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KFD: Cigarette Butt Started Knoxville Apartment Fire that Displaced 20 People

KFD: Cigarette Butt Started Knoxville Apartment Fire that Displaced 20 People

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A cigarette butt is to blame for a fire over Mother’s Day weekend at a Knoxville apartment building. That, according to Knoxville Fire Department officials Thursday who say investigators determined the May 10 fire at Spring Meadow Apartments is the result of someone discarding the cigarette in a flower pot on the…MORE

An Investigation is Underway after a 3 Year-Old Drowns in West Knox County

An Investigation is Underway after a 3 Year-Old Drowns in West Knox County

An investigation is underway after a 3-year-old toddler drowns in West Knox County. Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro says fire crews went to an area off of Lake Arcas Way, which is near South Northshore Drive, for a reported drowning yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. The toddler was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where the…MORE

Former Madisonville Police Officer Accused of Stealing Thousands from City on Fuel Card

Former Madisonville Police Officer Accused of Stealing Thousands from City on Fuel Card

(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Madisonville, TN (WVLT) An investigation by the state Comptroller’s Office has resulted in a former Madisonville police officer being indicted on multiple charges. According to the office, an investigation began into Bobby Mack Woods after concerns regarding Woods’s use of a city-issued fuel purchasing card between February 2022 and December…MORE

West High School Teacher and Coach Taken Into Custody for Multiple Counts of Various Statutory Rape Charges
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West High School Teacher and Coach Taken Into Custody for Multiple Counts of Various Statutory Rape Charges

32-year-old Chad Brooks, a West High School teacher and coach, was taken into custody on Friday afternoon in Morristown, Tennessee by the Morristown Police Department. In early April, the Knoxville Police Department’s Special Crimes Unit was made aware of allegations that Brooks had allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with past and current students.   Following…MORE

4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits East Tennessee, Damage Assessments from Multiple Agencies and USGS says There is a Slight Chance for an Aftershock This Week
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4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits East Tennessee, Damage Assessments from Multiple Agencies and USGS says There is a Slight Chance for an Aftershock This Week

Many people across East Tennessee felt an earthquake Saturday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the 4.1 magnitude earthquake ranks among the strongest felt in our area and the strongest since a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Decatur in 2018. There could be an aftershock possible this week. However, the strongest earthquake here belongs…MORE

TULLAHOMA MAN INDICTED ON ARSON AND EXPLOSIVE CHARGESFOR SETTING FIRE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

TULLAHOMA MAN INDICTED ON ARSON AND EXPLOSIVE CHARGESFOR SETTING FIRE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI) – On May 7, 2025, a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee,returned an indictment charging Regan Darby Prater, 27, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, with arson forfirebombing the Highlander Center, a nonprofit research and education center in New Market,Tennessee, and with carrying an explosive device during the commission of the arson. Praterappeared in court…MORE

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