Category Archives: Local News
Knoxville’s Downtown Trolleys will be Going Away
The downtown Knoxville trolleys are going away.The Knoxville Area Transit says the tough decision was made as part of their 'KAT reimagined' plan for a better future of transit in Knoxville.The three ...
Aug 31, 2023
KCSO: Body Found Floating Near Dock on Fort Loudoun Lake
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two bodies in two days . . . the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, August 30 finds a body floating near a private dock in Fort Loudon Lake.KCSO officials say deputies ...
Aug 30, 2023
Knoxville Primary Election Results and Mayor Indya Kincannon will Have a Second Term and Final Term in Office
Incumbent Indya Kincannon won Knoxville Mayor and will enter her second and final term as Mayor following yesterday’s Primary Election receiving 55% of the vote.In the city council races, the to...
Aug 30, 2023
Rockwood Woman Charged with Murder after 4-Year-Old Dies from Shooting
Breanna Runions, 25 (Courtesy: WVLT)Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A Rockwood woman is facing a murder charge after a four-year-old girl is shot and killed Sunday, August 27.Arrest warrants obtained by our news ...
Aug 28, 2023
TBI: ‘Endangered Child Alert’ Cancelled, Bristol Teen Found Safe
Kiera Cross, 16 Found safe in Knoxville (Courtesy: TBI)Bristol, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Monday afternoon report that Kiera Cross has been located in Knox...
Aug 28, 2023
TDOT with an Announcement Regarding Help for the Labor Day Holiday Travel Period
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period.Construction crews will stop all lane closure a...
Aug 28, 2023
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Makes Big Fentanyl Bust During Traffic Stop in I-75
A photo of the items seized during a traffic stop on I-75 on August 20. Items shown include a handgun, a bag of fentanyl pills, money, and drug paraphernalia. (Courtesy: Loudon County Sheriff's Office...
Aug 25, 2023
A Bear is Rescued From a Car in Sevier County
Firefighters rescue a bear from a car in Sevierville.The Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department received a call late Wednesday night about a bear trapped inside of a car.Chief Tim Barker used a rope ...
Aug 25, 2023
UT Football Fans will See Some of the Completed Renovations to Neyland Stadium this Season
Photo courtesy of UT Sports.comThe University of Tennessee Board of Trustees on Friday approved Tennessee Athletics’ request to increase the budget for phase 1 of the historic Neyland Stadium re...
Aug 25, 2023
TVA Announces 4.5% Rate Increase, $15B in Investment
(Courtesy: Tennessee Valley Authority Facebook Page)Chattanooga, TN (WOKI) Electricity will soon cost more in East Tennessee.Tennessee Valley Authority's directors approved a 4.5% electricity rate inc...
Aug 24, 2023
Which Vols football true freshman are you most excited to see besides QB Faizon Brandon?
KNOXVILLE, TN – April 02, 2026 – Quarterback Faizon Brandon #11 of the Tennessee Volunteers during spring scrimmage at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics
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