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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,...
Dec 23, 2024
Knoxville Police Take over Investigation after Body Found in Anderson County Landfill
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Investigators are now learning how a body ended up in a landfill in Anderson county.Knoxville Police say 47-year-old Mark Denton was in a dumpster on Broadway for unknown reasons ...
Dec 20, 2024
Norfolk Southern Updates Newport Railroad Recovery after Helene
Newport, TN (WOKI) Norfolk Southern now has a target date in mind for reopening one of their lines in Newport. The rail company’s AS Line was damaged after heavy flooding from Helene wreaked hav...
Dec 19, 2024
Deadline to Register for FEMA Assistance in East Tennessee Quickly Approaching
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The deadline to register for FEMA assistance following Helene's destruction across East Tennessee is quickly approaching.Flood survivors in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins...
Dec 17, 2024
Jefferson County Woman Found Safe, Sheriff’s Office Says
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12/16: The woman at the center of a missing person alert out of Jefferson County has been found safe.Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announcing Mo...
Dec 16, 2024
Madisonville Police Charge Man After Hundreds and Fentanyl Pills and Cash are Found During Investigation
Madisonville Police say a man is charged after an investigation which led to hundreds of fentanyl pills being seized.Stephen Wattenbarger is charged for sell and delivery of over 50 grams of fentanyl ...
Dec 15, 2024
Meals on Wheels Taking Gift Bag Donations for the Holidays
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Meals on Wheels is asking for help this holiday season brightening up seniors’ mornings with gift bags.The organization has a program that allows people in East Tennessee to...
Dec 12, 2024
The 56th Year of the Nativity Pageant of Knoxville
The Pageant returns: Saturday, December 14 at 3p.m.; Sunday, December, 15 at 3p.m. and Monday, December, 16 at 7p.m.Location: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker AvenuePrice: No Charge for admi...
Dec 11, 2024
Medic’s Pint Before Christmas Event
MEDIC Regional Blood Center’s Pint Before Christmas gets underway next week.The event runs December 16th – Christmas Eve and holiday donors will receive a long-sleeved holiday shirt, a nig...
Dec 11, 2024
Parkdale Mills to Close in New Year after Hurricane Helene
Mountain City, TN (WOKI) Citing the devastating impact wrought by Hurricane Helene, an East Tennessee textile company announces plans to close its doors in the New Year.According to a Tennessee WARN n...
Dec 09, 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