Category Archives: Local News

Officials with the Loudon Police Department are asking for help finding Kevin Cruze, who has been missing since May 1st leaving his Loudon home.Cruze is 5-foot-3-inches tall, and 120 pounds with hazel...

Knoxville Police say they have been made aware of more recent scam attempts where scam callers are identifying themselves as Knoxville Police Department officers.In the particular scam, the caller is ...

A Knox County man is facing jail time accused of kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend.Timothy Stanton is sentenced to 12 years in prison without parole. District Attorney Charme Allen Stanton lock...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that happened in West Knoxville last month.KPD says the shooting happened April ...

Russellville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Russellville Intermediate Elementary School in Hamblen County was damaged by severe weather Wednesday.Superintendent Arnold Bunch Jr. tells WVLT News that all students a...

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) One person is dead in Claiborne County after severe weather hit the area Wednesday afternoon.Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks says a tree fell on a car in the Lone Mount...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The roof of a warehouse in Knox County collapsed Wednesday afternoon during severe storms.Rural Metro Fire officials say crews arrived around 12:30 p.m. to PSG Warehouse on South ...

The Maryville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing teen.MPD said 16-year-old Joshua Howton left his home on April 21 and hasn't returned.MPD described Howton as a white male who is 6...

A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Javian Griffin, 38, was sentenced Monday to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for using excessive force ag...

The Cocke County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 14-month-old child.Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball says the child was hit by a car on private property. No further details have been rele...