Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville Police Recover Guns and Drugs Following Traffic Stop
Knoxville, Tn (WOKI) Drugs and guns are confiscated and a felon with multiple prior convictions is off the streets following a traffic stop Wednesday, July 17 in Knoxville.Knoxville Police Department ...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2024

Flights are Resuming at McGhee Tyson Airport Following a Worldwide Internet Outage Grounded Planes
McGhee Tyson Airport says there was a ground stop from 6 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. this morning.Becky Huckaby, VP of Public Relations at the Airport says Flights are slowly resuming now but they are seeing...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2024

A Former Jacksboro Police Department Employee is Facing Theft of Vienna Sausages and Vandalism Charges Against the City’s Vice Mayor
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (WVLT) – A former Jacksboro Police Department employee, Joseph Weaver, is facing charges, accused of stealing cans of Vienna sausages to vandalize the home of Jimmy Snodgrass, t...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2024

TDOT Announces Closure of West Topside Road in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE - Motorists traveling on Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115) southbound and West Topside Road in Knox County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will h...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2024

A Global Internet Outage is Affecting Airlines, Banks, Media and Offices
You may be running into several issues right now due to a significant Global Internet outage.Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines are reporting widespread outages.You are going to w...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2024

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for January 2022 Murder in North Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is sentenced to life in prison for a January 2022 murder in North Knoxville.According to District Attorney Charme Allen’s office, 61-year-old Johnny Robert McBee has b...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2024

Campbell County Deputies Investigating after Finding Body, Sheriff’s Office Says
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Campbell County after a body is found along a highway.Officials with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office say the office, together with the T...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2024

Knoxville Man Sentenced to 20 years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Support to ISIS
A Knoxville man was sentenced on Wednesday in the United States District Court in Knoxville for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, more commonly known as ISIS.According to court documen...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2024

DOGWOOD ARTS ANNOUNCES LARGE-SCALE MURAL PROJECT IN NORTH KNOXVILLE
July 18, 2024 [Knoxville, Tennessee] - Dogwood Arts and Visit Knoxville are excited to announce a large-scale public art project unlike any other in our area. The project will transform an unassuming,...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2024

One East Tennessee School System Heads Back to Class Thursday so When Do Other Area Schools Head Back To Class
It's that time of year where kids are preparing to go back to school. In Alcoa, they are going back earlier than anyone else."Our summers are abbreviated compared to school systems that you might thin...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2024








