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Death Investigation Underway after Body Found at Newport Apartment Complex

Death Investigation Underway after Body Found at Newport Apartment Complex

Newport, TN (WOKI) A death investigation is underway after a body is found Monday at an apartment complex in Newport. Officials with the Newport Police Department say the death occurred at Village East Apartments. While information is limited at this time, NPD says there is nothing that leads investigators to believe foul play was involved.…MORE

Monroe County Deputy Shot While Serving Warrant, Sheriff Says

Monroe County Deputy Shot While Serving Warrant, Sheriff Says

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) A deputy with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is recovering after being shot Sunday afternoon while attempting to serve a search warrant. MCSO officials say crews responded to a home on Reed Springs Road for a downed tree in the roadway. The man living in the home, Richard Brown, had an…MORE

Missing Toddler at Center of AMBER Alert Found Safe

Missing Toddler at Center of AMBER Alert Found Safe

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A missing toddler at the center of a late night AMBER Alert in Knoxville is found safe. Knoxville Police Department officials say the 2-year-old child, identified as Elton Bailey, was found inside a Ford Explorer that was originally presumed stolen Sunday evening from a home on Old State Road. According to police,…MORE

Food City to Pay $8M as Part of Opioid Settlement

Food City to Pay $8M as Part of Opioid Settlement

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Food City will pay more than $8 million as part of a settlement with the federal government connected to the ongoing opioid epidemic. It’s the latest news from the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced Monday that K-CA-T Food Stores, Food City’s parent company, had agreed to the settlement. Court…MORE

Knoxville Fire Department Responds to Jacksboro Pike House Fire

Knoxville Fire Department Responds to Jacksboro Pike House Fire

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one is injured but a home suffers significant damage following a house fire late Monday morning. Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to the home in the 5500 block of Jacksboro Pike around 10:30 a.m. to find flames coming from the downstairs windows of the house. KFD reported crews encountered a heavy…MORE

Knoxville Police Ask for Information after Car Caught Damaging Lakeshore Park

Knoxville Police Ask for Information after Car Caught Damaging Lakeshore Park

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for information after a car is caught on camera damaging Lakeshore Park. KPD says a Nissan Xterra was caught on camera off-roading at Lakeshore Park and damaging the landscape just before midnight on December 19. Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at…MORE

Union County Man Charged after Shooting Person at Walmart in Halls

Union County Man Charged after Shooting Person at Walmart in Halls

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Union County man is charged after shooting a person Friday at a Walmart in Halls. According to charging documents, four men who knew each other were arguing inside the store. The report says one of the men, 23-year-old Joshua Bailey of Luttrell, pulled out a gun and shot the victim in…MORE

City of Sweetwater Officials Made ‘Questionable Credit Card Purchases’ Totaling More than $130,000, Investigation Reveals

City of Sweetwater Officials Made ‘Questionable Credit Card Purchases’ Totaling More than $130,000, Investigation Reveals

Sweetwater, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office revealed that officials with the City of Sweetwater made questionable credit card purchases totaling more than $130,000 over the course of nearly a decade. According to the investigation, city officials made purchases totaling $132,680.03 from December 2014 through June 2023, including at least…MORE

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