Category Archives: Local News Reel 2

Knoxville Police say the Teen Charged with Multiple Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder has Turned Himself In to Police
UPDATE 2 : Demetrius Johnson turned himself in this evening and is now in custody. UPDATE 1: KPD officers are actively attempting to find Demetrius Johnson, 17. Johnson was identified as a suspect in ...
Cumulus Media Aug 01, 2025
KPD: 11 Arrested During Joint Property Crime Crackdown
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Eleven people with outstanding warrants are arrested this week during a property crime crackdown operation in Knoxville and Knox County.Knoxville Police Department officials annou...
Cumulus Media Jul 31, 2025

TBI Seeking Suspect(s) after Four Family Members of Abandoned Baby Discovered Dead
LAKE COUNTY, TN (WMC – Story Courtesy of WVLT) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says one or more suspects are being sought after the overnight discovery of four bodies in Northwest ...
Cumulus Media Jul 31, 2025

BCSO: Maryville Couple Charged after Four Year Old Found Living in Home with No Power, Little Running Water
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville couple is facing child abuse charges after deputies find a four-year-old child living in “squalid conditions.”Officials with the Blount County Sheriff̵...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2025

Knoxville News Media Owners Sue over Tennessee Law Limiting Reporting
(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Several news media companies from across the U.S. have sued the State of Tennessee over a new law they say makes it harder to report the news. Include...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2025

Red Sand Project Kicks Off in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Red Sand Project kicked off in Tennessee on July 28. The movement shares the message of no one slipping through the cracks, working to bring awarenes...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2025

Knoxville Firefighters Stop Possible House Fire, KFD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with the Knoxville Fire Department Monday stopped what could have turned into a house fire on Sutherland Avenue.KFD officials say crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to a boar...
Cumulus Media Jul 28, 2025

Ohio Man Dies While Boating on Norris Lake, Tennessee wildlife Agency Says
Union County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating a fatal boating incident on Norris Lake in Union County, the 15th fatal boating incident in Tennessee this year.TWRA re...
Cumulus Media Jul 24, 2025

Knoxville Police Sergeants Sue City, Claiming to be Misplaced on Tiered Salary Scale
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Three Knoxville Police Department sergeants are suing the city, claiming they've been underpaid ever since the city revamped it's emergency responder pay...
Cumulus Media Jul 24, 2025

THP says a Woman is Facing Charges in I-81 Crash with Multiple Injuries Near I-40 Split
A woman is facing charges in connection to a serious crash that shut down I-81 North near the I-40 split and sent several adults and children to the hospital.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 33-year-...
Cumulus Media Jul 23, 2025