Category Archives: Local News
Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled for October 4th
Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell PhonesWASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of...
Oct 03, 2023
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Statement on Death of Officer Tucker Blakely in the Line of Duty
Official statement from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: Sunday, October 1, 2023, at approximately 11:15 pm KCSO Officer Tucker Blakely, alongside his Echo Shift Colleagues, responded to a home...
Oct 03, 2023
The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is Mourning the Loss of One of Their Own Killed in the Line of Duty
KCSO Facebook PhotoThe Knox County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.29 year-old Deputy Tucker Blakely died at the UT Medical Center last night after being shot in th...
Oct 03, 2023
Aerosmith’s Final ‘PEACE OUT’ Tour Stop in Knoxville Postponed
Aerosmith announces PEACE OUT tour (Courtesy: Valeska Thomas)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rock legends Aerosmith have postponed their Knoxville "PEACE OUT" tour stop.The four-time Grammy award-winning group k...
Oct 02, 2023
Oak Ridge Police Department Investigating Deadly Shooting
Oak Ridge Police Department investigating deadly shooting (Courtesy: WVLT)Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Police are investigating a homicide.The incident happened on Andover Circle just after midnight...
Oct 02, 2023
Knoxville Police Charge a Man with DUI Vehicular Assault after a Wrong Way Crash on I-275
A man is charged with DUI vehicular assault in a wrong way crash on I-275.31-year-old Evan King was charged after Knoxville Police responded to the crash early yesterday (Sunday) morning and found Kin...
Oct 02, 2023
Jefferson County’s Mayor is Arrested in Bradley County on DUI Charges
Photo courtesy of WVLTJefferson County Mayor Mark Lee Potts is arrested for DUI in Bradley County.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says Potts was found lying face down in a ditch surrounded by beer contai...
Sep 29, 2023
TWRA: Body of Angler Who Died after Boat Pulled into Fort Loudoun Dam Spillway Identified
(Courtesy: TWRA)Loudoun County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has identified the man who died after a boat was pulled into a dam spillway Tuesday morning on Fort Loudon Lake.TWRA s...
Sep 28, 2023
Knoxville Police Capture Shooting Suspect after Early Morning Chase
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police captured a shooting suspect following an early morning chase Thursday.KPD officials say officers apprehended 29-year-old Brandon Nichols after he lost control of ...
Sep 28, 2023
KPD: Woman Who Assaulted Student in August Charged Again after Trying to Run Her Over with SUV
Allison Coronado’s second mugshot (Courtesy: JIMS)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman arrested and charged with assault for trying to fight a girl getting off a school bus is now charged with assault a...
Sep 28, 2023
