Category Archives: Local News Reel 2
Great Smoky Mountains Fire Now 28 Acres, Uncontained, Park Says
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) The Flint Gap Fire, which was started by lightning on August 26th, continues to burn slowly in a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park primarily in undergrowth i...
Sep 11, 2024
Tennessee Department of Health Confirms First Positive Measles Test Since 2019
The Tennessee Department of Health confirms a positive measles test of a resident who recently traveled internationally.They spent time in Kentucky during the infectious period and are now recove...
Sep 11, 2024
Knoxville Police Arrest 11 Year-Old for Threat of Mass Violence at a KCS Middle School
An 11-year-old student is charged for threat of mass violence after an investigation into an incident at Vine Middle School.A Knoxville Police Department School Resource Officer responded to Vine Midd...
Sep 10, 2024
Knoxville Fire Department Puts Out Trash Fire at Neyland Stadium
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) “Hot work” being conducted on one level of Neyland Stadium is reportedly to blame for a small trash fire Tuesday morning at the venue.Knoxville Fire Department officia...
Sep 10, 2024
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says TikTok Shooting Threat is a Hoax
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says an investigation has revealed a juvenile making a threat of possible school shootings that would happen today (Tuesday) is a hoax.JCSO says Jefferson County ...
Sep 09, 2024
Missing Sevierville Man Dead, Police Say
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The man at the center of a missing person alert out of Sevier County has been found dead.Officials with the Sevierville Police Department taking to social media Sunday night to ...
Sep 09, 2024
CAREGIVER ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ABUSING VULNERABLE ADULT
CARTER COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division, Adult Protective Services, and the Tennessee Department of Dis...
Sep 07, 2024
Man Dies after Farming Accident in Lenoir City
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A man is killed after a farming accident Thursday in Lenoir City.Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office say deputies responded to a call on Cardwell Chapel Road aroun...
Sep 06, 2024
Multi-Agency Drug Bust Results in Arrests in Blount County
Blount County, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing numerous drug charges following a multi-agency execution of a search warrant at a home in Blount County.Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s ...
Sep 05, 2024
Knoxville Police Issue Nearly 300 Citations and Makes Multiple DUI Arrests Over the Labor Day Weekend
No fatalities reported by Knoxville Police over the Labor Day weekend.Knoxville Police increased traffic enforcement between Friday and Labor Day and issued nearly 300 citations and five DUI arrests w...
Sep 03, 2024
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