Former Knox County Election Commissioner and City Council At-Large Seat A candidate Cameron Brooks has passed away. He passed away Friday morning after developing advanced sepsis following treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma according to multiple media outlets. The Knox County Election Commission first expressing their condolences to his family and friends then addressing the ballot moving…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is in jail after abandoning two children while running from the police. Police say 37 year-old Kasey Clevenger was taken into custody after leaving the children with the officers and is charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse. It started at an apartment complex on Natchez Avenue in East Knoxville after…… MORE
There has been a steady line of COVID cases in Knox County with the Knox County Health Department reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 affecting the Knoxville area. These new cases have been spiking since the return of college students and the health department expects the numbers to follow the same trajectory as…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) If you travel Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115), plan for delays starting after Labor Day. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) warns that construction is scheduled to take place on Alcoa Highway beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5 with road closures expected until 3:00 p.m., every day, through Friday,…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A Roane County man is arrested and charged with arson after authorities determine he set multiple fires, intentionally, at the same residence. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 49 year-old Donald White Daniels was arrested on August 29 on charges of arson and reckless endangerment in connection to three fires…… MORE
A Knox County teacher is taking on the biggest assignment on her own. She’s expanding her classroom hours to help struggling students, even offering free tutoring. Donya Walker runs the non-profit Community Tutoring for students in pre-k through high school. She says some students are still trying to make up for the lost classroom time…… MORE
MEDIC is teaming up with Eddie Check again this year to offer free PSA testing to men over 40. The donation event will be on September 7th and 8th. All donors will receive a special edition t-shirt and coupons for Texas Roadhouse, Salsarita’s, Papa John’s, Smoothie King, Petro’s, and Dunkin. Appointments are encouraged but walk-ins…… MORE
The downtown Knoxville trolleys are going away. The Knoxville Area Transit says the tough decision was made as part of their ‘KAT reimagined’ plan for a better future of transit in Knoxville. The three trolleys that circle downtown will be replaced with one Downtown Connector Bus. KAT officials say this allows 12,000 more passengers to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two bodies in two days . . . the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, August 30 finds a body floating near a private dock in Fort Loudon Lake. KCSO officials say deputies responded to the 7800 block of Kara Lane around 9:50 a.m. to find the body of a deceased male. His…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Skeletal remains found last week in Sevier County have been recovered and sent for examination. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say the remains were found August 23, 2023 by a tree trimming crew working the area near Grassy Branch Road. Investigators determined the bones were in fact human. They were…… MORE
