Category Archives: Local News
Two People Found Asleep in Car with Drugs, Gun and Small Child, Police Say
Jason Sullivan, 45 and Shalena Wells, 39 (Courtesy: JIMS)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two people are now facing charges after police found them asleep in a car with drugs, a gun and a small child.Knoxville Po...
Dec 13, 2023
Seven teenage males, all juveniles, were arrested after Knoxville Police Department officers attempted to stop a stolen vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.At around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, KPD...
Dec 13, 2023
Over 86,000 Lbs of Trash Collected During No Trash November Campaign
More than 86,000 pounds of litter was removed from communities throughout Tennessee as part of the Tennessee Department of Transportation's https://www.tn.gov/tdot.html (TDOT) 3rd Annual No Trash Nove...
Dec 13, 2023
KPD Charges Woman with Vehicular Homicide, DUI after Fatal Crash on I-40
Woman charged after fatal crash on I-40 (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged after a fatal wrong-way crash on I-40 early Sunday morning, December 10.Knoxville Police Department offic...
Dec 11, 2023
HCSO: Around $7,000 in Stolen TVA Tools Found with Help from Grainger Co. Deputies
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said the tools were found on Dec. 5 and belonged to the Tennessee Valley Authority. (Frankly Media)Hancock County, TN (WOKI) Sheriff’s deputies from two...
Dec 08, 2023
The Annual Nativity Pageant of Knoxville Begins this Weekend
The 55th Annual Nativity Pageant of Knoxville begins this weekend.It will be tomorrow and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Civic Coliseum and on Monday at 7 p.m.The one-hour performance starts in darkness; ple...
Dec 08, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Tragic Accident on I-40 Which Leaves One Person Dead
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash on I-40 West.It happened yesterday (Thursday) afternoon near West Hills. Police say a Nissan SUV that was traveling eastbound on I-40 lost a tire which...
Dec 08, 2023
A Knoxville Daughter and her Dad are Killed in a Plane Crash in Tennessee
Photo courtesy of WVLTA plane which took off from Downtown Island Home Airport crashes in Giles County, killing a Knoxville woman and her Dad who were the only ones on-board the single-engine airplane...
Dec 08, 2023
Knoxville Nurse’s Death Being Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say
Knoxville nurse's death being investigated as a homicide, police say (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville nurse's death in September is now being investigated as a homicide.Knoxville Police...
Dec 07, 2023
TBI Issues Endangered Child Alert for Sevier County 6-Year-Old
TBI issues Endangered Child Alert for Sevier County 6-year-old (Courtesy: TBI) Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a Sevier County 6...
Dec 07, 2023
