Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The Oak Ridge Police Department has closed an internal investigation into an incident that happened during a traffic stop. Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith says last month, videos were circulating on social media showing an officer taking a picture of a woman during a traffic stop and ma...

MEMPHIS, TN (WOKI / WVLT courtesy of WMC) - The Memphis Safe Task Force has released its crime and arrest data for October. According to data shared by the U.S. Marshals Service, there were 1,862 overall arrests in October. Here is the breakdown of those arrests: Homicide-10 Narcotics-203 Firearms-162 Warrants-813 Pro...

Sevier Co, TN (WOKI ) - The Sevier County Animal Shelter will be closed until at least Wednesday (11/5/25) due to parvovirus exposure. According to the shelter, it received a litter of eight-month-old stray dogs on Monday (10/27/25) that appeared healthy at intake but started showing signs of illness Friday evening. Of...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has identified the individual who died in a boating collision on Norris Lake the morning of Saturday, November 1, 2025. The victim has been identified as James Bailey, 25, of Maynardville. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. near the Highway 33 bridge, where two vessels...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - A teen is charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence after threatening to shoot himself and others over Snapchat. Knoxville Police say 18 year-old Gavin Smith, a Gibbs High School student, spoke with two witnesses that said Smith had made threats to harm himself and others...