Category Archives: Local News

A man is arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty.The Cocke County Sheriff's Office arrested 66 year-old Michael Miller following an animal cruelty complaint Saturday after finding several ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Knoxville Police Department Monday afternoon shared that a fourth teen, a male, was taken into custody Monday morning.KPD officials say the teen had a backpack that "o...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee Medical Center is warning of scam calls claiming to come from the hospital and asking for money.According to UTMC spokespersons, the calls ask for mone...

Newport, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An entire community is working to help a 24-year-old autistic man get a home of his own.Nate Morris has been living in a Cocke County hotel since January, paid for by his dri...

The Knoxville Fire Department says a lightning strike is to blame for a South Knoxville house fire this morning (Friday).A neighbor of 301 Lindy Road called Knox County 911 and reported that their nei...

Update: Knoxville Police say missing 75-year-old Bobbie Julian who left her assisted living facility in the middle of the night has been found safe at the Day's Inn on Asheville Highway.Julian left th...

Greeneville, TN (WOKI) The assistant police chief in Greeneville is back on duty after being acquitted in a 2022 assault.Greeneville Police Department officials announcing Thursday, March 14 that Assi...

Jamestown, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a Jamestown Police officer fatally shoots a man during a domestic dispute call Wednesday night.TBI says officers respo...

The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission has launched an investigation into whether missing college student Riley Strain was overserved alcohol at Luke Bryan's Broadway bar in Nashville.The TABC is...

The City of Knoxville and Knoxville's Community Development Corporation (KCDC) have been awarded a $42.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement...