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TBI: Campbell Co. Woman Commits TennCare Fraud, Submits Timesheets for Dead Caregiver

TBI: Campbell Co. Woman Commits TennCare Fraud, Submits Timesheets for Dead Caregiver

Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A Campbell County woman has been indicted and is facing several charges in a case of TennCare fraud. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 49-year-old Vicky Lynn Johnson is accused of submitting claims for services not provided by TennCare CHOICES program caregivers. They say Johnson obtained fraudulent assistance payments…MORE

Food City Settles Tennessee Opioid Misconduct Case for Nearly $45 Million

Food City Settles Tennessee Opioid Misconduct Case for Nearly $45 Million

Nashville, TN (WOKI) Grocery giant Food City has agreed to pay nearly $45 million to settle the company’s opioid misconduct case. The announcement coming Thursday from the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office which had filed a lawsuit in February 2021 accusing Food City of unlawfully selling opioids. “Every entity that contributed to the opioid crisis must…MORE

Maryville Man Charged with Homicide after Double Stabbing, Police Say

Maryville Man Charged with Homicide after Double Stabbing, Police Say

Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is in custody charged with homicide following an early morning double stabbing Tuesday at a home on Southview Drive. Maryville Police Department officials say the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. and that officers responding to the scene found 74-year-old John Salvati Jr. and his son, John Salvati III, injured…MORE

TBI: Endangered Child Alert Issued for 1-Year-Old Missing from Nashville

TBI: Endangered Child Alert Issued for 1-Year-Old Missing from Nashville

Nashville, TN (WOKI) An endangered child alert has been issued for a one-year-old boy missing from Nashville. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Liam Ismael Diego Quib may be with his mother’s ex-boyfriend and that the two could be headed to Alabama. Quib was last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and blue pants. Anyone…MORE

Rural Metro Fire Responds to fire in North Knox County

Rural Metro Fire Responds to fire in North Knox County

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A shed is destroyed but no injuries reported Monday afternoon in a fire in North Knox County. Crews with Rural Metro Fire were dispatched around 1:00 p.m. to the report of a structure fire in the 2300 block of Mynatt Road. Fire officials say when crews arrived, they found a shed completely…MORE

Two Plead Guilty Following Months-Long Animal Cruelty Investigation in Knox Co.

Two Plead Guilty Following Months-Long Animal Cruelty Investigation in Knox Co.

Knox County, TN (WOKI) Two members of the same family pleaded guilty Friday, September 15 to animal cruelty following a months-long animal abuse investigation in Knox County. As part of their sentencing, Michelle Burgess-Morris and her daughter Isabella Morris were ordered to complete 72 hours of community service and are banned from owning any other…MORE