Category Archives: News Top Stories

East Tennessee Saw at Least Two Tornadoes, National Weather Service Says
		Oliver Springs, TN (WOKI) East Tennessee saw at least two tornadoes touchdown Tuesday night.National Weather Service officials Wednesday confirming damage in the Oliver Springs area is consistent with...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 21, 2025							
		
McGhee Tyson Airport Adding Direct Flights to Memphis, Key West
		Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Visiting Memphis or Key West, Florida from Knoxville just got easy!Officials with McGhee Tyson Airport announcing Wednesday that nonstop service to Memphis and Key West is slated ...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 21, 2025							
		
Oak Ridge Police Officer Resigns after Being Charged with Domestic Assault, City Confirms
		Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge Police Department officer resigns after being charged in a domestic assault case involving his estranged wife.City officials confirming Officer William Cranmore resig...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 21, 2025							
		
TWRA RESCUES AND RELEASES THREE ORPHANED BEAR CUBS
		SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN (WOKI/TWRA)- On the morning of May 18, 2025, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) responded to a report of a sow black bear that had been struck and killed by a vehicle a...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 20, 2025							
		
Sevier County Man Charged after SWAT Standoff
		Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is facing charges after a standoff with police Sunday on Cee Cee Way.Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff's Office say officers responded around 8:00 p...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 19, 2025							
		
‘Serial Vehicle Burglar’ Steals Child’s Flute, Monroe County Sheriff Says
		Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) A student in Monroe County is without their flute after a "serial vehicle burglar" broke into several cars over the weekend in Sweetwater.Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 19, 2025							
		
Knox County Schools Asking for Public Feedback on 5-Year Plan
		Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Board of Education is asking for public input as board members near the finishing stages of making the district's new strategic plan.The plan will set the district...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 19, 2025							
		
Rural Metro Fire is Investigating Two Fires, One Fire Leaves Two Firefighters Injured
		Two firefighters are injured while battling a house fire in West Knox County.Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro Fire says fire crews went to the fire in the 8200 block of Elm Hill Circle Saturday afternoon...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 19, 2025							
		
‘Armed and Dangerous’ Fugitive Taken into Custody in Monroe County
		KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) – Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office took a wanted fugitive into custody early Saturday morning.According to Sheriff Tommy Jones, Dakota N...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 19, 2025							
		
TWRA OFFICERS RESPOND TO FATAL BOATING INCIDENT AND TWO OHV CRASHES IN CAMPBELL COUNTY
		CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WOKI-TWRA) On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) officers responded to three serious incidents in Campbell County, including a fatal boating accide...
			
				Cumulus Media				May 19, 2025							
		
			
		






