Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former employee of Appalachian Electric Cooperative turns himself Thursday following an indictment for theft.A Jefferson County grand jury this week indicted William Robert Gass...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman facing charges in a 2023 drag racing crash that killed a man and injured two others has been convicted.District Attorney Charme Allen's office says 24-year-old Trinity Cla...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Southwest Airlines will soon be offering flights out of McGhee Tyson Airport.Airport officials taking to social media Thursday with the announcement say Southwest will take flyers...

CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY TOUR KICKS OFF NOVEMBER 8TH PLAYING ARENAS ACROSS THE USNEW YORK, NY (August 14, 2025) - Kickstarting the season in style, three-time GRAMMY Award-winning and Daytime EMMY A...

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV – story courtesy of WVLT – WOKI) – Following Marsha Blackburn's recent announcement of running for governor, Lee said he hasn't and won't endorse in the governor'...

Park rangers have responded to three reports of visitors feeding bears this weekGATLINBURG, Tenn. - The National Park Service urges visitors to not feed or approach black bears in Great Smok...

Tennessee Senator Ken Yager of Kingston pleads no contest in his 2024 Georgia driving under the influence and hit-and-run case.It comes after Yager was charged in December of last year.  The...

The Dandridge Police Department is asking for help finding a man wanted on multiple warrants.Steve Alexander the third is wanted  in connection to an incident that happened yesterday (Monday).DPD...

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) – We have an update about a brush fire in Sevier County.The Richardson Cove Road Brush Fire is now 80% contained.  Crews have completed containment lines around a 1...

UNION COUNTY, TN (TWRA / WOKI) - After another serious boating injury on Norris Lake Saturday afternoon, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) wants to continue to remind boaters about the da...