Category Archives: Local News
KPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint this Month
The Knoxville Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on the night of Friday, January 26, 2024 just outside of downtown Knoxville. KPD officers will staff the checkpoint, which...
Jan 12, 2024
Knoxville Man who Attacked Nurse at Fort Sanders Turns Himself In, Police Say
Knoxville man turns himself in for assault on Fort Sanders nurse (Courtesy: ETVCS)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 1/12: A Knoxville man who attacked a nurse at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center earlier...
Jan 12, 2024
Sevierville Police Department Looking for Missing Man
Steven Maradiaga, 25 (Courtesy: Sevierville Police Department)Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The Sevierville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing man who was last seen in October.Sevierville...
Jan 11, 2024
TBI Charges McMinn County Man in Child Sex Crimes Case
Kenterrius McGuffie, 27 (Courtesy: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)Athens, TN (WOKI) An Athens man is arrested and charged after allegedly uploading child sexual abuse material to Snapchat.Officials...
Jan 11, 2024
The Knox County Growth Policy Coordinating Committee approves a plan that outlines how Knox County will grow over the next 20 years
Photo courtesy of WVLT The Knox County Growth Policy Coordinating Committee approves a plan that outlines how Knox County will grow over the next 20 years.The original proposal detailed over 16,000 ac...
Jan 11, 2024
Knox County has again achieved one of the highest honors in the arena of governmental accounting and finance reporting, winning what is considered the "triple crown" for finance departments.The Govern...
Jan 11, 2024
Knoxville Museum of Art Announces Appointment of New Executive Director
The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) announcing the appointment of Steven Matijcio as the museum's new executive director following a national search. Matijcio is leaving his post as director and chief c...
Jan 11, 2024
Domestic Dispute Ends in Standoff, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Says
Around 10:20 a.m., deputies responded to a home on County Line Road, where they found a woman and two juveniles had been assaulted, SCSO officials said. (Courtesy: WVLT)Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A man ...
Jan 10, 2024
Woman Pleads Guilty in Deadly Soaky Mountain Shooting
Sarah Romine (Courtesy: SCSO)Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A woman is sentenced to two decades in prison Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a deadly shooting at Soaky Mountain...
Jan 10, 2024
Rural Metro: Strawberry Plains Pike Closes after Chimney Fire
Officials said crews responded to the fire at around 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday in the 5700 block of Strawberry Plains Pike. (Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rural Metro fire officials ar...
Jan 10, 2024
