Category Archives: Local News

Nashville, TN (WOKI) Cell phones could soon be banned in Tennessee classrooms.A new bill, HB 2758/SB 2809, making its way through the General Assembly would prohibit students from displaying, using or...

Nashville, TN (WOKI) A new bill could see Tennessee implementing digital identification cards and driver's licenses.The bill, HB 2792/SB 2661, aims to establish and implement a secure digital license ...

A locally owned movie theater in Knox County is closing its doors immediately.Halls Cinema 7 made the announcement on social media saying they weren’t making enough money.The theater says as a m...

Knox County leaders are looking to honor the life of fallen U.S. Army Specialist Jeremy Daniel Evans.Evans was killed in a rollover crash during a military training exercise in Alaska back in October....

Early morning widespread wireless service interruptions for many AT&T customers are ending as many are now seeing their service return.Several East Tennessee E 911 agencies confirming the nationwi...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One family pet is dead, but the residents are safe following a house fire Wednesday afternoon in South Knoxville.Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department say firefighters arri...

Townsend, TN (WOKI) Emergency crews are on the scene of a fire in Townsend.Townsend Fire Department officials reporting that the fire, which is about 20 acres in size, is located in the 900 block of W...

Morristown, TN (WOKI) Deemed a “total loss” following a devastating fire in January, what’s left of the historic Parks-Belk building in Morristown is coming down.Crews have begun dem...

Knoxville - At the halfway mark (six days of twelve) of early voting for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Preference/Knox County Primary Election, a total of 8,288 early votes have been cast, with an ad...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A large brush fire that broke out Tuesday night in the Halls community is fully contained by firefighters.Rural Metro Fire officials reporting the three-acre blaze on Myna...