Seymour, TN (WOKI) One person is in custody and another is dead following a shooting Thursday in Seymour. Blount County Sheriff’s Office officials say they are investigating after one person was killed after being shot Thursday night at a house on Maple Road. A person of interest is in custody at the Blount County Correctional…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man with multiple outstanding warrants is apprehended Thursday night in East Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say 37-year-old Desanto Boyd was arrested at a home in the 4200 block of Mansion Avenue. KPD says Boyd had multiple outstanding warrants, including warrants for domestic assault and felony vandalism, as well as multiple…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Young people playing with fire may be to blame for a fire Friday morning at Montgomery Village Apartments. Knoxville Fire Department officials say crews responded to the apartment complex in the 1500 block of Daylily Drive around 11:45 a.m. to findlight smoke coming from one of the windows on the upper floor.…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) A Blount County man is the victim of a single-vehicle crash Thursday night in Oak Ridge. City of Oak Ridge officials say Oak Ridge Police Department officers responded to the 200-block of Lafayette Drive after receiving a call about an erratic driver around 8:51 p.m., and then a crash reported just…… MORE
Fentress County Sheriff’s deputies are on the lookout for an escaped inmate. The inmate, identified as James Kelley Estes, is believed to have left on foot from a work last (Thursday) night and could be traveling with a woman. FCSO says he was last seen in an orange ball cap, peach-colored shirt, white shorts and…… MORE
UPDATE: Knoxville Police charge a man with second-degree murder after he reportedly killed a man with an axe. Police called to Cokesbury church Tuesday when 26-year-old Tavares Harrison showed up with stab wounds and police found a 55 year-old man dead nearby.It is alleged that Harrison and the victim were engaged in a fight when…… MORE
A Greeneville man is arrested and charged on child sex crimes. The Greene Co. Sheriff’s Office got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about child sexual abuse material being uploaded online. Deputies executed a search warrant on 41-year-old Marcus Johnson’s home; he was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sexual…… MORE
FAFSA Completion Events for High School Graduates and Adults at Multiple American Job Centers in East Tennessee The American Job Centers of East Tennessee are partnering with the UT Educational Opportunity Center in August to hold FAFSA Completion Events. These FAFSA Completion Events are designed for high school graduates and for adults who want to…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A motorcyclist is seriously injured and an investigation is underway following a crash Wednesday night on Dolly Parton Parkway. Sevierville Police say the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. when 23-year-old James Gibson was riding on the Parkway and collided with a pickup truck driven by 86-year-old Brownie Campbell who had turned…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rural Metro Fire crews responded Thursday afternoon to the scene of a commercial fire in the 6900 block of Old Rutledge Pike. Fire officials say the blaze is at Junk Car Mafia where multiple cars are on fire. Rural Metro is asking people to please avoid the area so fire crews can…… MORE
