Category Archives: Local News Reel 2
Tennessee Department of Health Confirms First Positive Measles Test Since 2019
The Tennessee Department of Health confirms a positive measles test of a resident who recently traveled internationally.They spent time in Kentucky during the infectious period and are now recove...
Sep 11, 2024
Knoxville Police Arrest 11 Year-Old for Threat of Mass Violence at a KCS Middle School
An 11-year-old student is charged for threat of mass violence after an investigation into an incident at Vine Middle School.A Knoxville Police Department School Resource Officer responded to Vine Midd...
Sep 10, 2024
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says TikTok Shooting Threat is a Hoax
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says an investigation has revealed a juvenile making a threat of possible school shootings that would happen today (Tuesday) is a hoax.JCSO says Jefferson County ...
Sep 09, 2024
Missing Sevierville Man Dead, Police Say
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The man at the center of a missing person alert out of Sevier County has been found dead.Officials with the Sevierville Police Department taking to social media Sunday night to ...
Sep 09, 2024
Man Dies after Farming Accident in Lenoir City
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A man is killed after a farming accident Thursday in Lenoir City.Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office say deputies responded to a call on Cardwell Chapel Road aroun...
Sep 06, 2024
Multi-Agency Drug Bust Results in Arrests in Blount County
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 ...
Sep 05, 2024
Knoxville Police Issue Nearly 300 Citations and Makes Multiple DUI Arrests Over the Labor Day Weekend
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 w...
Sep 03, 2024
The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating an East Knoxville Fire that Destroys Home
The Knoxville Fire department is investigating a Labor Day house fire in East Knoxville.Crews were called to the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue yesterday morning and found heavy fire and smoke coming fr...
Sep 02, 2024
Woman on TBI’s Most Wanted List for Attempted First-Degree Murder is Arrested
Today (Sunday), Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers S. Goode and S. Kearney assisted the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office in apprehending Johnna Miracle. Miracle had been placed on the @TBInvestigation...
Sep 02, 2024
Great Smoky Mountains Fire Grows, More Resources Arrive to Help Fight, Park Says
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 8/29: Efforts continue Thursday to suppress a fire that broke out earlier this week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Park officials say the Flint Gap Fire has n...
Aug 29, 2024
