Category Archives: Local News

An investigation is underway following an early morning house fire that leaves a cat dead.The Knoxville Fire Department was called to the 1300 block of West 4th Avenue and found heavy smoke and flames...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 6/13 6:00 a.m.: A portion of Airport Loop Road at McGhee Tyson Airport has reopened Friday morning following the discovery of a sinkhole Thursday night.Airport officials sa...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County government is soon to enter a hiring freeze.That news coming Thursday from CFO and Co-Chief of Staff Chris Caldwell who says the move is aimed at saving money and keep...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A motorcycle driver dies following a head-on collision Thursday in West Knoxville.Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the crash happened on N. Gallaher View Road be...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has tracked down Dulcie's Cafe's trailer, a food truck that was reported stolen out of Knoxville earlier this week.The business took to social medi...

Story courtesy of WVLT: KNOXVILLE, TN (WVLT) – Private schools have prepared for Gov. Bill Lee's new school voucher program with nearly 40,000 families looking to cash in on the scholarships.Thi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting (FAIR) Act to stop federal taxpayer dollars from being sent to National Publi...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting three human cases of West Nile Virus in Tennessee, including one in Knox County.So far in 2025, the CDC is report...

Dandridge, TN - UPDATE 6/10: A 22-year-old man who went missing on Douglas Lake Sunday afternoon has marked the 11th boating death in Tennessee this year.Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Dulcie's Caf, a family owned restaurant in Knoxville, is asking the community for help after reporting that their food truck was stolen over the weekend.Officials with the Knoxvil...