Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
UT Assistant Professor Facing Firing over Posts about Charlie Kirk’s Death
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) A University of Tennessee assistant professor is expected to be fired over her posts about Charlie Kirk's death, the university confirmed to WVLT New...
Sep 15, 2025
School Bus Crash in Morristown Being Investigated
Morristown, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A road is closed in Hamblen County following a crash between a lumber truck and a school bus this morning (Monday). WVLT reporting that the driver of the 18 wheele...
Sep 15, 2025
FATAL BOATING INCIDENT ON FORT LOUDOUN LAKE
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI / TWRA) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred on Fort Loudoun Lake on Friday, September 12, 2025. At approximatel...
Sep 14, 2025
Court Records: Morristown West High School Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A Morristown West High School teacher is accused of making unlawful sexual contact with a teenager.According to Hamblen County Court documents, teacher Dennis G. Cupp is accused ...
Aug 28, 2025
A Lawsuit is Filed Against Kiddie Korner Day Care in Clinton
A lawsuit has been filed against Kiddie Korner day care in Clinton by parents who say their child was injured while at the daycare.The parents were told their child had a "minor" incident at Kiddie Ko...
Aug 28, 2025
A Threat Called into Police Regarding a Person with a Weapon on the University of Tennessee Campus
Another hoax call at a University, this time close to home.Yesterday (Mon) afternoon, Knoxville Police received a phone call of a person with a weapon at Hodges Library on the University of Tennessee ...
Aug 26, 2025
Next Phase of Pleasant Ridge Road Project Set to Begin Soon
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville is set to begin the next phase of construction on Pleasant Ridge Road. People from the area were invited to see the city's plans fo...
Aug 22, 2025
A Search for a Missing Boater is Underway on Melton Hill Lake
A search for a missing boater on Melton Hill continues today (Friday).Multiple agencies are on scene at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge searching for a boater who they say went missing yesterday (Thursd...
Aug 22, 2025
Police Arrest Man in 2024 Deadly Road Rage Shooting
White Pine, TN (WOKI) An arrest has been made nearly one year following a deadly road rage shooting in White Pine.Police say in September of last year they responded to a shooting incident on Roy Mess...
Aug 15, 2025
Woman Hit by a Car in Pigeon Forge Has Died
The Pigeon Forge Police Department says a woman hit by a car has died.The crash happened Friday night when 58-year-old Daisy Vines was hit while crossing Dollywood Lane at the intersection of U.S. 441...
Aug 13, 2025
