A trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol dies after a battle with cancer. Trooper Grant Gouldie was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, and back in July, family friends decided to help him out, raising thousands of dollars by making and selling hand-painted wooden crosses. Gouldie was a devoted husband and father to three…… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50. This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses surge in East Tennessee and across the country. The CDC says lower the recommended age will better protect adults who are in that…… MORE
A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021’s January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found guilty of three felonies, destruction of government property and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Kelley joined a growing list of people who stormed the…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The wife of a man accused in a Monroe County murder has been arrested. Nicholas Hamlett made headlines after he was accused of murdering 34-year-old Steven Lloyd, making a fake call to 911 claiming he was a distressed hiker, then fleeing the state; he was taken into custody on Sunday. According…… MORE
There is an update and the murder case of a 13-year-old girl in Powell. Prosecutors say the 15-year-old suspect Malakiah Harris could be tried as an adult during a preliminary hearing yesterday (Wed). Steps are in motion to transfer him to adult court. Judge Tim Irwin says this could take a while, Harrris will appear…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) American Medical Response and the Metro Drug Coalition are leading a new initiative aimed at decreasing emergency response times in the Knoxville area. AMR, which provides ambulance service to Knox County, together with MDC and several other agencies have formed the Mission District Medical Team to address, specifically, medical needs among the…… MORE
A water tower in Calera, Alabama has many residents raising their eyebrows over its color and design. The City shared a photo of a new water tower that is brightly painted orange and white in a checkerboard design that looks similar to the end zones found on Shields-Watkins Field inside Neyland Stadium. City officials said…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Thirty-nine people are displaced following an apartment fire over the weekend in Morristown. The fire broke out around 9:40 Saturday morning, November 9, at the Trent Apartments on Morningside Drive. Officials with the Morristown Fire Department say firefighters at the scene said flames could be seen shooting through the roof. MFD says…… MORE
Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti will be investigating if Tennesseans were discriminated against during relief work by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. WVLT reporting this investigation comes after FEMA said one of its employees advised her disaster relief team to avoid homes with signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump in Florida after…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The United Way of Greater Knoxville Monday announced that its board of directors has accepted CEO Matt Ryerson’s resignation. Ryerson was hired in December 2019 and served as CEO of the UWGK for five years. “Matt served as a bridge, following Ben Landers’ 26 years of leadership in the CEO position, to…… MORE
