Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is reporting results from a recent lab test confirm the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Culex mosquitoes in the Milligan area of East Knoxville. The KCHD has scheduled spraying, weather permitting, for Tuesday, August 15th from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. in the Milligan…… MORE
A captain with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office retires following an investigation for sexual harassment. Captain Michael Evans was at a local restaurant with another officer in June and an employee claimed he acted inappropriately toward her. That employee told investigators that she had multiple similar encounters with Evans. She said she thought he accidentally…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Emergency personnel were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in front of Frazier’s Carpet One in Northwest Knoxville. According to WOKI producers who were on-site for a remote broadcast, the accident occurred just after 5:00 p.m. They reported that a blue crossover SUV traveling east on Western Avenue…… MORE
Harriman, TN (WOKI) The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body is found in Harriman. RCSO officials say the body was found Wednesday on a property along Davis Hollow Road in Harriman. The body has been sent to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for autopsy and identification. No additional details have been…… MORE
The man accused of stabbing the driver of a garbage truck during a reported “car-jacking” is now facing federal charges. 43-year-old, Shawn White was arrested in Sevier County after crashing the truck into a business. He is now charged federally with carjacking. He is also charged with multiple felonies and is scheduled to be in…… MORE
Knox County, TN (WOKI) District 3 Knox County Commissioner Gina Oster is asking for the public’s help as neighborhoods in West Knox County , including hundreds of residents displaced from Lovell Crossing Apartments, work to recover from Monday’s devastating EF2 tornado. “Lovell Crossing Apartments are in terrible shape,” said District 3 County Commissioner Gina Oster.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A rare EF2 tornado is to blame for severe damage Monday in West Knox County. The National Weather Service confirming an EF2 tornado did touch down in West Knox County from the Yarnell Road to Lovell Road areas. NWS officials say the tornado is the first of that magnitude to touch down…… MORE
Knox County Engineering and Public Works crews worked through the night to clear more than 200 down trees as several areas in Knox County suffered significant damage after yesterday’s storms. Reports show that Karns, Cedar Bluff, and Lovell Road may have been the hardest hit. Additionally, residents were forced to clear more than 300 units…… MORE
Loudon County, TN (WOKI) The school year barely underway, students at one Loudon County school will get a day off tomorrow, Tuesday, August 8 thanks to Mother Nature. Though they are “still assessing [the] damage,” Loudon County School system officials say Loudon High School will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, August 8 due to damage associated…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Spraying for mosquitos will occur after West Nile Virus is detected in West Knoxville. Knox County Health Department officials say roads in the West Hills neighborhood will be treated next week after the presence of West Nile Virus was detected. Spraying will take place on Tuesday, August 8, weather permitting, from 9:00…… MORE
