Category Archives: Local News
TBI Identifies Inmate Found Dead at Campbell County Jail, Marks Fourth Death Agency Investigating
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An investigation is underway, and officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have released the name of the inmate who died over the weekend at the Campbell...
Nov 04, 2024
Knoxville Area Transit to Offer Free Rides on Election Day
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Area Transit, better known as KAT, will be offering free rides for Election Day.KAT offers the service each election cycle. This year, all transit rides, from buses to K...
Nov 04, 2024
Second Man Convicted in 2020 Roane County Murder, DA Says
Oakdale, TN (WOKI) A second man is sentenced in the death of a Roane County man.District Attorney Russell Johnson says 44 year-old Shane Douglas Parks was convicted and sentenced in the death of Rober...
Nov 04, 2024
Quincy Jones, legendary producer and composer, dies at 91: ‘Truly one of a kind’
Quincy Jones, a music mogul whose career in the industry spanned over seven decades, died Sunday night at 91 years old, his publicist Arnold Robinson confirmed to Fox News Digital.Jones was surrounded...
Nov 04, 2024
FEMA Approves Temporary Housing for Homeowners, Renters Affected by Flooding from Helene
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Direct Temporary Housing Assistance for East Tennesseans affected by flooding from Helene.The assistance was approved for homeowners and renters wh...
Nov 04, 2024
ATF Investigating after Knox County Bomb Squad is Called to Tellico Plains Home to Dismantle a Device
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is investigating after a device is found underneath a car in Tellico Plains.Investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office went to ...
Nov 03, 2024
Election Day for 2024 Presidential and Federal / General Election is Tomorrow, Knox County Election Commission Tips to Know before Heading to the Polls
November 5, 2024 Election: Absentee Ballot Information and Important Reminders Before Voters Head to the PollsKnoxville - As Knox Countians head to the polls on Tuesday, the Election Commission wants ...
Nov 03, 2024
THP Investigating Fatal Crash, which Killed a Tellico Plains High School Star Athlete, on I-75 South in Loudon County
(UPDATE 11/3/24 9 p.m.) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happened on I-75, which killed a Tellico Plains High School star cross country runner.TDOT says the crash, whi...
Nov 03, 2024
KPD Investigating After Man Falls from 11th Street Parking Garage
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a man either jumped or fell from the 11th Street Parking Garage on Saturday night. At around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, November ...
Nov 03, 2024
TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Cocke County
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following an officer-involved shooting early Friday morning in Cocke County.Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say preliminary in...
Nov 01, 2024
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