Category Archives: Local News
A Threat Called into Police Regarding a Person with a Weapon on the University of Tennessee Campus
Another hoax call at a University, this time close to home.Yesterday (Mon) afternoon, Knoxville Police received a phone call of a person with a weapon at Hodges Library on the University of Tennessee ...
Aug 26, 2025
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is Asking for Help to Find a Missing Teen
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to find a missing teen.15 year-old Asher Ford was reported missing last night (mon) from the Chert Pit Road and Middlebrook Pike area.He was l...
Aug 26, 2025
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy No Longer with Office as TBI Investigates
HANCOCK COUNTY, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) – The office of District Attorney General Dan Armstrong and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into an "incident" involving a member o...
Aug 26, 2025
Officials Identify the Man Recovered from Melton Hill Lake
OAK RIDGE, TN (TWRA/WOKI) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has confirmed the identity of the man recovered from Melton Hill Lake following a boating incident on Thursday afternoon.At a...
Aug 24, 2025
Next Phase of Pleasant Ridge Road Project Set to Begin Soon
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville is set to begin the next phase of construction on Pleasant Ridge Road. People from the area were invited to see the city's plans fo...
Aug 22, 2025
KARM’s Care Clinic Hoping to Lessen the Burden of First Responders
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Knox Area Rescue Ministries is now offering more services through their care clinic.KARM says it will be focusing in on the Mission District, helping the...
Aug 22, 2025
A Search for a Missing Boater is Underway on Melton Hill Lake
A search for a missing boater on Melton Hill continues today (Friday).Multiple agencies are on scene at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge searching for a boater who they say went missing yesterday (Thursd...
Aug 22, 2025
Student and Parent Charged after Threats of Mass Violence at Harriman Middle School
HARRIMAN, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Roane County Sheriff's Office said a student and a parent have been charged after threats were made at Harriman Middle School.According to Chief Deput...
Aug 18, 2025
Whataburger is About to Open the First of Three Locations in Knoxville
Whataburger is expanding into Knoxville, Tennessee, with three planned locations, according to a post on Facebook: 1830 Cumberland Ave (dine-in only), 500 E. Emory Road, and 310 Wild Geese Road. The C...
Aug 17, 2025
Knoxville Police Have Identified the Victim in a Fatal Motorcycle Crash on I-40
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI/KPD) : The victim of the motorcycle crash that happened on Friday on I-40 East has been identified as Juliana Goodman, 44 of Talbott, Tennessee. The Knoxville Police Depart...
Aug 17, 2025
