Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Three Food City cash registers in the Knoxville-area were recently the targets of scammers using card skimmers.Representatives of K-VA-T Food Stores, the grocery store's pa...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for help to identify a body found earlier this month at Norris Lake.TBI officials say the body of a man was found in the Grainger C...

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The suspect at the center of a police chase Thursday in Sevier County is identified.Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say Jonathan Sims was wanted by the G...

For the first time since, 2005, NOAA has issued a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch over the northern half of the U.S.The storm could even bring aurora borealis, or northern lights, to East Tennesse...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s office needs your help to find two missing children.Authorites say 10 year-old Alaina Willis and 15 year old Jesse Willis haven’t been seen since April 22nd.The...

Knoxville Fire Department crews are on the scene (Friday morning) of a house fire at the corner of Cottonwood Drive and Burwood Road.Crews are battling the fire at 3400 Burwood and say a woman was awa...

Louisville, TN (WOKI) A man is taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a shooting in Louisville.Officials with the Blount County Sheriff's Office say deputies responded to a home on Samples ...

Harrogate, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Lincoln Memorial University has named their next president.Dr. Jason McConnell, who has served as the interim president since January 1, 2024 will now fill the role on a fu...

Morristown, TN (WOKI) The former Witt Utilities Board general manager has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Inv...

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) If you are traveling in Sevier County, you will need to take several road closures into account when choosing your routes Thursday. Severe storms that moved through East Tenne...