Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT ) Former President Donald Trump wins the GOP’s presidential primary in Tennessee by a landslide Tuesday earning an endorsement from the Volunteer State’s top leader. In a statement, Governor Bill Lee endorsed Trump for president following his overwhelming victory over challenger Nikki Haley. Trump earned more than 445,000 votes while…… MORE
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Oak Ridge Land Bank Requesting Qualifications for Downtown Development Project
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) The Oak Ridge Land Bank has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to develop Downtown Oak Ridge. The Land Bank is interested in selling developable parcels to foster construction of the most desirable project and for continued development. Oak Ridge was born during the Manhattan Project without a centralized, mixed-use downtown.…… MORE
The Trial for a Fountain City Woman Accused of Shooting and Killing Her Five-Year-Old Daughter Continues
Today is day three of the murder trial for Robin Howington who is accused of shooting and killing her five year old daughter at their Fountain City home in 2019. One of the key witnesses called to the stand yesterday (Tuesday) was a KPD detective who told the court that Howington stories did not add…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department highlights crime statistics, departmental changes in annual report
The Knoxville Police Department releases its yearly report, outlining crime statistics from 2022 to 2023 and departmental updates. Chief of Police Paul Noel says Knoxville’s murder count dropped and car burglaries also dropped. This, all compared to 2022 data. He also says they closed more than 70% of the murder cases that happened in 2023,…… MORE
Super Tuesday Results for Knox County
Several commission seats were up for grabs in Knox County, the Election Commission says almost 27,000 early voting and absentee ballots were cast ahead of Super Tuesday. Most were for the Republican Party Primary Election. The District 8 seat on the Knox County Board of Education. The winner of that election, Travis Wright, took the…… MORE
DOJ: Former Loudon County Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Loudon County corrections officer was sentenced to prison on Monday for using excessive force. A release from the Department of Justice says 32-year-old Brian Phillips, of Georgia, was sentenced to five months in prison as part of a plea agreement. Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of use of excessive…… MORE
ACSO: Two charged After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Two people are arrested after a high speed chase through Oak Ridge. Anderson County Deputies were called to the Marathon Gas Station on Oak Ridge Highway after a man was spotted at the gas pumps putting on a ski mask Monday morning. When deputies arrived, the man fled the scene, and…… MORE
UT Medical Center Introduces Cutting Edge Cancer Treatment
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) There are only 30 hospitals in the country that offer a newly FDA-approved T-cell treatment for cancer, and the University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of them. Through this new treatment process, UTMC staff are able to take the cells that your body naturally produces to fight cancer, reproduce more of…… MORE
The Murder Trial of a Fountain City Woman Accused of Killing Her 5-Year-Old Daughter is Underway
It’s day two (Tuesday) in the murder trial of a Fountain City woman accused of killing her young daughter. Robin Howington is accused of shooting her 5 year-old daughter at a home on Balsam Drive in 2019. She’s charged with felony murder, child neglect, false reporting and tampering with evidence. In court yesterday (Monday), Prosecutors…… MORE
A Lawsuit is Filed in Meigs County on Behalf of Woman Who Died in the Back Seat of a Deputy’s Vehicle that Ran Into the River
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