Category Archives: Local News

Greenback, TN (WOKI) Loudon County deputies are searching for a suspect after Greenback School was placed on a soft lockdown Thursday afternoon.School officials say there was a person on school ground...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former employee at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center was arrested Tuesday, charged with bringing contraband into a penal facility.Knox County Sheriff's Office offici...

Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) The Pigeon Forge Police Department is looking for a missing 15-year-old girl.PFPD officials say Makayla Pliss left her home Monday and was last seen near Honey Lane in Sevier C...

Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A brush fire in Campbell County is under control Wednesday morning.Crews responding to that fire Tuesday night around 10:00 p.m. in the area of White Rock Road. Several home...

Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT / WSMV) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide Amber Alert Tuesday on behalf of the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office in middle Tennessee.Authorities ar...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday afternoon that Sheriff Tom Spangler has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.In an open letter from Spangler, he said he learne...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old West High School student is taken to UT Medical Center Tuesday morning after being hit by a car.Knoxville Police Department officials say the student was crossing Su...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issues a Silver Alert Tuesday afternoon for a missing 86-year-old man out of Claiborne County.TBI officials say Curtis Mason was last seen on...

Sevier County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) More than just a water gauge, Sevier County’s Flood Warning System has expanded to further ensure the safety of the entire region.Housed in nine locations across ...

Hawkins County, TN (WOKI) A Hawkins County school bus driver is dead after a wrong-way crash Monday morning.The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Highway 70 North at Willow Road. Tennessee Highway Pa...