Category Archives: Local News Reel 2
Knoxville Fire Department Responds to Apartment Fire on Daylily Drive
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Young people playing with fire may be to blame for a fire Friday morning at Montgomery Village Apartments.Knoxville Fire Department officials say crews responded to the apartment ...
Jul 26, 2024
Suspect Identified, Charges Filed, Knoxville Police say an Axe is the Murder Weapon
UPDATE: Knoxville Police charge a man with second-degree murder after he reportedly killed a man with an axe.Police called to Cokesbury church Tuesday when 26-year-old Tavares Harrison showed up with ...
Jul 26, 2024
Knoxville Man Accused of Killing Former Boss Indicted, Facing Murder Charge
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man accused of shooting his boss at a Knox County School bus lot is indicted by a Grand Jury.Daniel Arwood, 38, is charged with first degree murder, evading arrest and gun cha...
Jul 25, 2024
Rural Metro Fire Has a New Chief
Rural Metro Fire has a new chief.Jeffrey Devlin has been with Rural Metro since 1990, serving as a firefighter, paramedic and more. He's also been the assistant chief of operations for the last five y...
Jul 25, 2024
Alcoa Police: Seven Arrested in Prostitution Sting, Two Human Trafficking Victims Identified
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) The Alcoa Police has arrested seven people and two human trafficking victims are identified in a prostitution sting.APD says during a prostitution sting operation on Friday and Saturd...
Jul 24, 2024
Mayor Jacobs to Host His Sixth Annual SchoolMania
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, local leaders, members of his staff and volunteers are set to return for the sixth annual School Mania, event, which runs from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday (...
Jul 24, 2024
Suspect Arrested in Connection to Multiple Robberies in Blount County
A man is arrested and charged in connection with three armed robberies that happened within days of each other.The Blount County Sheriff’s office says Jeremy Smith is identified as a suspect by ...
Jul 24, 2024
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Worker Dies on the Job, OSHA Investigating
Rutledge, TN (WOKI) A multi-agency investigation is underway in Grainger County following the death Tuesday morning of a crew member with Appalachian Electric Cooperative.AEC representatives say crews...
Jul 23, 2024
Knoxville Mayor Kincannon Endorses Kamala Harris
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon has endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the United States.Kincannon taking to Facebook Monday afternoon with the announcement saying "as a Demo...
Jul 22, 2024
One Suspect Wanted for Shooting a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper in Putnam County is Captured in Kentucky, Search for Another Continues
Updated story: One of the suspects in the shooting of a Tennessee State Trooper during a traffic stop on I-40 in Putnam County is arrested in Kentucky.Kentucky State Police took Braze Rucker, one of t...
Jul 21, 2024
