Early voting in the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election starts today. Several offices are on the ballot including Mayor, three City Council At-Large seats, Municipal Judge and a City Council Seat. Early voting ends on the 24th with the 22nd your last chance to request an absentee ballot. Election day is on August 29th…… MORE
This morning at approximately 4:38 AM, The Knox County Emergency Communications District received a 911 call for a possible fire in the area of Medlin Heights Road and Dahila Drive. As Knoxville Fire Department units responded, another caller advised the fire was located behind her home on Medlin Heights Road, and there was an explosion.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI/WVLT) Country star and Knoxville native Emily Ann Roberts is headed home to host an album release show at the Bijou Theatre. Roberts is releasing her full-length LP “Can’t Hide Country” on Friday, Sept. 22, but fans can get a sneak peek a day early at the Knoxville show. “I can’t wait to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A rare EF2 tornado is to blame for severe damage Monday in West Knox County. The National Weather Service confirming an EF2 tornado did touch down in West Knox County from the Yarnell Road to Lovell Road areas. NWS officials say the tornado is the first of that magnitude to touch down…… MORE
Lovel Crossing Apartments on Lovell Road in Knoxville suffered significant damage after the severe storms on Monday, causing over a dozen people to be displaced. The Lovell Crossing Apartments complex houses close to 400 people, but more than a dozen of them will be unable to return home due to the extensive damage caused by…… MORE
Knox County Engineering and Public Works crews worked through the night to clear more than 200 down trees as several areas in Knox County suffered significant damage after yesterday’s storms. Reports show that Karns, Cedar Bluff, and Lovell Road may have been the hardest hit. Additionally, residents were forced to clear more than 300 units…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) An undercover operation in Alcoa results in the arrest of seven men for sex trafficking. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say the two-day operation focused on hunting down traffickers who prey on victims on websites known to be linked to prostitution or commercial sex cases with minors. All seven men…… MORE
Loudon County, TN (WOKI) The school year barely underway, students at one Loudon County school will get a day off tomorrow, Tuesday, August 8 thanks to Mother Nature. Though they are “still assessing [the] damage,” Loudon County School system officials say Loudon High School will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, August 8 due to damage associated…… MORE
Knoxville Police investigating a fatal crash on I-275 near Heiskell Avenue have identified the teen killed. KPD says 19 year-old Kanye Harris died at the hospital following Saturday’s crash. Preliminary investigation shows his SUV was going south on I-275 when he lost control of the vehicle and it flipped numerous times. Harris was ejected from…… MORE
Knoxville Police have charged a woman with vehicular homicide following an early morning accident on I-40 East near Papermill Road. KPD says 36-year-old Shannon Glasper is facing several charges as a result of that fatal crash which preliminary investigation reveals her car and a Pick-up truck pulling a fifth-wheel camper were traveling east on I-40…… MORE
