Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A Knoxville food pantry is asking for extra help as it says it's critically low on several staple items.The KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry is run by the Knoxville Academy of Medi...

UPDATE: It's been 18 years since 21 year-old Channon Christian and 23 year-old Christopher Newsom were murdered in Knoxville after police say they were kidnapped after a carjacking.Lemaricus Davidson ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing an aggravated animal cruelty charge after leaving a dog on his apartment patio in 95-degree heat.According to charging documents, officers responded arou...

Las Vegas, NV (WOKI / WVLT) Dolly Parton is headed back to Las Vegas for the first time in more than 30 years!The queen of country music will be performing six times at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace...

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Loudon County Monday announcing they have found the body of a man missing since mid-March.Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say deputies f...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help finding a man wanted for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and evading arrest after fleeing a traffic stop Saturday afternoon.Kn...

MEDIC Regional Blood Center Donors to Receive Ripley's Aquarium TicketWHO: MEDIC DonorsWHAT: Ripley's Aquarium TicketWHEN: June 23 - 27WHERE: All donor centers and mobile drivesWHY: During the week of...

A former Tennessee Senator has died.Frank Niceley, who served Tennessee as both a representative and senator, died yesterday (Thursday). He was 78.Niceley served the Jefferson County area and was a Se...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zahra is the newest lion to call Zoo Knoxville home.Zahra came from Buffalo Zoo last month and now that her thirty-day quarantine period has finished, she is in her new home. She ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An Oliver Springs man facing an assault charge for putting a referee in a headlock during a basketball event at Grace Christian Academy is sentenced.Jerry Crass was granted judici...