Category Archives: Local News
Mascot Manufacturing Facility Closing, Laying Off Hundreds, State Documents Say
Mascot, TN (WOKI) State employment leaders are stepping-in to help more than 200 people find a job after an East Tennessee company announced it’s closing its doors.EXEDY America told the state i...
Aug 22, 2024
Oak Ridge Man Convicted in Murder Case Now Faces Death Penalty
Clinton, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man, found guilty of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case, will now join 44 other men on Tennessee’s death row.Sean Finnegan now faces ...
Aug 21, 2024
KPD: Two Arrested after Robbing a Red Roof Inn in North Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two suspects are in custody following a robbery in North Knoxville.Knoxville Police Department officials say 26-year-old Mackenzie Weaver and 29-year-old Matthew Bryson robbed a v...
Aug 21, 2024
Former Knox County Lieutenant Facing Charges after DUI Arrest, Report Says
Vonore, TN (WOKI) A former KCSO lieutenant is charged with DUI following a traffic stop in Monroe County.Officials say Charles Seth Miller quit his job at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility on Aug...
Aug 21, 2024
Bill Baxter, Longtime Knoxville Business Leader, Dies at 71
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A longtime business leader in Knoxville has passed away.Bill Baxter, the CEO of Holston Gas, passed away on Sunday; he was 71.The Wort Hotel, a historic hotel in Jackson, Wyoming ...
Aug 21, 2024
Victim Identified, Woman Charged after Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash on North Broadway in Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police have charged a woman in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash Monday night on North Broadway.KPD says officers were called to the crash near Buchanan Avenue jus...
Aug 20, 2024
Tennessee Unveils New License, ID Card Designs with Improved Security Features
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tennessee has unveiled new designs for drivers licenses and ID cards.The new design features Tennessee’s state capitol and flag. It also has waves and patterns printe...
Aug 20, 2024
Rare Super Blue Moon to Arrive This Week
(WOKI) There is a rare super blue moon set to grace the skies this week.NASA defines the term supermoon "as either a new or full moon that happens when the moon is within 90% of perigee, its clos...
Aug 20, 2024
Knoxville Police, Crime Stoppers Seeking Information to Solve Metal Theft Cases
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are working to apprehend those responsible for metal thefts in Knoxville.The first is a bronze statue of t...
Aug 20, 2024
Jury Returns Verdict in Oak Ridge Death Penalty Case
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man was found guilty Monday, August 19 of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case.Sean Finnegan faced several charges, including first-d...
Aug 20, 2024
