Category Archives: Local News

KARM’s Care Clinic Hoping to Lessen the Burden of First Responders
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Knox Area Rescue Ministries is now offering more services through their care clinic.KARM says it will be focusing in on the Mission District, helping the...
Syndicated Author Aug 22, 2025

A Search for a Missing Boater is Underway on Melton Hill Lake
A search for a missing boater on Melton Hill continues today (Friday).Multiple agencies are on scene at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge searching for a boater who they say went missing yesterday (Thursd...
Syndicated Author Aug 22, 2025

KPD: 25-Year-Old Charged after Breaking into Apartment
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is accused of breaking into apartments on UT’s campus.Knoxville police say the incidents occurred around 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning on Lake Avenue.Police say 25-year-o...
Syndicated Author Aug 21, 2025

An Injured Hiker is Rescued from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
An injured hiker is rescued from a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.A flight crew with the Tennessee National Guard's 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion responded to Snake Den ...
Syndicated Author Aug 20, 2025

Knoxville City Council Delays Vote to Sell Part of Chilhowee Park to Emerald Youth
Knoxville City Council delays vote on selling part of Chilhowee Park to Emerald Youth to build a sports and recreation facility.After a lengthy discussion during last night’s (Tues) meeting, cou...
Syndicated Author Aug 20, 2025

Knoxville Police Arrest Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun During Traffic Stop
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police arrest a convicted felon in possession of a handgun following a traffic stop.KPD says officers stopped a car early Sunday morning in the area of East Hill Avenue ...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2025

Beloved, Longtime WBIR Anchor Bill Williams has Passed Away
A fixture in many homes for several years delivering the news as presumably the most trusted journalist in Knoxville, WBIR anchor emeritus Bill Williams has died.He died at his home in Knoxville yeste...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2025

Friendsville Elementary Principal Suspended Amid Sheriff’s Office Investigation
The Principal at Friendsville Elementary School in Blount County has been suspended.The Blount County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation into Stan Painter on Friday based on allegations regardin...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2025

‘Outrage for this sale’ | Concerns Rise Over Proposal for Emerald Youth to Buy Portion of Chilhowee Park
KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) – Emerald Youth is proposing to buy a piece of Chilhowee Park to build a sports and recreation facility.It's a big dollar deal currently being discussed t...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2025

Police Arrest Man in 2024 Deadly Road Rage Shooting
White Pine, TN (WOKI) An arrest has been made nearly one year following a deadly road rage shooting in White Pine.Police say in September of last year they responded to a shooting incident on Roy Mess...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2025