Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI/ WVLT) Knoxville City Council approves the first reading of the proposed sales tax increase.During last (Tuesday) night’s meeting, city council voted 7-1 (with one abstention...

Knoxville Police arrest three people, including a juvenile, who are facing charges after a traffic stop leads to a stolen firearm and drugs being found in a car.KPD officers pulled over an SUV for a t...

Knoxville, TN (KPD/WOKI) On Monday morning, the Knoxville Police Department received a report that a uniformed KPD officer had shoplifted from a convenience store on Kingston Pike. Upon receipt of tha...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting three human cases of West Nile Virus in Tennessee, including one in Knox County.So far in 2025, the CDC is report...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Dulcie's Caf, a family owned restaurant in Knoxville, is asking the community for help after reporting that their food truck was stolen over the weekend.Officials with the Knoxvil...

Murfreesboro, TN (WOKI) Three people are hospitalized Tuesday following a plane crash near the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro.Officials with the Murfreesboro Police Departmen...

Ahead of a first vote by the Knoxville City Council on Mayor Indya Kincannon's proposed sales tax increase, Kincannon released a breakdown of what that added money will support.The proposal is for a h...

Post by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: In the early morning hours of June 8, 2025, the Knox County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Organized Retail Crime Unit and ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Three people have been charged and three children have been removed by the state from a Knox County home after a drug bust that was part of the 313 Initiative.Tennessee Bureau of ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four people are facing charges after a hefty drug bust by the Knoxville Police Department.Knoxville Police Department officials say the arrests happened Wednesday following the ex...