Category Archives: Local News Reel 1

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...

Cocke County, TN (WOKI) A woman found dead last month in Cocke County has been identified.Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff's Office say 26-year-old Michella Day was found dead off of Punkton Ro...

Greenback, TN (WOKI) Loudon County deputies are searching for a suspect after Greenback School was placed on a soft lockdown Thursday afternoon.School officials say there was a person on school ground...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized with severe face injuries Wednesday after a dog attack.Knoxville Police Department officials say the attack happened around 7:30 a.m. when an of...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday afternoon that Sheriff Tom Spangler has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.In an open letter from Spangler, he said he learne...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Despite public outcry, the Knox County Commission voted Monday night to rezone more than 40 acres of farmland off Northshore and Harvey Road for residential use.The tract of land ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Fire Department investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire early this morning at an East Knoxville Restaurant.KFD officials say crews were dispatched jus...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A federal judge Friday grants a preliminary injunction in favor of Tennessee and Virginia in their fight against the NCAA."It is hereby ORDERED that, effective immediately,...

Morristown, TN (WOKI) E. Morris Blvd. in Morristown is reopened to traffic, but firefighters remain on the scene of a fire at a decades-old sign shop in the city.Morristown firefighters were dispatche...

Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Knoxville lawmaker looking to unseat U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn has introduced a bill to raise our state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $20.The bill, HB ...