Category Archives: Local News

Officials said it should take around two years to complete once it is passed. (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville’s City Council is addressing fixing a busy Knoxville road that’...

The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in the Fountain City area.Crews were called to the 3800 block of Garden Drive just after 11 this morning for a bedroom fire which was report...

Misuse of heat lamps being used to warm a chicken coop inside of an RV is the cause of an early morning fire that left at least two chickens dead.The investigation by the Knoxville Fire Department has...

Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/8/24: Police identify the victim at the center of a vulnerable adult abuse case in Pigeon Forge.Pigeon Forge Police Department officials say vulnerable adult, 46-year-...

K-9 Shadow (Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office)Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Cumberland County after a K-9 with the Sheriff's Office is killed by an unknown driver...

Prescribed burning underway in Cades Cove (Courtesy: GSMNP)Townsend, TN (WOKI) The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service plans to burn approximately 1000 acres of fields in Cades Cove between no...

Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62.The "Should've Been a Cowboy" singer-songwriter, wh...

The victim in a fatal West Knoxville shooting is identified.Knoxville Police have charged 38 year-old Daniel Arwood with first-degree murder for shooting and killing his boss, identified as 29 year-ol...

McGhee Tyson Airport is expanding, announcing a new partnership with Avelo Airlines Tuesday. Avelo will offer flights to New Haven, Connecticut, twice weekly.The flights start on May 9 and will run on...

COCKE COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Newport man.In Sep...