sevier County
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Silver Alert for 63-year-old Rodney Jenkins who was last seen in Sevier County yesterday has ended as he has been found safe in Kingsport by Kingsport Pol...
Mar 21, 2024
KCSO Arrests Two Carjacking Suspects that Caused Halls Schools on a Soft Lockdown
Knox County Sheriff's Office Deputies took two suspects into custody in connection to a carjacking which resulted in a soft lockdown at Halls Schools.32 year-old Tyler Christian and 31 year-old Elizab...
Mar 21, 2024
Nothing Found During Search for Riley Strain at Cheatham Dam
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT / WSMV) The search for Riley Strain Wednesday at the Cheatham Dam yields no clues in the disappearance of the 22-year-old University of Missouri student.Officials with the C...
Mar 20, 2024
Halls Schools on Lockdown while Knox County Deputies Look for Carjacking Suspects
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Schools in the Halls area were placed under a “soft lockdown” Wednesday afternoon while Knox County Sheriff's Office deputies searched for two wanted suspects, KCSO Co...
Mar 20, 2024
Fires are Under Control and an Investigation is Underway in Sevier County
An investigation is underway in Sevier County after an evacuation following a structure fire which led to a nearby neighbor being evacuated.Crews responding to fires near Bluff Heights Road, that home...
Mar 20, 2024
More Human Remains are Found in Monroe County and are Believed to be Luke Butler
Since Luke Michael Butler went missing in October 2019, investigators and family members have been searching for answers surrounding his disappearance.In 2022, Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said t...
Mar 20, 2024
