Category Archives: Local News
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Murder in South Knoxville
A murder investigation is underway after Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives responded to a home in south Knoxville early Friday morning.At around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, ...
Apr 05, 2024
A TBI Silver Alert has been Issued for a Missing Woman from Hamilton County
A TBI SilverAlert has been issued for 80 year-old Donna Tripp, missing out of Hamilton County.Donna was last seen April 4 in Chattanooga, wearing a pink plaid shirt, blue jeans.Donna is 5'4", weighs 1...
Apr 05, 2024
Escaped Cocke County Inmate Back in Custody, Sheriff Says
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An inmate who escaped from the Cocke County detention center late Wednesday night is now back in custody.Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say 37-year-old Stephen J...
Apr 04, 2024
Man in LCSO Custody after Barricading Himself Inside Home
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Loudon County say an armed man who had barricaded himself inside a home in Lenoir City Thursday morning is now safe and in custody.Officials with the Loudon Count...
Apr 04, 2024
The 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon and 5k are This Weekend and Road Closures will be in Place
It’s marathon time in Tennessee.The 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon is scheduled for 7:30 am this Sunday but first the Kids Run gets underway on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and the Covena...
Apr 04, 2024
An Investigation is Underway after a Teen is Killed and Three Other Teens Injured with Charges Pending in Anderson County
An investigation is underway after a teen is killed in a car crash in Anderson County.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 16-year-old died in the crash on Frost Bottom Road in Anderson County Monday m...
Apr 04, 2024
Authorities are Searching for an Escaped Inmate from Cocke County
Police need your help to find an inmate that’s on the loose after escaping from the Cocke County detention center.Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball says 37-year-old Stephen Jones escaped last night...
Apr 04, 2024
Alcoa Police Searching for 5 Suspects in Apartment Vandalism
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) The Alcoa Police Department is asking for help finding five suspects in an apartment vandalism.APD says officers and detectives went to the Ardmore Apartments construction site on Mon...
Apr 03, 2024
Neighbors Want Proposed South Knox County Housing Plan Nixed, Petition Circulating
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Neighbors in South Knox County are calling on Heartland Development to stop a proposed plan to bring around 170 homes to the Tarklin Valley area.Heartland Development plans to get...
Apr 03, 2024
The National Weather Service says it was an EF-1 Tornado that hit a Morgan County Town
Updated story: The National Weather Service in Sunbright yesterday (Wednesday) surveying damage caused by what they say is an EF1 tornado. Sam Roberts with the National Weather Service says maximum wi...
Apr 03, 2024
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