Category Archives: Local News
Driver Charged for Hitting TDOT Help Truck on I-40 in West Knoxville
Photo courtesy of WVLTA driver is facing charges after crashing into a Tennessee Department of Transportation HELP truck on the side of the road.TDOT officials say it happened on October 20th when the...
Oct 24, 2023
Knoxville Man Arrested and Charged After Reportedly Firing a Gun at Two Juveniles
Photo courtesy of WVLTA Knoxville man is charged after firing a gun towards two juveniles.Knox County Sheriff's deputies called to a home on Little River Road for a "disturbance" call and say the two ...
Oct 24, 2023
Wreaths Across America Taking Donations to Lay a Wreath on Veteran’s Graves in East Tennessee
Wreaths Across America is taking donations to honor veterans buried in Knoxville's three veteran cemeteries with evergreen wreaths this Christmas.Last year, Wreaths Across America was able to place wr...
Oct 24, 2023
Dollywood Releases Cause of Train Derailment, Working to Repair
Engineers are working to get the Dollywood Express back up and running after it derailed at the beginning of October, officials said. (Courtesy: Amanda Bolin Varney / WVLT))Sevierville, TN (WOKI) All ...
Oct 24, 2023
Human Remains Found in McMinn County, Investigation Underway
(Frankly Media)Athens, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in McMinn County after hunters find human remains last week near Athens.Officials with the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office say deputi...
Oct 23, 2023
SCSO: Investigation Underway in Seymour Following Deadly House Fire
The Sevier County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly house fire that happened in Seymour Monday morning. (Courtesy: Seymour Volunteer Fire Department)Seymour, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheri...
Oct 23, 2023
TWRA Says Reward has Increased for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of a Poacher
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a poacher.A bull elk carcass was found in Anderson County on October 8th and TWRA s...
Oct 22, 2023
Knoxville Police Identify the Victim in a Fatal Shooting in North Knoxville
Updated Story: Knoxville Police identify the victim of the deadly shooting that happened at the Osmar Event Center on Inskip Drive.20 year-old Nicholas Sheadrick was shot Saturday night at the center ...
Oct 22, 2023
TBI Blue Alert for Man Accused of Two Counts of Attempted First Degree Murder
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issuing a Blue Alert for a man wanted for two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder.38 year-old Fugitive John Drake, Jr., has been added to the TBI Most Wanted ...
Oct 22, 2023
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Consumer and Industry Services Division (CIS) is issuing a public advisory to warn consumers of Listeria monocytogenes discovered in a package of co...
Oct 22, 2023
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