Category Archives: Local News
TBI, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Deadly Fire
Courtesy: Seymour Volunteer Fire DepartmentSeymour, TN (WOKI) One person is dead following a house fire early Monday morning in Seymour.Seymour Volunteer Fire Department officials report that firefigh...
Jul 31, 2023
An Investigation is Underway Following an Early Morning Fire at an Econo Lodge
Photo courtesy of WVLTAuthorities are investigating a fire at Econo Lodge on Lovell Road.Rural Metro Fire crews called to the scene this morning and found heavy fire in a room on the first floor. Ever...
Jul 31, 2023
An Investigation is Underway Following Possible Lightning Strike Causes House Fire in Powell
Photo Courtesy of WVLTThe Knox County Fire Investigation Unit is looking into a house fire in Powell which is believed to have started by a lightning strike.Rural Metro Fire Crews called to the scene ...
Jul 30, 2023
Injured Hiker Rescued in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn injured hiker is rescued the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.The Tennessee Army National Guard performed the emergency rescue near Inspiration Point along the Alum Cave tr...
Jul 30, 2023
Jogger Finds Dead Body in West Knoxville, KCSO Investigating
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dead body found in West Knoxville.A jogger found the body just off the roadway in the 11 thousand 200 block of South Nor...
Jul 30, 2023
The Chicks Reschedule Knoxville, Nashville Shows
The Chicks reschedule Knoxville, Nashville shows (The Chicks / YouTube)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) If you have tickets to see country band The Chicks at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday night (July 29), you...
Jul 28, 2023
Knoxville Police Investigating Following Robbery at Sunoco in Fountain City
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An employee of a gas station in Fountain City is lucky to be alive following a robbery Thursday afternoon.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the Sunoc...
Jul 28, 2023
BCSO Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Louisville
Louisville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after a fatal crash Thursday, July 27 in Blount County.Blount County Sheriff's Office officials say deputies responded to the single-vehicle crash in...
Jul 28, 2023
Knoxville Woman Arrested for Indecent Exposure Outside of WCDC
Elizabeth Lea Laster, 28 (WCSO)Jonesborough, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville woman is arrested in Washington County for flashing inmates housed inside the Washington County Detention Center.Washington County Sh...
Jul 27, 2023
Knox County Schools Say Some Students Will be Repeating the Third Grade this Upcoming School Year
We now know the number of Knox County students who will be impacted by Tennessee’s new third grade retention law.Knox County school officials say 32 students will have to repeat third grade this...
Jul 27, 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