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Tennessee is one step closer to potentially ending its grocery tax as a bill advances.The bill, HB 2043/SB 1934, would prohibit state and local governments from taxing groceries."In a groundbreak...

A guilty plea in the death of a two month old in Jefferson County.Chelsea Marsh and Nick Lay were charged in October after firefighters responded to a home on Lowery Loop Road to find a baby not breat...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Union County man is sentenced Monday to more than 50 years behind bars for child sexual abuse.Officials with the Eighth Judicial District of Tennessee saya Union County Grand Ju...

Oakdale, TN (WOKI) A man is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole Friday, March 8, 2024 for his role in a 2020 Roane County murder.The District Attorney’s office reports 39-...

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) Two people have pled guilty in the 2023 death of a Jefferson County 2-month-old.According to court records, Chelsea Marsh and Nicholas Lay both pled guilty to aggravated ch...

Rolling roadblocks are back on Alcoa Highway.TDOT says they will take place through Saturday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. between Woodson Drive and Cherokee Trail and will take place in short intervals ...

Dollywood Theme Park is now open.Dolly Parton and Dollywood Parks & Resorts President Eugene Naughton welcomed guests and media to great fanfare during the opening ceremonies for the 39th season a...

Updated Story: There are some new details about a fire in Halls that damages several campers and leads to the arrest of a man who is charged with with criminal trespass, reckless burning and reckless ...

Hendersonville, TN (WOKI) Thursday’s search of a Kentucky landfill for evidence related to the disappearance of a Sumner County autistic teen has come up empty.While the search for 15-year-old S...

Friendsville, TN (WOKI) A Friendsville woman is facing charges for logging false hours at the Knoxville company for which she worked, racking up more than $100,000 in pay she did not earn.According to...