Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) We have an update on the progress of repairs to the Gay Street Bridge in Knoxville as it is being converted to a pedestrian walkway.Blalock and Sons is in charge of the pro...

JACKSON, Tenn. (story courtesy of WSMV by WVLT) – The Jackson Police Department's search for the man suspected of killing four people and abandoning a baby in Dyer County last week has ended.Aft...

KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) – NAMI Knoxville, or the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses, is canceling their upcoming rally. According to the nonprofit's president, it's because of...

UPDATE 8/5/25: Richard Carper has been located and is safe.Original Story: A TBI Silver Alert has been issued on behalf of the Sevier County Sheriff's Office for 70 year-old Richard Carper.He was last...

Knox County, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) – Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay wants to get rid of the county's wheel tax.Jay said it was put into place 20 years ago to help pay for some downtow...

The suspect of the quadruple homicide, Austin Drummond is caught on camera.Officials with the Jackson Police Department say he was caught on a citizen's camera system in the 700 block of Pipkin Road o...

Blaine, TN (WOKI) Police have identified the victim of a deadly shooting Friday night in Grainger County.Officials with the Blaine Police Department say an officer responded just before 10:00 p.m. to ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville announcing they will be offering buy one, get one half-off tickets in a limited-time promotion for the month of August.Zoo Knoxville officials say the offer includes...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Jordin Henderson, 21, of Knoxville, was arrested on Saturday, August 2, 2025, after a stabbing on Holbrook Drive. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at around 1:45 a.m., Knoxville Polic...

Madison County, TN (WOKI) TBI UPDATE 8/4/25: The search for the man wanted in connection to the quadruple murder in West Tennessee continues, and now a third person is charged in connection to the cas...