CARTER COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division, Adult Protective Services, and the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging into reports of the abuse and sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult has resulted in an arrest. In August, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services,…… MORE
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Man Dies after Farming Accident in Lenoir City
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A man is killed after a farming accident Thursday in Lenoir City. Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a call on Cardwell Chapel Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. They found a 76-year-old man had fallen off the tractor he was driving and then was run over…… MORE
Multi-Agency Drug Bust Results in Arrests in Blount County
Blount County, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing numerous drug charges following a multi-agency execution of a search warrant at a home in Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say roughly half a dozen different drugs, to include suspected fentanyl pills, were confiscated at the home on Russell Road in Rockford shared…… MORE
Knoxville Police Issue Nearly 300 Citations and Makes Multiple DUI Arrests Over the Labor Day Weekend
No fatalities reported by Knoxville Police over the Labor Day weekend. Knoxville Police increased traffic enforcement between Friday and Labor Day and issued nearly 300 citations and five DUI arrests were made. There were 295 total citations issued including 87 for speeding and there were 44 crash investigations. Below is a breakdown of KPD’s Labor…… MORE
GSMNP: Flint Gap Fire Caused by Lightning
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Lightning from a recent summer storm is to blame for the Flint Gap Fire burning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park fire officials and fire investigators making that announcement Tuesday say the exact date of the lightning strike is unknown, but the fire burning near Hannah Mountain was reported to…… MORE
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The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating an East Knoxville Fire that Destroys Home
The Knoxville Fire department is investigating a Labor Day house fire in East Knoxville. Crews were called to the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue yesterday morning and found heavy fire and smoke coming from two windows of the house. A fire was discovered in a bedroom and crews quickly put the fire out but the…… MORE
Woman on TBI’s Most Wanted List for Attempted First-Degree Murder is Arrested
Today (Sunday), Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers S. Goode and S. Kearney assisted the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending Johnna Miracle. Miracle had been placed on the @TBInvestigation’s Most Wanted List for Attempted 1st Degree Murder. This comes after a woman was shot and stabbed in the Shawanee Community Wednesday, who was taken to the…… MORE
Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 8/29: Efforts continue Thursday to suppress a fire that broke out earlier this week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the Flint Gap Fire has now grown to about 23 acres and is burning primarily in undergrowth in steep terrain. The National Guard is helping fight the…… MORE
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Two Children are Rescued After Being Kidnapped by Non-Custodial Dad
Two children are rescued after being kidnapped by their non-custodial father. Officials with the Dandridge Police Department say they were notified about a stolen vehicle out of Knoxville yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The suspect, identified as Justin Odum, kidnapped his two children, ages 9 and 6, who he did not have custody of and a sergeant reportedly saw…… MORE
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Missing Knox County 12 Year-Old at Center of TBI Endangered Child Alert is Found
Update: Detectives have recovered Raileigh Capps, the missing twelve-year-old. She is being taken to a local hospital for a check-up. The investigation remains open, and charges will be forthcoming later. Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Knox County girl. TBI says 12 year-old Raileigh…… MORE
