Category Archives: Local News

Maynardville, TN (WOKI) Union County High School was placed on a soft lockdown briefly Wednesday due to a threat to the school.Union County Schools officials say that a former student made the threat ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has been charged after leaving the scene of a fatal, pedestrian-involved crash that happened during the overnight hours on Asheville Highway.At just after 12:30 a.m. on Wedn...

Hancock County (WOKI) The National Weather Service says radar indicates a tornado touched down in Hancock County.They are sending a survey crew to Hancock County today (Wednesday) to assess the damage...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man following a scam investigation.SCSO officials reporting the arrest happened on September 19 when deputies responded to Kerr R...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and an investigation is underway after two women are allegedly assaulted Monday morning near the University of Tennessee.Knoxville Police Department officials sa...

UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s endangered child alert for a five-year-old out of Knoxville is over.Dejon Parker was found with his non-custodial father, 42-...

An investigation is underway after a bomb threat is called into Hardin Valley Middle School this morning (Tuesday).Just after 8:30, the school was evacuated due to the threat. The Knox County Sheriff'...

A Knoxville man is charged with driving under the influence after a pedestrian is killed in a crash.The Tennessee Highway Patrol called to a crash on Murphy Road at Shannon Valley Farms Boulevard Thur...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, Sept. 23, 2024) - Dollywood's Harvest Festival presented by Humana has once again been nominated for the USA Today 10Best Award for Best Theme Park Halloween Eve...

The autopsy for a Jefferson County Judge who was hit and killed by a car while his was walking on the highway near Mountain Vista Trail shows alcohol in his system at the time of the incident.Fourth J...