Category Archives: Local News
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Expecting Crowds for Memorial Day Weekend
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) If you are planning an escape to the mountains this Memorial Day weekend, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say preparation is everything and have compiled a list of ...
May 22, 2024
LifeStar Helicopter Lands on I-40 in Cocke County after Crash
Newport, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation is reporting that a LifeStar helicopter has responded to I-40 near Newport after a crash involving a motorcycle.TDOT officials confirm I-4...
May 21, 2024
Two Job Fairs Hosted by the American Job Center This Week
The American Job Center is hosting two job fairs this week.The Regional Veteran Employment and Resource Fair is tomorrow (Wednesday) at Pellissippi State’s, Hardin Valley Campus from 10am to 2pm...
May 20, 2024
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting boat registration and safety compliance checkpoints
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting boat registration and safety compliance checkpoints over Memorial Day weekend on several east Tennessee waterways during the listed dates and...
May 20, 2024
TBI Operation Protecting Tomorrow Brings Arrests and Identifies Dozens of Child Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation
TBI'S 'OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW' YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTIONEfforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remain...
May 20, 2024
NTSB Report Outlines Details in Deadly Knoxville Plane Crash
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about April’s deadly plane crash that happened near Knoxville in Anderson County.A report released from the National Transportation Safet...
May 17, 2024
Gray, Jr. Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Case
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Michael Gray Jr., the son involved in a multi-county child abuse and murder case that involved his parents, will not see jail time despite pleading guilty Friday in a Knox County ...
May 17, 2024
Park Rangers Find Missing Man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announce they have found a man who went missing last week near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the park.Sixty-two year old Ti...
May 16, 2024
Tennessee Promise Application Deadline Extended Due to Ongoing FAFSA Issues
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission says the deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program has been extended due to ongoing issues with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or ...
May 16, 2024
Knoxville Fire Department Asking for Information after Dollar General Fire
Knoville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department is asking the public for information following a fire at a Dollar General in West Knoxville.The fire happened Tuesday afternoon at the store on Execut...
May 16, 2024
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