Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a 21-year-old man was found shot over the weekend on Western Avenue.KPD officials say officers responded to the 3900 block o...

The Knoxville Diocese says that Pope Francis has appointed 61-year-old Father James Mark Beckman as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville.Bishop-elect Beckman has been a priest of the Diocese of...

Updated story: Tonka, the last elephant at Zoo Knoxville, has been euthanized after being placed on hospice care because of declining health and an injury to his left front leg.Officials with Zoo Knox...

Rep. Tim Burchett is seeking to dismiss a Kansas man's defamation lawsuit stemming from a February shooting in Kansas City following the Chief's Super Bowl victory.The lawsuit, filed in the United Sta...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) After a months-long investigation, a Knoxville man is indicted on murder charges in connection to a deadly East Knoxville shooting last fall.Knoxville Police Department officials ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs Monday unveiled his proposed spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.The budget fully funds the school system's request, covers upgrades in the S...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a North Knoxville house fire Monday morning.Knoxville Fire Department crews responding around 11:30 to a report of a house fire in the 2000 ...

An investigation is underway by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after a woman dies after being hit by a car in Greene County.THP says a car was traveling North on 11E, Andrew Johnson Highway, in Greenevi...

A woman is facing charges after police say she crashed into a Mexican restaurant on North Broadway and injured an employee.Knoxville Police responded to a reported hit-and-run involving a car at 2526 ...

The Kingston Police Department is asking for information related to a string of car burglaries.The break-ins happening in the areas of First Street, Roane Street and Spencer Street. The car pictured a...