Category Archives: (WOKI-FM) News Top Stories

Maryville, TN (WOKI) - There was an electric fire reported at Montvale Elementary School in Maryville this morning. That fire is out and there's no report on damage. Blount County Schools making the a...

Nashville, Tennessee (WOKI/WVLT) - A bill that would make records related to immigration enforcement operations confidential and punish the release of those records as a felony has passed in the Senat...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lt. Governor Randy McNally and Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston) today announced that the proposed FY 2025-2027 state budget includes $25 million to support e...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office said three people are facing multiple charges after a police chase early Friday morning led to the discovery of several pou...

HANCOCK COUNTY, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - An inmate who escaped from Hancock County Jail is back into custody. The Hancock County Jail says 48-year-old Joshua Metcalf was captured this (Sunday) morning. Metc...

SULLIVAN COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with TBI's Medicaid Fraud Control Division and Drug Investigation Division has resulted in the indictment of a former intensive care nurse. In July...

GATLINBURG, Tenn.-Firefighters continue to actively suppress the Rabbit Creek and Fox Gap wildfires in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Fox Gap Fire is estimated at 112 acres and is 30% contai...

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew rescued a hiker suffering a medical emergency in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee...

Knox County, TN (WOKI/WVLT) - A man who hid a video camera in the ceiling of the women's restroom at the Cove at Concord Park will serve a decade in prison without the possibility of parole. The Knox ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Anderson County's mayor and commission are calling on Tennessee's congressional delegation to intervene after a Canadian-owned pipeline company raised...