Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
TBI, Cumberland County Sheriff Investigating Shooting
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are investigating following a shooting Monday, March 11 in east Cumberland County.TBI offi...
Mar 13, 2024
Knoxville Police are Still Searching for a Man Wanted in a Deadly Valentine’s Day Shooting
Knoxville Police are still looking for a man connected to a deadly shooting.James Perry is wanted for voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges related to February’s incident.Officials say Sher...
Mar 13, 2024
Knoxville Police Department Chief Asking City for Almost $3M for Raises
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department's Chief of Police is asking the city for almost $3 million for employee and officer raises.KPD Chief Paul Noel, making his case to city leaders dur...
Mar 12, 2024
A Guilty Plea in the Death of a 2-Month-Old in Jefferson County
A guilty plea in the death of a two month old in Jefferson County.Chelsea Marsh and Nick Lay were charged in October after firefighters responded to a home on Lowery Loop Road to find a baby not breat...
Mar 12, 2024
Union County Man Sentenced to More Than 50 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Union County man is sentenced Monday to more than 50 years behind bars for child sexual abuse.Officials with the Eighth Judicial District of Tennessee saya Union County Grand Ju...
Mar 11, 2024
An Arrest is Made and the Investigation is On-Going Following Camper Fires in Halls
Updated Story: There are some new details about a fire in Halls that damages several campers and leads to the arrest of a man who is charged with with criminal trespass, reckless burning and reckless ...
Mar 11, 2024
No Evidence Related to Missing Teen Found at Kentucky Landfill, Authorities Say
Hendersonville, TN (WOKI) Thursday’s search of a Kentucky landfill for evidence related to the disappearance of a Sumner County autistic teen has come up empty.While the search for 15-year-old S...
Mar 08, 2024
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Endorses Trump for President
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT ) Former President Donald Trump wins the GOP’s presidential primary in Tennessee by a landslide Tuesday earning an endorsement from the Volunteer State’s top lea...
Mar 06, 2024
Super Tuesday Results for Knox County
Several commission seats were up for grabs in Knox County, the Election Commission says almost 27,000 early voting and absentee ballots were cast ahead of Super Tuesday. Most were for the Republican P...
Mar 06, 2024
DOJ: Former Loudon County Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Loudon County corrections officer was sentenced to prison on Monday for using excessive force.A release from the Department of Justice says 32-year-old Brian Phillips, of...
Mar 05, 2024
