Scott County, TN (WOKI) A former Scott County Sheriff’s Office Deputy pleads guilty Thursday to an assault charge but will not see the inside of a jail cell. Officials with the Oneida Police Department say 27-year-old Rachel Thomas was taken into custody and charged with assault in July of last year after she punched her…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville historian and civil rights activist Robert ‘Bob’ Booker has died. Booker, considered a powerful voice not just in Knoxville but across the state, was an author, historian, civil rights activist and even a state legislator. He grew up in East Knoxville, graduating from Austin High School before joining the military. Booker…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Cell phones could soon be banned in Tennessee classrooms. A new bill, HB 2758/SB 2809, making its way through the General Assembly would prohibit students from displaying, using or accessing an electronic device, like a cell phone, during instructional time unless that device is authorized or provided by the school for instructional purposes.…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) A new bill could see Tennessee implementing digital identification cards and driver’s licenses. The bill, HB 2792/SB 2661, aims to establish and implement a secure digital license system for Tennesseans. Digital driver licenses and photo identification licenses would be issued upon request. The measure was introduced by Rep. Mary Littleton, R-Dickson, and…… MORE
A locally owned movie theater in Knox County is closing its doors immediately. Halls Cinema 7 made the announcement on social media saying they weren’t making enough money. The theater says as a member of the Halls community it is very personal and it hurts very much to say goodbye to something like this.… MORE
Knox County leaders are looking to honor the life of fallen U.S. Army Specialist Jeremy Daniel Evans. Evans was killed in a rollover crash during a military training exercise in Alaska back in October. He was a Gibbs High School graduate and now county Commission wants to rename part of East Emory Road to Specialist…… MORE
Early morning widespread wireless service interruptions for many AT&T customers are ending as many are now seeing their service return. Several East Tennessee E 911 agencies confirming the nationwide outage with Jefferson County and Knox County saying their E 911 centers are operational. Verizon and T-Mobile customers are also reporting service issues but in connection…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One family pet is dead, but the residents are safe following a house fire Wednesday afternoon in South Knoxville. Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department say firefighters arrived shortly after 3:00 p.m. to a house at 2230 Knollcrest Lane to find fire coming from the front corner of the home. Six people,…… MORE
Townsend, TN (WOKI) Emergency crews are on the scene of a fire in Townsend. Townsend Fire Department officials reporting that the fire, which is about 20 acres in size, is located in the 900 block of Wears Valley Road. As of 4:00 p.m., officials say the fire was about 20% contained. One structure was in…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Deemed a “total loss” following a devastating fire in January, what’s left of the historic Parks-Belk building in Morristown is coming down. Crews have begun demolishing the structure located on Main Street which was destroyed in a massive fire which broke out shortly after the new year and kept fire crews busy…… MORE
