Category Archives: Local News
Teen at the Center of a TBI Endangered Child Alert is Found Safe in Alabama
Update: The TBI’s Endangered Child Alert for missing 15 year-old Isaac Steele has ended.He was found safe today in Bridgeport AlabamaOriginal Story: The TBI has issued an Endangered Child Alert ...
Mar 29, 2024
BJ’s Wholesale Club Announces Expansion into East Tennessee
Maryville, TN (WOKI) BJ's Wholesale Club is expanding into East Tennessee with a location in Blount County.The new location in Maryville will be BJ's fourth location in Tennessee and the first in East...
Mar 28, 2024
Knox County Schools Bus Driver Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Schools bus driver was arrested this (Thursday) morning, suspected of driving under the influence.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Hol...
Mar 28, 2024
Rural Metro responds to ‘Serious’ Crash Involving Concrete Truck in North Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with Rural Metro Fire responded to a "serious" crash in North Knoxville involving an overturned concrete truck around noontime Thursday.Rural Metro Fire Department officials...
Mar 28, 2024
Two Hikers Rescued in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Two hikers are rescued after being trapped overnight in the Great Smoky Mountains.Officials say one of the hikers activated a rescue beacon when they got very cold in the rain and fog Tuesday night.Pa...
Mar 28, 2024
Alert Knoxville Police Officers Arrest a Man in East Knoxville During Suspected Drug Deal
Alert Knoxville Police officers arrest a man in possession of a gun in East Knoxville during a suspected drug deal.Officers spotted 21 year-old Trevon Allen yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in what the...
Mar 28, 2024
Demolition of a Downtown Morristown Building Damaged by Fire Continues, Officials Hope to Re-Open Main Street Soon
The City of Morristown said Wednesday there has been lots of progress on the Parks-Belk building demolition.City officials said the top floor of the building is nearly gone, and cleanup work on Main S...
Mar 28, 2024
Rockwood Assisted Living Facility Forced to Close after Bedbug, Biohazard Violations, Order Says
Rockwood, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An assisted living facility in Roane County is ordered closed after authorities find bedbugs and biohazard violations.Our news partner WVLT reporting that Victorian Square A...
Mar 27, 2024
SCSO Searching for Missing 46-year-old Man from Sevier County
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing Sevierville man.SCSO officials say 46-year-old James McGill was last seen in the area of Pleasant H...
Mar 27, 2024
A Morristown Company is Ordered to Pay Penalties in Child Labor Case
The U.S. Department of Labor said a federal consent judgement has been obtained that requires a Morristown company to stop employing children and to follow federal labor laws.The judgement comes after...
Mar 27, 2024
