Category Archives: Local News

Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A man is killed after a farming accident Thursday in Lenoir City.Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office say deputies responded to a call on Cardwell Chapel Road aroun...

Grainger County, TN (WOKI) A Morristown man suspected of killing and dismembering two people in Bean Station last spring has now been indicted.The Grainger County District Attorney’s office conf...

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing man.SCSO officials say 26-year-old Shawn Odell was reportedly last seen in Kodak Wednesday morning. The...

Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) An shooting investigation is underway following a home invasion Thursday morning in Monroe County.Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say deputies were called...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Jamaican man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for his role in defrauding a 76-year-old Lenoir City woman.Department of Justice officials say 24-year-old Mori...

Dandridge, TN (WOKI) A two-month long investigation results in the arrest of an East Tennessee man charged with multiple child sex crimes.Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office say the i...

Blount County, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing numerous drug charges following a multi-agency execution of a search warrant at a home in Blount County.Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s ...

Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Calling it the “single-largest investment in Tennessee history,” Governor Bill Lee Wednesday announced a new, multi-billion-dollar uranium enrichment facility for the ...

Loudon County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Now former Greenback High School Head Football Coach Tommy Clemmer has been removed from the team's staff after an incident with a student.WOKI’s news partner, WV...

No fatalities reported by Knoxville Police over the Labor Day weekend.Knoxville Police increased traffic enforcement between Friday and Labor Day and issued nearly 300 citations and five DUI arrests w...