Category Archives: Local News
Metro Drug Coalition Along with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for Senior Medication Mail-Back Program
Metro Drug Coalition is partnering with the Knox County Sheriff's Office to focus on Knox County's senior population with the announcement of a new medication mail-back program and the return of the A...
Jul 17, 2023
Authorities Investigating a Fire and Two Dead Bodies at Knoxville College Campus
Knoxville Police are investigating after two dead bodies are found inside a building on the Knoxville College campus.After an unrelated fire was extinguished by Knoxville Fire Department crews, KPD of...
Jul 17, 2023
Knoxville Police Clear the Scene after a Suspicious Package Found at Social Security in West Knoxville
Knoxville Police investigating after finding a possible "suspicious package" at the Knoxville Social Security Administration building on Cross Park Drive in West Knoxville this morning.KPD has cleared...
Jul 14, 2023
UT Learns NCAA Punishment from Investigation into Former Coach Jeremy Pruitt’s Administration’s Recruiting Violations
Credit: UT Athletics The University of Tennessee is learns what punishments they will see from the NCAA's investigation into the Jeremy Pruitt administration's recruiting violations.Tennessee is accus...
Jul 14, 2023
FBI Arrest Kentucky Man After Finding Human Bones being Used as Furniture in His Home
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn unsettling story from Kentucky.FBI agents served a federal search warrant at an apartment in Mount Washington and discovered dozens of human bones inside, some of which were b...
Jul 14, 2023
TWRA Confirms New State Record for Blue Catfish Caught
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has confirmed a new state record for a blue catfish caught by the same man who held the previous record set just last year. Micka Burkhart landed the huge fish ...
Jul 14, 2023
All Lanes Have Re-Opened Following a Hazmat Situation on I-75 South in Campbell County
Updated story: Interstate 75 South in Campbell County has re-opened this afternoon after the interstate being shut down due to a hazmat situation following an accident involving three commercial vehic...
Jul 14, 2023
TWRA: Four Kids Injured in Tellico Lake Boating Crash
WindRiver Marina at Tellico LakeSource: Google Earth September 2015Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency reports four children were injured in a boating crash Wednesday, July 1...
Jul 13, 2023
Four Arrested in Cocke County “Stairway to Heroin” Drug Bust
Courtesy: Cocke County Sheriff’s OfficeNewport, TN (WOKI) A Facebook post from the sheriff’s office says a “Stairway to Heroin” is shut down and four people are arrested early ...
Jul 13, 2023
SNAP Recipients Falling Victim to Fraudulent Activity According to Tennessee Department of Human Services
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients urged to beware after the Tennessee Department of Human Services says some cardholders have reported their benefits stolen.Officials say fr...
Jul 13, 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