Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville Man Facing Several Child Sex Crimes Charges, Sheriff’s Office Says

Knoxville Man Facing Several Child Sex Crimes Charges, Sheriff’s Office Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing several child sex crimes charges in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office took 49-year-old Gary Phillips into custody on February 7 at a home on Pellissippi Parkway. KCSO responded to the home to execute a search warrant after receiving a cyber crimes tip. According to the report,…MORE

Cumberland County Deputies Find Skeletal Remains, Sheriff Says

Cumberland County Deputies Find Skeletal Remains, Sheriff Says

Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after skeletal remains are found Saturday, February 8 in Cumberland County. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say deputies found the remains near the Westel Road entrance of the Mount Roosevelt Wildlife Management Area. CCSO officials say the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation also responded to the…MORE

KPD: Man Taken to UT Medical Center after Alleged Assault

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are investigating after a man is taken to UT Medical Center Sunday, the victim of an alleged assault near a downtown bar. KPD officials say they received a report of a 21-year-old man who said he was assaulted after he and another man left Southbound Bar and Nightclub. The report…MORE

Pedestrian Dies after Knoxville Hit-and-Run Crash, Police Say

Pedestrian Dies after Knoxville Hit-and-Run Crash, Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a now-fatal hit-and-run crash after a woman who was struck by a vehicle on Walker Boulevard has passed away. On February 3, Officers were called to Walker Boulevard near Northgate Terrace, where a 75-year-old woman had been struck by a vehicle that left the scene. She was taken…MORE

Lainey Wilson Confirms Extensive Whirlwind World Tour
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Lainey Wilson Confirms Extensive Whirlwind World Tour

January 31, 2025—Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning artist Lainey Wilson confirms her Whirlwind World Tour to kick off in March. Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Coors Light and Wrangler, the tour will include stops at Zurich’s X-TRA, Paris’ Elysée Montmartre, New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Austin’s Moody Center, Baton Rouge’s Raising Cane’s River…MORE