Category Archives: Local News

Eddie Check to Host Free Testing Event for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Eddie Check to Host Free Testing Event for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

(Story courtesy of WVLT) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) -While the leading cause of death in men is heart disease, the second is prostate cancer. With September being National Prostate Awareness Month, Eddie Check is working to raise awareness. Eddie Check is a non-profit organization based out of Knoxville that works to educate East Tennessee men on…MORE

Missing Sevierville Man Dead, Police Say

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 announce the passing of 26-year-old Shawn Odell. Authorities in Sevier County had been looking for Odell who was reportedly last seen…MORE

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 Disability and Aging into reports of the abuse and sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult has resulted in an arrest. In August, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services,…MORE

KICKOFF TO HUNTING SEASON: LEARN TO HUNT EVENT IN KNOXVILLE

KICKOFF TO HUNTING SEASON: LEARN TO HUNT EVENT IN KNOXVILLE

KNOXVILLE —The John Sevier Hunter Education Center in Knoxville is hosting the 3rd annual Kickoff to Hunting Season event on Saturday, October 5 from 9 am to 1 pm. The event is geared towards getting hunters ready for the fall hunting season.Everyone is welcome, whether experienced hunters or those new to the sport and wanting…MORE

Two Knox County Students Arrested for Threats of Mass Violence

Two Knox County Students Arrested for Threats of Mass Violence

Update (9/7/24): The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives, Major Crimes Detectives, and Patrol Officers responded to various threats Friday at Halls Middle and High Schools in North Knox County. The following arrests have been made as a result – A 14-year-old Halls High School Student was arrested around noon this afternoon for threats of…MORE

Millions in Federal Funding Coming to Knoxville to Improve Chapman Highway

Millions in Federal Funding Coming to Knoxville to Improve Chapman Highway

(Story courtesy of WVLT) Knoxville, TN Millions of dollars in federal funding is headed to Knoxville, aimed at improving a stretch of Chapman Highway. The money is coming from the Biden administration’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, a pool of more than $1 billion for grants to local governments who are improving…MORE

Blake Shelton to Perform at Food City Center in 2025

Blake Shelton to Perform at Food City Center in 2025

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Country music superstar Blake Shelton is coming to Knoxville! Shelton’s “Friends & Heroes 2025” tour will play Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on February 28, 2025. His performance will include special appearances by Craig Morgan, Deana Carter, Trace Adkins and Emily Ann Roberts. American Express Card members can purchase tickets before…MORE

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 around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. They found a 76-year-old man had fallen off the tractor he was driving and then was run over…MORE