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DA Identifies Armed Man Shot Twice in Standoff with Morgan County Detectives

DA Identifies Armed Man Shot Twice in Standoff with Morgan County Detectives

Morgan County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An armed man shot twice during a standoff Thursday with detectives in Morgan County is identified. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says the incident took place around noon at 224 CCC Road near Highway 62 when two detectives responded to a call for a man with a gun. Johnson says…MORE

Ohio Man Dies While Boating on Norris Lake, Tennessee wildlife Agency Says
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Ohio Man Dies While Boating on Norris Lake, Tennessee wildlife Agency Says

Union County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating a fatal boating incident on Norris Lake in Union County, the 15th fatal boating incident in Tennessee this year. TWRA received the call Wednesday night that someone was receiving CPR aboard a vessel on the lake near Hickory Point Subdivision. The preliminary information shows…MORE

Knoxville Police Sergeants Sue City, Claiming to be Misplaced on Tiered Salary Scale
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Knoxville Police Sergeants Sue City, Claiming to be Misplaced on Tiered Salary Scale

KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Three Knoxville Police Department sergeants are suing the city, claiming they’ve been underpaid ever since the city revamped it’s emergency responder payment plan. The three sergeants — Barry Scott Coffey, Matthew W. Gentry and James N. Lockmiller — claim in the lawsuit that they were placed on the…MORE

Missing Knox County Man Found Dead, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Says
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Missing Knox County Man Found Dead, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/22: Keith Conley, a missing Knox County man, has been found dead. The announcement Tuesday afternoon coming from officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said the man’s truck had been found crashed with a body inside. According to KCSO, Conley’s truck was found Monday…MORE

Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting

Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting

Rockford, TN (WOKI) A Maryville woman is dead and a Georgia man is in custody following a shooting Sunday at a home in Rockford. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. at the residence on Triple Oak Street where responding deputies found the woman, 34-year-old Shelby Williams, shot.…MORE

TWRA Releases the Identity of Norris Lake Fatal Boating Incident Victim
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TWRA Releases the Identity of Norris Lake Fatal Boating Incident Victim

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (TWRA / WOKI) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has released the identity of the victim involved in a fatal boating incident that occurred on Norris Lake near Springs Dock on the afternoon of Saturday, July 19. Christopher Scott Mount, 58, of Coal Grove, Ohio, died after falling overboard and being struck…MORE

BCSO: Maryville Man Arrested after Two Pounds of Marijuana, THC Products Seized in Search

BCSO: Maryville Man Arrested after Two Pounds of Marijuana, THC Products Seized in Search

Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is facing several charges following an investigation into alleged drug sales out of a home in Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 27-year-old Jamel Daion Mathis was arrested during a search of a home in the 200 block of Seals Crossing Way. BCSO reports investigators seized…MORE

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