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
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
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
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find a missing 12 year-old girl. Raileigh Capps is white with light brown hair and brown eyes. She has no runaway history and has a white rose tattoo on her left forearm and nose and navel piercings. She was last seen wearing grey Mickey…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: We’re learning more now about a “domestic incident” that led to the arrest Monday of a Knoxville man. Knoxville Police Department officials say the incident occurred in West Knoxville. KPD says the girlfriend of 20-year-old Omar Amengol Cortes told police he shoved her out of her car and drove away with…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A dangerous semi-truck is no longer traveling the roads in Knox County. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol announcing Monday a trooper with THP’s MC+ in Knox County found 37 violations involving the commercial motor vehicle including multiple blown tires and electrical wires that were arcing, which nearly caused a fire. THP…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A longtime judge for four East Tennessee counties has died following a crash in Jefferson County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the crash occurred around 1:30 yesterday Sunday morning just outside of Dandridge near Mountain Vista Trail. The crash report says fourth judicial district court Judge O. Duane Slone was walking…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A Sevierville man was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to child sex crime charges. Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice say 47-year-old Ronnie Joe Maples was sentenced to 151 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. Federal investigators say Maples and another individual were…… MORE
Farragut, Tn (WOKI) The Knox County District Attorney’s office and the sheriff’s department are still considering charges in a hit and run case. According to reports, a 16 year old student was sitting at a Farragut bus stop on Thornton Drive with her legs in the road; a driver turning onto the road, struck the…… MORE
Vonore, TN (WOKI) A former KCSO lieutenant is charged with DUI following a traffic stop in Monroe County. Officials say Charles Seth Miller quit his job at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility on August 16th, the same day he was arrested in Vonore. A state trooper says he found 22 empty or partially empty…… MORE
