Category Archives: Local News
KPD, Crime Stoppers Seek Help Cracking Unsolved Murders
KPD, Crime Stoppers seek help solving unsolved murders (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department and the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are partnering in an effort to c...
Oct 05, 2023
Three Found Dead in Roane County, Investigation Underway
(Frankly Media)Rockwood, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Officials with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office say the incident is being investigated as an overdose due to heroin and fentanyl being found inside th...
Oct 05, 2023
TWRA is Urging Those in Bear Country to be BearWise after Cub’s Head Gets Stuck in Pet Feeder
-TWRA is stressing the importance of being BearWise after removing a plastic pet feeder from a bear cub's head this week.TWRA received the first report on August 14, when a resident near Chilhowee Lak...
Oct 05, 2023
US Army Specialist and Knoxville Native is Killed in Transport Vehicle Crash in Alaska
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn investigation is underway after a Knoxville native is one of two soldiers killed after a transport vehicle flipped in Alaska.The U.S. Army says 23-year-old Specialist Jeremy E...
Oct 05, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Shooting in the Western Heights Area
An investigation is underway by Knoxville Police following a deadly shooting in the Western Heights area.KPD responding to UT Medical Center last night (Wednesday) for a shooting victim, identified as...
Oct 05, 2023
Medic Regional Blood Center has a Critical Need for O- Blood
MEDIC currently has a critical need for O Negative blood.Demand has been high and their inventory of this blood type is less than two-days.Please go to https://medicblood.org/ to schedule your appoint...
Oct 05, 2023
Multiple People Airlifted after Crash in Crossville
Multiple people were airlifted to hospitals following a crash on Highway 127. (Courtesy: Crossville Fire & Rescue)Crossville, TN (WOKI) Rescue officials in Crossville are asking for prayers after ...
Oct 04, 2023
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Fallen Knox County Deputy
Knox County Sheriff’s Officer Tucker Blakely, 29 (Courtesy: KCSO)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Funeral arrangements for Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely, who lost his life af...
Oct 04, 2023
TOSHA is Investigating the Death of a Worker at a Powell Construction Site
Photo courtesy of WVLTTennessee OSHA officials are investigating the death of a worker in Powell.TOSHA officials were notified yesterday that a worker died in a construction site in the Mockingbird Me...
Oct 04, 2023
Rep. Justin Jones Sues Tennessee House Speaker over ‘Unconstitutional and Illegal Expulsion’
District 52 Representative Justin Jones (Courtesy: Tennessee House of Representatives, Official Photo)Nashville, TN (WOKI) In a federal lawsuit filed today Tuesday, State Representative Justin Jones o...
Oct 03, 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