Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Loudon County after a body is found Friday near the railroad tracks in Lenoir City. Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say the body was discovered near the tracks off Foute Town Road and that the scene is being actively investigated and processed by deputies…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knoxville Police Department officer is sentenced to over two decades in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. The case first came to light in November 2024 when court documents revealed that Officer Dan Roark had asked a woman in Virginia who he was dating, repeatedly, for pictures and videos…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The City of Knoxville is adding noise cameras to the downtown area with the goal to stop noisy cars on Gay Street. “It’s annoying, it’s distracting, especially when you’re waking up and when you’re putting kids to bed,” Blaine Owens, a Knoxville resident, said. Carter Hall, Knoxville’s deputy director…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two former West High School football coaches are moving through the court system after being accused of sex crimes. Chad Brooks was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday, June 4 but that was rescheduled to June 16. He is charged with multiple counts of aggravated statutory rape and statutory rape by an authority figure.…… MORE
Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a man is hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning in Sweetwater. TBI officials say the incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of Camp Hill Road when Monroe County deputies and officers with the Madisonville Police Department responded…… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has put out a new missing person flyer out for Sebastian Rodgers. He’s the teen who vanished more than a year ago in Sumner County, in Middle Tennessee. TBI say the missing 15-year-old has autism. He was last seen at his Hendersonville home in February of 2024. A $50,000 reward…… MORE
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones issued a lengthy statement explaining the series of events that led up to 74-year-old Elijah Lester Isbill being arrested and what transpired following his arrest. According to Jones, Isbill was arrested by the Madisonville Police Department on Feb. 6 after officers were dispatched to a…… MORE
Statement from Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith Update on May 25 Shooting in the Scarboro Community In the early morning hours of May 25, during a large block party in the Scarboro neighborhood over Memorial Day weekend, nine people were shot and one person was stabbed. All ten victims survived. This unacceptable act of violence…… MORE
A New Tazewell man is facing several charges after throwing a bag of methamphetamine out of a car during a chase. A Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office detective saw a car being driven by 49-year-old Robert Reece speeding in the area of Highway 33 and Lone Mountain Road and tried to pull him over. Reece instead sped…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 6/4: Kenneth DeHart, the man accused of killing Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan, will get a new preliminary hearing. Judge Tammy Harrington Wednesday afternoon granting the motion from DeHart’s legal team following an all-day procedural hearing Tuesday. DeHart’s attorneys argued his public defenders were not prepared at the first preliminary hearing…… MORE
