Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
An Investigation is Underway, a Dog Dies but a Couple and Python are Rescued from a Cocke County House Fire
A dog dies but an elderly woman and man are rescued, along with a six-foot-long python from an early morning (Tuesday) Cocke County house fire.The Parrottsville Fire Department responding to a single-...
Apr 09, 2024
Knoxville Police have Identified Victim in a Fatal Shooting on Gilbert Lane
The victim of the April 5th homicide at 3206 Gilbert Lane has been identified as Danishka Sibaja Mejia, 22 of Knoxville.One day prior to her death, on April 4, Mejia reported that she was the victim o...
Apr 08, 2024
TBI: 13 Charged, 5 Pounds of Meth Seized in Blount County
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Thirteen people from Blount County are indicted after an undercover investigation into methamphetamine distribution.According to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigati...
Apr 05, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Murder in South Knoxville
A murder investigation is underway after Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives responded to a home in south Knoxville early Friday morning.At around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, ...
Apr 05, 2024
Escaped Cocke County Inmate Back in Custody, Sheriff Says
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An inmate who escaped from the Cocke County detention center late Wednesday night is now back in custody.Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say 37-year-old Stephen J...
Apr 04, 2024
The 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon and 5k are This Weekend and Road Closures will be in Place
It’s marathon time in Tennessee.The 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon is scheduled for 7:30 am this Sunday but first the Kids Run gets underway on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and the Covena...
Apr 04, 2024
Authorities are Searching for an Escaped Inmate from Cocke County
Police need your help to find an inmate that’s on the loose after escaping from the Cocke County detention center.Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball says 37-year-old Stephen Jones escaped last night...
Apr 04, 2024
Alcoa Police Searching for 5 Suspects in Apartment Vandalism
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) The Alcoa Police Department is asking for help finding five suspects in an apartment vandalism.APD says officers and detectives went to the Ardmore Apartments construction site on Mon...
Apr 03, 2024
JCSO: Suspect Identified in Deadly Shooting in Strawberry Plains
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) Police in Jefferson County have identified the suspect in a deadly shooting Tuesday morning in Strawberry Plains.Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office say th...
Apr 02, 2024
One Dead, One Injured after Shooting in Strawberry Plains, Suspect in Custody
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in Jefferson County.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to the ...
Apr 02, 2024
What's your interest level in Tennessee vs. Illinois in the Music City Bowl?
KNOXVILLE, TN – November 29, 2025 – Quarterback Joey Aguilar #6 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Elliot Walker/Tennessee Athletics
Voting Ends: Dec 30, 2025 | 9:00 PM