Category Archives: Local News
Brew at the Zoo is Back at Zoo Knoxville
Brew at the Zoo will be at Zoo Knoxville later this month.The beer sampling festival will take place between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on August 25th with a Jurassic-era theme.Brew at the Zoo will featu...
Aug 11, 2023
A Captain with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Retires Following Sexual Harassment Investigation
Photo courtesy of WVLTA captain with the Knox County Sheriff's Office retires following an investigation for sexual harassment.Captain Michael Evans was at a local restaurant with another officer in J...
Aug 11, 2023
UPDATE: Closure for Bald River Falls Bridge Extended Due to Weather, Officials Say
Bald River Falls Bridge Project Rendering (Courtesy: U.S. Forest Service – Cherokee National Forest)Monroe County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: U.S. Forest Service officials say a planned closure of the Ba...
Aug 10, 2023
Frazier’s Carpet One Scene of Single-Vehicle Accident
Frazier’s Carpet One on Western Avenue is scene of single-vehicle accident Thursday (WOKI)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Emergency personnel were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident Thursday ...
Aug 10, 2023
Corrections Officer Arrested after Smuggling Drugs into Cocke County Jail
Officer David Kirkland Jr. (Courtesy: CCSO)Newport, TN (WOKI) A Cocke County corrections officer is arrested Wednesday after smuggling drugs into jail.Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say...
Aug 10, 2023
Body Found in Harriman, Investigation Underway
Harriman, TN (WOKI) The Roane County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body is found in Harriman.RCSO officials say the body was found Wednesday on a property along Davis Hollow Road in Harrim...
Aug 10, 2023
The Sixth Annual Great Smoky Mountain Balloon Festival Returns Later this Month
The Great Smoky Mountains Balloon Festival is returning for their sixth annual celebration.The event brings in thousands of people for hot air balloon activities.Professional balloonists will be takin...
Aug 10, 2023
Tennessee Special Session Information which Does Not Include Red Flag Laws
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the special session proclamation https://sos.tn.gov/publications/services/governors-proclamations and presented the administration's legislative and budget pr...
Aug 10, 2023
Federal Charges Pending Against the Man Accused of Stabbing Two People and “Car-Jacking” a Garbage Truck
The man accused of stabbing the driver of a garbage truck during a reported “car-jacking” is now facing federal charges.43-year-old, Shawn White was arrested in Sevier County after crashin...
Aug 10, 2023
Campbell County Sheriff’s Office Charges Man in Attempted Shooting Investigation
Avery Anthony Bowens, 30 (Courtesy: CCSO)Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and charged as part of a shooting investigation in Campbell County.Campbell County Sheriff's Office officials say ...
Aug 09, 2023
Who will have the deeper NCAA Tournament run this season, Vols or Lady Vols basketball?
Rick Barnes and Kim Caldwell / Credit: UT Athletics
Voting Ends: Apr 30, 2026 | 12:00 PM