Category Archives: Local News

McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the McMinnville Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a man charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor. ICAC agents received a cybertip via the National Center for Missing and…MORE

Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt  

Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt  

The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an online scam selling fraudulent parking tags to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Someone posing as the National Park Service is directing individuals and organizations to a website titled “Smokies Park Pass.” This website looks like it belongs to our park partner, Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA), but it…MORE

TVA Plans Overnight Outage for the Jellico Area on Saturday

TVA Plans Overnight Outage for the Jellico Area on Saturday

Jellico, TN (WOKI) Utilities customers in the Jellico area will be without power for a time overnight Saturday, December 2. Officials with Jellico Utilities say the Tennessee Valley Authority has scheduled a planned outage from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2 to 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 3. They say the outage will impact all…MORE

Knoxville Pet Sitter Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges

Knoxville Pet Sitter Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knoxville pet sitter has pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated cruelty to animals. That plea coming nearly nine months after 38 pets were removed from the home of 23 year-old Haylee Morris. Court documents indicate Morris pleaded guilty to the two animal cruelty charges as well as a violation…MORE

Flu Cases are on the Rise in Tennessee

Flu Cases are on the Rise in Tennessee

Tennessee is seeing an uptick in flu cases. It is that time of year and the CDC ranks our flu activities moderate right now. The State Health department says flu cases are highest in East Tennessee and have been trending upwards for the last two weeks.MORE

Morristown Police Searching for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

Morristown Police Searching for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

Morristown, TN (WOKI) Investigators with the Morristown Police Department are asking for your help in locating a missing teen. Fifteen year old Alondra Moncerrat Rodriguez is a Hispanic female, 5’4” tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has brown eyes and black/brown hair. Rodriguez was last seen in the evening of November 26, around 7:00 or…MORE