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Tennessee’s Senators Calling for President Biden to Resign
Tennessee's two United States Senators are calling for President Joe Biden to resign after making the announcement he will no longer seek to run for re-election.Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty...
Jul 22, 2024
Knoxville Police Make an Arrest and the Investigation into a Shooting at a Shell Station Continues
An investigation is underway and Knoxville Police arrest a man in connection to a shooting a Shell Convenience store near downtown Knoxville.Officers called to the parking lot of the station on Summit...
Jul 22, 2024
The Hancock Sheriff’s Department is Searching for an Escaped Inmate
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is searching for an inmate who escaped the Hancock County jail.Five inmates escaped Wednesday, all but Jason Holden Collins have been captured. Anyone with informat...
Jul 21, 2024
An Investigation is Underway Following a House Fire in East Knoxville
This afternoon (Sunday), at 4:19 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call from a male who stated that his home was on fire. The caller advised that he believed the fire wa...
Jul 21, 2024
Tennessee Lawmakers React to News President Biden Will Not Seek Re-Election
Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be running in the 2024 presidential election.The move comes after several Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi and former President Barac...
Jul 21, 2024
One Suspect Wanted for Shooting a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper in Putnam County is Captured in Kentucky, Search for Another Continues
Updated story: One of the suspects in the shooting of a Tennessee State Trooper during a traffic stop on I-40 in Putnam County is arrested in Kentucky.Kentucky State Police took Braze Rucker, one of t...
Jul 21, 2024
President Biden Announces He Will Not Run for Re-Election
President Biden announced Sunday that he will suspend his 2024 re-election campaign amid mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party for the president to end his 2024 bid after a disastrous deb...
Jul 21, 2024
Knoxville Police Recover Guns and Drugs Following Traffic Stop
Knoxville, Tn (WOKI) Drugs and guns are confiscated and a felon with multiple prior convictions is off the streets following a traffic stop Wednesday, July 17 in Knoxville.Knoxville Police Department ...
Jul 19, 2024
Flights are Resuming at McGhee Tyson Airport Following a Worldwide Internet Outage Grounded Planes
McGhee Tyson Airport says there was a ground stop from 6 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. this morning.Becky Huckaby, VP of Public Relations at the Airport says Flights are slowly resuming now but they are seeing...
Jul 19, 2024
A Former Jacksboro Police Department Employee is Facing Theft of Vienna Sausages and Vandalism Charges Against the City’s Vice Mayor
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (WVLT) – A former Jacksboro Police Department employee, Joseph Weaver, is facing charges, accused of stealing cans of Vienna sausages to vandalize the home of Jimmy Snodgrass, t...
Jul 19, 2024
What will the Vols SEC record be at the end of the football season?
Voting Ends: Nov 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM