Maryville, TN (WOKI) An East Tennessee State Representative wants to hear from you on Governor Lee’s plan to expand school vouchers. Governor Lee wants to give 20,000 students up to $7000 each to go to private schools. State Representative Bryan Richey from Maryville is holding public meetings to give you a chance to give feedback…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UT’s Chancellor took some time in front of the cameras Wednesday, publicly standing behind her heated letter to the NCAA’s president over its investigation into the university’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) practices, calling the decision an attack on student athletes. “When you’re leading a university and someone attacks you and makes…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a deadly motorcycle crash that happened Wednesday morning in West Knoxville. KPD says officers were dispatched to the scene on McKamey Road at Saint Lucia Lane around 8:15. While there, officers deduced that the motorcycle was traveling east on McKamey Road when it struck the side…… MORE
University of Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman wrote a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker Monday following an investigation from the NCAA into Tennessee’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) practices. WVLT News got ahold of that letter through a Freedom of Information Act request to UT Tuesday; here’s a breakdown. In the letter, Plowman says the…… MORE
NASHVILLE- On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with Virginia, sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for violating federal antitrust laws with its anticompetitive restrictions on the ability of current and future student-athletes to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). These anticompetitive restrictions violate the Sherman Act, harm current and future student-athletes…… MORE
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has awarded $21 million in federal funds for electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations across the state. Thirty-one EV fast charging locations are needed to fill gaps along the state’s designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFC) which include…… MORE
Courtesy / UT Athletics Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | January 30, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dropped a 63-59 decision Tuesday night against South Carolina at Food City Center. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht scored a game-best 31 points, his fourth time reaching that mark in the last five outings, for fifth-ranked Tennessee (15-5,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Our news partner WVLT is reporting, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed, an investigation is underway following the discovery Tuesday of a loaded pistol magazine at an area high school. KCSO officials say the loaded magazine, also referred to as a clip, was found on a restroom floor…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police say a Grand Jury finding brings closure to the unsolved 1989 Murder of KPD officer Tony Williams. The investigation into the 1989 murder of the off-duty officer is officially closed after a Knox County Grand Jury determined there was probable cause to charge a now-deceased individual with his murder. The…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Another Knox County middle school student is arrested for making a false school shooting call. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office announcing Tuesday that detectives had arrested a 12-year-old Carter Middle School student Monday for making a false school shooting call. The arrest marks the fourth Knox County middle school student…… MORE
