Category Archives: Local News
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Warning of Impersonators Trying to Get Donations
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is putting the word out, warning people that impersonators are trying to get "donations" for the group.“These parties may use buckets and display Secon...
Sep 19, 2024
Body Found in Kentucky Could be Suspect who Shot Five People on I-75 in Laurel County
Officials in Kentucky believe a body found in the area where the I-75 mass shooting happened could be the suspect, Joseph Couch.Kentucky State Police say the body was found near Exit 49. Official...
Sep 18, 2024
Greene County Sheriff’s Office Charges 16 Middle School Students for Making School Shooting TikTok
Greene County, TN (WOKI) Sixteen Greene County middle school students are facing charges after posting a TikTok video reenacting a school shooting.Officials with the Greene County Sheriff's Office say...
Sep 18, 2024
Knoxville Police Identify Victims in North Knoxville Motorcycle, Box Truck Collison
(Knoxville, TN WOKI) UPDATE 9/18: Knoxville Police have identified the victims in last weekend’s fatal crash in North Knoxville.The crash happened Sunday night, September 15, on Cedar Lane at Ce...
Sep 18, 2024
Investigators Asking for Help after Body Found in West Knox County
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying a man whose body was found more than year ago in West Knox County.KCSO says deputies were called to 325 Walke...
Sep 18, 2024
Two Injured in Knoxville Apartment Shooting after Argument, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after two men are shot at an apartment on Sutters Mill Lane.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the Adelade apartment comp...
Sep 18, 2024
Federal Board Votes to Restore Clingmans Dome Name Back to Kuwohi
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Board on Geographic Names' Domestic Names Committee voted, unanimously, today (Wednesday) to change the name of a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park...
Sep 18, 2024
A Student is Detained Following Bomb Threat at a Knox County Middle School
A Hardin Valley Middle School student has been detained in connection with a bomb threat at the school which has caused an evacuation at the school earlier today.The Knox County Sheriff's Bomb Unit ha...
Sep 18, 2024
Almost 70 Dogs Found Malnourished and Neglected at Dandridge Non-Profit, Woman Charged with Multiple
A woman who ran an animal rescue out of her home in Dandridge where 68 dogs were found malnourished and neglected is charged with multiple counts of aggravated animal cruelty.The nonprofit, "A Life 2 ...
Sep 18, 2024
Knoxville Man Arrested and Charged for Impersonating a Security Guard at the Tennessee Valley Fair
A Knoxville man is arrested after authorities say he impersonated a security guard at the Tennessee Valley Fair.31-year-old Luke Jones went to the Tennessee Valley Fair on September 9th and said he wa...
Sep 18, 2024
