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Former Knox County Lieutenant Facing Charges after DUI Arrest, Report Says

Former Knox County Lieutenant Facing Charges after DUI Arrest, Report Says

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

Bill Baxter, Longtime Knoxville Business Leader, Dies at 71

Bill Baxter, Longtime Knoxville Business Leader, Dies at 71

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A longtime business leader in Knoxville has passed away. Bill Baxter, the CEO of Holston Gas, passed away on Sunday; he was 71. The Wort Hotel, a historic hotel in Jackson, Wyoming which Baxter owned, made the announcement on Sunday. Baxter was also chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority board and economic…MORE

Two-Month-Old Missing Out of Blount County Found Safe, TBI Says

Two-Month-Old Missing Out of Blount County Found Safe, TBI Says

Blount County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Blount County infant at the center of a TBI Endangered Child Alert has been found. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say two-month-old Chremson Blair was located Tuesday morning and is safe. The baby was reported missing Monday, having last been seen on August 9. In their alert,…MORE

Tennessee Unveils New License, ID Card Designs with Improved Security Features

Tennessee Unveils New License, ID Card Designs with Improved Security Features

Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tennessee has unveiled new designs for drivers licenses and ID cards. The new design features Tennessee’s state capitol and flag. It also has waves and patterns printed in very fine lines which cannot be scanned or easily reproduced (see photo below). Officials said the new credentials are made with a…MORE

Rare Super Blue Moon to Arrive This Week

Rare Super Blue Moon to Arrive This Week

(WOKI) There is a rare super blue moon set to grace the skies this week. NASA defines the term supermoon “as either a new or full moon that happens when the moon is within 90% of perigee, its closest approach to Earth.” The moon will be closest to Earth for this orbit Wednesday morning at 11:55.…MORE

Knoxville Police, Crime Stoppers Seeking Information to Solve Metal Theft Cases

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are working to apprehend those responsible for metal thefts in Knoxville. The first is a bronze statue of two children reading stolen from Tank Strickland Park on Asheville Highway. Officials with East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers say it could be sold almost…MORE

Jury Returns Verdict in Oak Ridge Death Penalty Case

Jury Returns Verdict in Oak Ridge Death Penalty Case

Anderson County, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man was found guilty Monday, August 19 of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case. Sean Finnegan faced several charges, including first-degree murder, rape and abuse of a corpse. The charges stem from a 2020 investigation, during which police said Finnegan and his girlfriend,…MORE

Knox County Forensic Center Identifies Remains in Decades-Old Cold Case

Knox County Forensic Center Identifies Remains in Decades-Old Cold Case

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Human remains found two decades ago in Knoxville have finally been identified. The Knox County Regional Forensic Center identifying the remains Monday morning as Brian A. Sanderson. Sanderson was found in 2003 near I-275 at the Woodlawn entrance ramp. Knoxville Police responded and a team from UT assisted in the recovery at…MORE

TBI: Missing Cumberland County Woman Found Dead in Lake Cumberland

TBI: Missing Cumberland County Woman Found Dead in Lake Cumberland

Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A woman missing from Cumberland County has been found dead. Officials with The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report 69-year-old Roxanne Gallagher was found dead Saturday afternoon in Lake Cumberland in Kentucky. TBI had issued a Silver Alert for Gallagher earlier this month after she was last seen in late June…MORE