Category Archives: Local News
UT Medical Center Implements Visitor Restrictions
(Courtesy: UT Medical Center)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee Medical Center is implementing visitor restrictions due to an increase in flu and COVID activity.UTMC announced this week ...
Jan 04, 2024
Suspect Wanted in Bean Station Armed Robbery
(Courtesy: East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers)Bean Station, TN (WOKI) Police in Bean Station are asking for help to find a suspect who robbed an area convenience store at gunpoint.Authorities say th...
Jan 04, 2024
Alcoa Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect
Alcoa police arrest suspect in multiple armed robberies Wednesday (Courtesy: Alcoa Police Department)Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Alcoa Police Department officials announced Wednesday they have made an arrest reg...
Jan 04, 2024
Police Locate Suspect in Deadly Hit-and-Run on Chapman Highway
One person was hit and killed by a vehicle, according to KPD (Courtesy: KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police say they have found the driver accused of hitting and killing a man on Chapman Highway...
Jan 04, 2024
Firefighter Injured, Man Arrested after Morristown Building Fire, Police Say
Jeffrey Scott Cicirelli was arrested and charged with arson, reckless endangerment, burglary and vandalism. (Courtesy: MPD)Morristown, TN (WOKI) A man is now facing charges in connection to a fire Tue...
Jan 04, 2024
Knoxville’s Year-End Crime Report Shows Most Crime Rates Dropped in 2023
That data, however, has not been audited by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, so it's technically unofficial. (Courtesy: KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Unofficial data from the Knoxville Police Departm...
Jan 03, 2024
Historic Morristown Building Likely a Total Loss after Fire, MFD Says
Morristown fire crews respond to structure fire on Main St. ( Courtesy: Morristown Fire Department)Morristown, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The historic Parks-Belk building in Morristown is likely a total loss a...
Jan 03, 2024
Knoxville’s Long’s Drug Store to Close after 67 Years
Long’s Drug Store closing this month (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville staple will be closing its doors for good to start the new year.Long's Drug Store in Bearden notified custom...
Jan 03, 2024
Knoxville Police Investigating Deadly Hit-and-Run on Chapman Highway
(Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run.KPD officials say it happened Tuesday night around 6:00 p.m. on Chapman Highway near E....
Jan 03, 2024
Tennessee’s Jalen McCollough Declares for NFL Draft
McCollough marks the latest in a series of Vols to work on the next steps in their careers. (Courtesy: Tennessee Athletics)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s Jalen McCollough announces Tuesday tha...
Jan 02, 2024
