KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - Knoxville Police Department detectives are asking for the public's assistance in locating a man wanted on an outstanding warrant for rape of a child. According to KPD, Preston Rodriguez is currently wanted and investigators are working to determine his whereabouts. Detectives said Rodriguez ma...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI /WVLT) - Republican Joe Shults has been elected the next mayor of Cocke County, defeating independent candidate Chad Burchette with 57.1% of the vote. With the race now decided, Shults says his administration will focus on two major priorities: rebuilding the county jail condemned after Hurric...

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Claiborne County voters re-elected Mayor Joe Brooks in Thursday's election, but the county will now move forward with a special process to select its next mayor following Brooks' death last week. Brooks, 56, died in a motorcycle crash on State Route 33 near the Claiborne County l...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Republican Brent Gibson has officially been elected as Knox County's next sheriff after running unopposed in Thursday's general election. Gibson secured the position after winning the Republican primary in May. With no Democratic candidate on the ballot in the Aug. 6 election, Thursday'...

Tennessee - (WOKI) - Voters cast ballots in multiple races across Knox County and Tennessee on August 6, 2026. Among the notable outcomes, Tennessee's gubernatorial election is set to make history because the major-party nominees are women, ensuring the state will elect its first female governor in November 2026. In Kn...