Tellico Plains, TN (WOKI) The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a small plane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Tellico Plains. According to the FAA’s preliminary report, the crash happened around 3:30 p.m.; it does not specify where in Tellico Plains the aircraft went down. The report indicates that the Sonex aircraft crashed into trees, for…… MORE
Greeneville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Greeneville following a deadly motorcycle crash Wednesday. Officials with the Greeneville Police Department report the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection between Andrew Johnson Highway and Harlan Street. Officers responded to the crash, which was between a motorcycle and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. GPD says…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County Property Assessor Phil Ballard is indicted Wednesday on criminal charges by a Knox County grand jury. According to court records, Ballard was indicted on one count of official misconduct; he is accused of abusing the use of a county vehicle while also drawing a travel allowance. The 71-year-old Ballard was…… MORE
TIPTONVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WSMV / WVLT) – The man accused of killing four people in Lake County appeared virtually before the court on Thursday morning. The Lake County Courthouse saw 28-year-old Austin Drummond via video conference call as the judge read aloud the charges against him. Drummond is charged with four counts of…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating after security camera footage catches a woman and a man stealing a puppy from The Puppy Store on Kingston Pike. KPD Communications Manager Scott Erland says the owners told officers the puppy was a miniature pinscher valued at $2,500. Video footage shows a woman lift the dog out of a crib…… MORE
JOHNSON CITY – An undercover investigation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and the Johnson City Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has resulted in the arrest of four people connected to two businesses. Agents and detectives began investigating two Johnson City businesses after receiving a citizen complaint through the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing decades behind bars after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend in Knoxville last year. District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office says 28-year-old Jevess Deron Craigmire was convicted of several charges, including attempted first-degree murder, following a two-day trial. According to the DA, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) We have an update on the progress of repairs to the Gay Street Bridge in Knoxville as it is being converted to a pedestrian walkway. Blalock and Sons is in charge of the project that is the result of the bridge closing in June of last year after a Tennessee…… MORE
Cocke County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office results in a former School Resource Officer in Cocke County being indicted. The investigation began last December after officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office reported questionable activity by Leahla Hance, who served as the SRO at Centerview Elementary School during…… MORE
Loudon County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A Lenoir City man is convicted of child sex crimes and sentenced to decades behind bars. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says the conviction of Emilio Ortiz comes after a multi-agency investigation uncovered years of abuse documented in “disturbing digital evidence.” The case was complicated after the victim,…… MORE
