Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming today two additional confirmed cases of measles in middle Tennessee. Both persons are currently recovering at home. This brings Tennessee’s total to six confirmed cases of measles during 2025. Both confirmed cases were cooperating with public health officials by quarantining at home because of known exposure to previously confirmed…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter has closed following an outbreak of the canine disease, distemper. According to the shelter, four dogs were diagnosed with distemper, an extremely contagious disease that attacks dogs’ respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems. During the summer of 2024, Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville had to close for…… MORE
Jacksboro, TN (WOKI) Three people, including a teen, are in custody following a drug bust Wednesday in Campbell County. Officials with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office say 47-year-old Rachel Carrol, 27-year-old Bryan Bolton and 19-year-old Chloe Hayes were arrested at an apartment on Yoakum Hollow Road in Jacksboro following an extensive investigation into illegal drug…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Over half a dozen dogs die in a house fire Thursday morning in Knox County. Rural Metro Fire officials say the fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. at a home in the 8500 block of Old Rutledge Pike near Three Points Road. Upon arrival, fire crews reported heavy fire from the front…… MORE
A Knoxville man is sentenced to spend 60 years behind bars for producing child pornography. Knoxville Police were contacted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in October 2017 about a video of Matthew Estes and a 16-month-old victim that was posted on the dark web . In May of that year, officials say KPD also…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man and woman are facing charges after authorities say they left children in a hot car to shop at Target . Officers went to the store on Clinton Highway Monday after a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was flagged down by someone who said two children were left by themselves in a…… MORE
NASHVILLE, TN (WVLT – WOKI) – The Tennessee General Assembly announced it has passed the state’s nearly $60 billion budget on Wednesday. The House and Senate passed a $59.8 billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The new spending plan shows a 2% growth rate with efforts to improve public safety, invest in infrastructure, advance…… MORE
Sneedville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Hancock County following a fire early Tuesday morning that destroyed an historic building. Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say the former Hancock County Jail, which was built in 1860 and located on Jail Street in Sneedville, caught fire around 3:00 a.m. Despite a multi-agency response,…… MORE
Roane County, TN (WOKI) The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information following a fatal hit-and-run incident Tuesday on Harriman Highway. According to the sheriff’s office, the deadly incident occurred in the 4200 block of Harriman Highway Tuesday morning where a car struck a pedestrian and left the scene. RCSO is asking anyone who…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Grand Jury has now indicted an Alcoa man for helping accused murder suspect Kenneth DeHart while he was on the run from police. The Grand Jury returned with a true bill indictment against 46-year-old Maurice Donnell Warren for Accessory After The Fact in helping DeHart. According to court records, Warren…… MORE
