Category Archives: Local News
Knoxville Police are Still Searching for Carjacking Suspect in USPS Truck Theft
Knoxville Police are still searching for the suspect in the carjacking of a USPS truck.KPD says now 18 year-old Kemian Strawder is being sought in connection to last week’s carjacking on Dandrid...
Dec 12, 2023
Fire Crews Respond to Structure Fire on Washington Ave., 10 People Displaced
The Knoxville Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 2100 block of Washington Ave. Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Ten people are now looking for a place to stay...
Dec 11, 2023
KFD Reopens Station 6 as City Proposes Plans for New Fire Station in East Knoxville
Station 6 in the Burlington area had been closed since the Spring due to renovations, but reopened Friday morning after safety concerns were addressed. (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) After being...
Dec 11, 2023
KPD Charges Woman with Vehicular Homicide, DUI after Fatal Crash on I-40
Woman charged after fatal crash on I-40 (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged after a fatal wrong-way crash on I-40 early Sunday morning, December 10.Knoxville Police Department offic...
Dec 11, 2023
HCSO: Around $7,000 in Stolen TVA Tools Found with Help from Grainger Co. Deputies
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said the tools were found on Dec. 5 and belonged to the Tennessee Valley Authority. (Frankly Media)Hancock County, TN (WOKI) Sheriff’s deputies from two...
Dec 08, 2023
The Annual Nativity Pageant of Knoxville Begins this Weekend
The 55th Annual Nativity Pageant of Knoxville begins this weekend.It will be tomorrow and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Civic Coliseum and on Monday at 7 p.m.The one-hour performance starts in darkness; ple...
Dec 08, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Tragic Accident on I-40 Which Leaves One Person Dead
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash on I-40 West.It happened yesterday (Thursday) afternoon near West Hills. Police say a Nissan SUV that was traveling eastbound on I-40 lost a tire which...
Dec 08, 2023
Your Donation to Second Harvest Food Bank will go Further Today to Help Feed Those Struggling to Put Food on the Table
Have you ever seen someone facing hunger? You may not have even realized it. The faces of hunger are all around us - your child's classmate, the elderly woman who lives near you, the family who sits t...
Dec 07, 2023
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigators say Fatal Halls Apartment Fire is Intentional
Photo courtesy of WVLTKnox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigators say the fatal fire on Tyler Jacobs Way in the Forest Ridge Apartment Community was intentionally started.Crews were called t...
Dec 07, 2023
Authorities are Asking for Help to Find a Missing Oliver Springs Teen
Photo courtesy of WVLTPolice in Oliver Springs are asking for help to find a missing teen.14-year-old Alexis Cox was last seen yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon on Johnson Road.If you have seen her or k...
Dec 07, 2023
What's your interest level in Tennessee vs. Illinois in the Music City Bowl?
KNOXVILLE, TN – November 29, 2025 – Quarterback Joey Aguilar #6 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Elliot Walker/Tennessee Athletics
Voting Ends: Dec 30, 2025 | 9:00 PM