Category Archives: Local News

Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell PhonesWASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of...

Official statement from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: Sunday, October 1, 2023, at approximately 11:15 pm KCSO Officer Tucker Blakely, alongside his Echo Shift Colleagues, responded to a home...

KCSO Facebook PhotoThe Knox County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.29 year-old Deputy Tucker Blakely died at the UT Medical Center last night after being shot in th...

Aerosmith announces PEACE OUT tour (Courtesy: Valeska Thomas)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rock legends Aerosmith have postponed their Knoxville "PEACE OUT" tour stop.The four-time Grammy award-winning group k...

Oak Ridge Police Department investigating deadly shooting (Courtesy: WVLT)Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Police are investigating a homicide.The incident happened on Andover Circle just after midnight...

A man is charged with DUI vehicular assault in a wrong way crash on I-275.31-year-old Evan King was charged after Knoxville Police responded to the crash early yesterday (Sunday) morning and found Kin...

Photo courtesy of WVLT The Dollywood Express train derails while carrying passengers in the park.It happened last (Sunday) night and all passengers were evacuated with no injuries were reported.Offici...

Photo courtesy of WVLTAn investigation is underway by TBI after a Knox County Sheriff's Deputy suffers severe injuries and a man is dead following a West Knoxville shooting.Investigators with the Tenn...

Former University of Tennessee president Joe Johnson died at 90, UT officials announced on Friday. (Courtesy: University of Tennessee)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Vol Nation is grieving the passing of former ...

Sevier County shooting suspect in custody after standoff with sheriff's office, SWAT and bomb squad (Frankly Media)Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is in custody and a shooting victim is h...