VolleyballSeptember 04, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 17 Tennessee volleyball returns home this week for a pair of matchups at Food City Center, including a third-straight contest against a top-25 opponent. After seeing a record-breaking crowd last Friday against No. 7 Penn State, the Lady Vols host 25th-ranked UCLA this Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. That…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball programs will host the third annual Market Square Madness event Oct. 18, as announced Wednesday morning. Held at Market Square in downtown Knoxville, fewer than 1.5 miles north of the Tennessee campus, festivities will officially begin at 7:30 p.m. Starting 30 minutes earlier, at 7…… MORE
Dandridge, TN (WOKI) A two-month long investigation results in the arrest of an East Tennessee man charged with multiple child sex crimes. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say the investigation into exchanges on Snapchat ended in the arrest and charging of 39-year-old William “Nick” Edens of Dandridge. Edens faces 20 counts of aggravated…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing numerous drug charges following a multi-agency execution of a search warrant at a home in Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say roughly half a dozen different drugs, to include suspected fentanyl pills, were confiscated at the home on Russell Road in Rockford shared…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Calling it the “single-largest investment in Tennessee history,” Governor Bill Lee Wednesday announced a new, multi-billion-dollar uranium enrichment facility for the city of Oak Ridge. The project, lead by Orano USA, will take up 750,000 feet in the Roane County area of Oak Ridge with a facility set to bring more…… MORE
Loudon County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Now former Greenback High School Head Football Coach Tommy Clemmer has been removed from the team’s staff after an incident with a student. WOKI’s news partner, WVLT reporting that representatives withLoudon County Schools provided a statement saying Clemmer did not “create a positive atmosphere in and out of the…… MORE
FootballSeptember 03, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As game prep for No. 24/23 NC State continues, wide receiver’s coach Kelsey Pope and secondary coach Willie Martinez, along with select players met with the media on Tuesday afternoon following practice at Haslam Field. No. 14/12 Tennessee will look to carry over its momentum on both sides of the ball from last…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Zakai Zeigler is a Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason Second Team All-American, as announced Tuesday afternoon. This is the first formal preseason All-America team released in advance of the upcoming 2024-25 season. Zeigler, a senior guard, was a First Team All-SEC designee and the SEC Defensive Player…… MORE
No fatalities reported by Knoxville Police over the Labor Day weekend. Knoxville Police increased traffic enforcement between Friday and Labor Day and issued nearly 300 citations and five DUI arrests were made. There were 295 total citations issued including 87 for speeding and there were 44 crash investigations. Below is a breakdown of KPD’s Labor…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a deadly house fire Tuesday morning in Monroe County. Officials with the Madisonville Police Department say the fire broke out around 5:00 a.m. in the 500 block of Old Cemetery Road, and there were reports of people possibly trapped inside. MPD says when officers…… MORE
