Power supplies are tightening as conditions create greater energy demand Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has alerted KUB that its power supply is experiencing an increased demand caused by extremely cold temperatures. TVA has alerted KUB and other local power companies that increased conservation efforts are necessary to extend the available power supply and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville is set to host two job fairs next month to hire seasonal workers. Taking to Facebook to announce the February hiring events, representatives for the zoo say they’re “looking for fun-loving personalities with a passion for conservation and wildlife to join [their] team and help [them] inspire guests every day!”…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One of East Tennessee’s congressmen announcing Tuesday he’s joining one of President Trump’s new committees. Representative Tim Burchett, who represents Tennessee’s second congressional district in Washington, taking to social media to announce he’s joining DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. President Trump signed an executive order Monday, January 20 creating the non-governmental…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man accused of killing a man and kidnapping a woman for days is sentenced to decades in prison. Knoxville police say in February of 2023 57-year-old Joe Whitaker left his job at Café 4 in Market Square with a kitchen knife, telling his boss he was going home “to hurt…… MORE
Many drivers in Powell and Halls say red light timing is an issue especially with the heavy flow of traffic in that area. An Emory Road resident says the timing is off there and on Maynardville Pike and Broadway calling it bad light synchronization. Jim Snowden with Knox County Engineering and Public Works tells our…… MORE
20-year-old Kristopher Holbrook has been indicted for second-degree murder following a nearly month-long investigation into a Knox County overdose death. Holbrook was taken into custody by Knoxville Police Department Organized Crime Unit detectives in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Lake Brook Boulevard on Friday. Holbrook’s indictment and arrest were the result of…… MORE
UPDATE: Blount County, TN (WOKI) – The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Johnny Wilburn has been charged with three counts of criminal homicide. The preliminary results of the autopsies are consistent with homicide as the manner of death for all three victims. The fire broke out Sunday night on Payne Hollow Road and the…… MORE
A man is charged with murder after a deadly shooting in Cocke County. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies went to a home off of Edgefield Way in Newport Sunday and when they arrived they found 35-year-old Daniel Messer dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives spoke to 40-year-old Eric Banks who said he…… MORE
As they have since early December, four local churches will be opening their doors as overnight warming centers to anyone who needs a warm, indoor space on nights when temperatures drop below 25 degrees. The Salvation Army is also opening homeless shelter overflow space at 409 North Broadway. Schedules will vary by site, and up-to-date bulletins…… MORE
SEVIER COUNTY (WOKI) – A lengthy misconduct investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of a former Sevier County Utility District employee and his father. On January 30, 2023, at the request of 4th Judicial District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI agents began working…… MORE
