Knoxville Police are asking for help finding a wanted man. KPD says 31-year-old Jeffrey Edwards is wanted on five outstanding warrants, including aggravated domestic assault stemming from an incident that happened in January. Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers 865-215-7165.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A bill allowing wine and liquor sales in Knoxville’s new Covenant Health Park stadium, home to the Knoxville Smokies and One Knox Soccer Club, is heading to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. The measure ( HB0823/SB0320) authorizes a sports facility to be eligible to obtain a liquor-by-the-drink license by lowering the…… MORE
Roane County, TN (WOKI) A Texas man is facing charges in connection to a woman’s death after she was found along I-40 in Roane County last year. According to court documents, motorists found a woman, later identified as Lateshia Patillo, in October 2024 unresponsive near the eastbound shoulder of I-40 in Roane County at mile…… MORE
Oliver Springs, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a deadly shooting Monday in Oliver Springs. Officials with the Oliver Springs Police Department say their agency together with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating the shooting which occurred just before midnight at a home on Kingston Avenue. OSPD says when officers arrived at the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/18 2:10 p.m.: The search for a missing 11-year-old Knoxville girl has ended. Knoxville police reporting Brailynn Boshears was found safe shortly after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. KPD says officers had been searching since just after midnight for Boshears after she went missing from a home in the 1600 block of…… MORE
Knoxville Police say they have been made aware of recent scam attempts in which scam callers are claiming to be Knox County Court representatives. In this particular scheme, the scam caller claims that the individual receiving the call missed a summons for jury duty and as a result a bench warrant was issued. The scammer…… MORE
JOHNSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of the owner of an assisted living facility. In June 2024, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services, TBI special agents began investigating allegations involving Wendy…… MORE
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who has been missing since last week. 51-year-old Guy DeMasellis, who has been staying at the Lazy Acres RV Park in Lenoir City, was often picked up and dropped off by someone driving a black Kia Soul. LCSO says detectives have determined the Kia was…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway by the Newport Police Department after more than $20,000 in jewelry was stolen from Walmart. NPD officials report three men went inside the store just before 11:00 p.m. on March 8 and that a witness told officers the men broke the lock to the jewelry case. NPD says…… MORE
Kill Devil Hills, NC (WOKI) UPDATE 3/17: A missing North Carolina teen at the center of a search over the weekend in East Tennessee has now been found. Authorities in North Carolina were searching for 16 year-old Christian Jenkins whose truck was last seen in Harriman Sunday afternoon; according to police, Jenkins had left his…… MORE
