Knoxville – At the halfway mark (six days of twelve) of early voting for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Preference/Knox County Primary Election, a total of 8,288 early votes have been cast, with an additional 724 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes. REGISTERED VOTERS in KNOX COUNTY (as of Wednesday, February 21, 2024) – 299,140. NEW…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A large brush fire that broke out Tuesday night in the Halls community is fully contained by firefighters. Rural Metro Fire officials reporting the three-acre blaze on Mynatt Road near Maynardville Highway was 100% percent contained by firefighters Wednesday morning. ORIGINAL STORY: Fire crews are working a brush fire in the…… MORE
Courtesy / UT Athletics COLUMBIA, Mo. – Facing a seven-point deficit with under 16 minutes to play Tuesday night at Missouri, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team answered the call and stormed back to claim a 72-67 road victory. Sophomore forward Tobe Awaka posted a career-high 18 points and a co-game-best 10 rebounds for fifth-ranked Tennessee (20-6,…… MORE
Courtesy / UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 7/9 Tennessee came out on top in a low-scoring affair against UNC Asheville in Tuesday night’s home opener inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium, earning a 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs. Pitching was the story of the game for the Vols (3-1) on a night where hits and runs were…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) A memorial motorcycle ride in honor of fallen Blount County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Greg McCowan will be held this weekend. The ride is happening Sunday, February 25 and will depart from Pellissippi State Community College, the Blount County Campus, at 1:00 p.m. Participants are asked to arrive at 10:00 a.m. for…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The occupants and their four animals are safe following a house fire Tuesday afternoon in Knox County. Rural Metro Fire crews responded to the home in the 7800 block of Stonewood Creek Drive in Corryton just before 3:30 to find heavy fire in the back of the house venting through the…… MORE
TBI says Arthur Jones has been found safe. They are thanking the community for their assistance. Updated story: A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Silver Alert is issued for a man missing out of Knox County. 64 year-old Arthur Jones was last seen on Monday afternoon, leaving the area of Napa Valley Way in Knoxville. He…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The man accused of killing a Blount County Deputy was back in court Tuesday. Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. is accused of killing Deputy Greg McCowan and injuring Deputy Shelby Eggers during a traffic stop on February 8 in Maryville. The judge ruling that the case can move forward on a first-degree…… MORE
The man accused of killing a Blount County Deputy is back in court today. (Tuesday) Kenneth Dehart, Jr. faces first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and being a felon in possession of a weapon charges. He is accused of killing Deputy Greg McCowan and injuring Deputy Shelby Eggers during a traffic stop on February…… MORE
A tractor-trailer carrying Pop-Tarts overturns on I-640 west in Knoxville. The accident happened early this morning (Tuesday), reducing the interstate to one lane. As of 10:45 a.m. the left lane remains blocked. The crash happened before 7 a.m. around mile marker six in the Whittle Springs area of North Knoxville. Mark Nagi with the Tennessee…… MORE
