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Missing 19-Year-Old from Monroe County Found in Georgia, Sheriff Says
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The young man at the center of a weeks-long missing person search out of Monroe County has now been found.Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office say 19-year-old Cad...
Jun 24, 2025
A Rockslide Shuts Down I-40 in Cocke County
A rockslide and flooding has shut down I-40 in Cocke County.Tennessee Department of Transportation's Mark Nagi says the slide happened near mile marker 450 shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon (We...
Jun 19, 2025
Knoxville Police Searching for Man Accused of Threatening Woman at Gunpoint
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help in their search for a man they say threatened a woman at gunpoint on Friday.KPD says 30-year-old Javonta Miles of Knoxville is charged with ag...
Jun 18, 2025
Knoxville Man Reportedly Shoots Gun During Confrontation with Amazon Delivery Driver
A Knoxville man is arrested after he allegedly fired a gun during a confrontation with an Amazon delivery driver.According to court records, an Amazon delivery driver was at a home in the 7800 block o...
Jun 17, 2025
Knoxville Man Gets Life Sentence for 2023 Double Murder
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man gets a life sentence Monday for a 2023 double murder.The sentencing - life in prison without parole - came after Jair Romario Martin pleaded guilty to two counts o...
Jun 16, 2025
Knoxville Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed in Crash
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police identify the motorcycle driver killed Thursday, June 12 following a head-on collision in West Knoxville.KPD says the crash happened on N. Gallaher View Road betwe...
Jun 16, 2025
Knox County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies Attempted to Pull Over a Vehicle Which Led to a Multi-County Chase and Three Arrests
A multi-county police chase ends with three people arrested.The Knox County Sheriff's Office says deputies tried to pull over a car on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard last night (Wednesday), but it ...
Jun 12, 2025
Suspect Search Underway after Two Hurt in Sevier County Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Says
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Sevier County after two people were found with gunshot injuries.Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff's Office say deputies responded Monday...
Jun 09, 2025
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Makes Major Fentanyl Bust
Post by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: In the early morning hours of June 8, 2025, the Knox County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Organized Retail Crime Unit and ...
Jun 08, 2025
Monroe County Sheriff Breaks Down Arrest of 74-year-Old Man who Died While in Custody
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...
Jun 05, 2025
