Category Archives: Local News Reel 2

GATLINBURG, Tenn.-Due to dry conditions, low relative humidity, a continued high fire danger, and forecasted high winds, the National Park Service (NPS) is instituting an immediate ban on all campfire...

The Tennessee House passes a bill that would place limits on buying junk food using SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.It's not the first time the U.S. program that helps low-inc...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Describing their findings as “staggering,” detectives with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division make a big drug bust Tuesday in Knox County.KCSO o...

A major road project is set to get underway in North Knox County in August.The Tennessee Department of Transportation says the project in Powell to help alleviate traffic on Emory Road at I-75.They ar...

An investigation is underway following a house fire in East Knox County.Rural Metro Fire were called to the 9300 block of Mascot Road yesterday (Sunday) morning and found a large 2 story home with fir...

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 resp...

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 Jacks...

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 ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is dead after a house fire early this morning on Pilleaux Drive in North Knoxville.Knoxville Fire Department officials say the call came in around 6:00 a.m.They say res...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County man is facing prison time following a second degree murder conviction.A jury found 35-year-old Stefen White guilty in the shooting death of his roommate about a year...