Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/3: An elderly Scott County couple at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials announcing Wednesday afternoon that ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn.-The National Park Service (NPS) issued a prospectus for a concessions contract to provide lodging, food, beverage and retail services at LeConte Lodge within Great Smoky Mountains Na...

The Knoxville Police Department has released the pertinent body-camera footage from the police shooting that happened on Belle Terra Road on the morning of Thursday, June 20, 2024.At around 7:17 a.m. ...

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway, and the body of a man found dead late Friday afternoon in Sevierville is identified.A city spokesperson says 50-year-old Kenny Charles Davis of Sev...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) South Knoxville residents are working to save Bower Field from rezoning.Currently, the land is listed as “public park,” but a proposal in November of 2023 to the Knoxv...

Three people were killed, including two young children, in a crash that happened early Monday morning on I-40 East.At around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers res...

A new set of laws is set to take effect on July 1 in Tennessee. Amongst the some 200 laws taking effect are bills signed by Gov. Bill Lee that will impact healthcare in the state.Before July 1, some b...

A bill introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett (R) passed the House on Tuesday.H.R. 6586 would require the secretary of state to make three reports to distribute to the necessary congressional committees."Thi...

Knoxville Police are asking for help to identify the suspects in a cold case.On June 29th, 2014, officers responded to the Sims Road and Cook drive area where they found 40-year-old Paul Shepherd Jr. ...

Knoxville Police are still investigating a homicide after a woman is found dead on Better Tomorrow Drive in the Western Heights area.It happened four years ago today,(Sunday 6/30), officers found 24-y...