An investigation is underway by Tennessee Highway Patrol in Loudon County after a pedestrian is killed after being hit by a car on I-40 East. The crash happened yesterday afternoon near the 356 mile marker and temporarily shut down the interstate.… MORE
People across the country have a chance to vote for the nation’s best-looking police cruiser in the 2023 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest and the Tennessee Highway Patrol would like your vote. THP’s entry features a trooper, a 2021 Ford Explorer cruiser and a 2022 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Motorcycle center stage on the Grand Ole…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Marshals and the Knoxville Police Department are searching for a man they warn is a “sexually violent predator.” Jerry Steven Helton is wanted for federal violation of supervised release and unregistered sex offender. Helton is 6′1″ and weighs 180 lbs with brown hair and green eyes. East Tennessee Valley Crime…… MORE
Kingsport, TN (WOKI) A months-long investigation results in charges in the overdose death of a Kingsport woman. In a release issued Monday, July 17, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a multi-agency investigation was launched in February after then 30 year-old Ashley Way was found dead in an apartment on Bloomingdale Pike in Kingsport. That…… MORE
Police are investigating a deadly crash involving an all-terrain vehicle in Claiborne County. Police were called to Cedar Fork Road just north of Tazewell last night (Sunday) for that ATV crash and found that one person had been killed in that crash. No other details have been released.… MORE
Powell, TN (WOKI) A man is found dead inside the men’s bathroom of the Powell Community Splash Pad Friday, July 14. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say Knox County Parks and Recreation officials called the police because they needed entry to a locked deadbolt in the men’s restroom. KCSO reports when deputies arrived,…… MORE
LENOIR CITY, TN (WOKI) – UPDATE: The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office reports that I-75 South is temporarily back open following a fatal accident early Friday morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has advised that they have temporarily opened I-75 South for the next several hours through rush hour traffic. They will be shutting I-75 South down…… MORE
Updated story: Interstate 75 South in Campbell County has re-opened this afternoon after the interstate being shut down due to a hazmat situation following an accident involving three commercial vehicles last night at mile marker 135 near the Caryville exit. One lane was re-opened this morning while crews were still working the scene. Original Story:…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency reports four children were injured in a boating crash Wednesday, July 12. TWRA officials say the crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Four children were on a tube that was being pulled by a boat near the WindRiver Marina on Tellico Lake when another boat hit them.…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) A Facebook post from the sheriff’s office says a “Stairway to Heroin” is shut down and four people are arrested early Thursday morning in Cocke County. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police Department, and the ATF served a narcotics search warrant at a residence at 1982 Brisk Way seizing over 127…… MORE
