Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
Year Long Investigation Leads to Arrest of Dandridge Man on Multiple Counts of Child Sex Crimes
A Dandridge man is charged with multiple counts of child sex crimes.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Offices says 34 year-old Kyle Brown was arrested yesterday (Wednesday) after a year-long investigatio...
Oct 24, 2024
Knoxville Police Searching for Man Involved in Assault on Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police Department officials announcing Wednesday that they are searching for a man involved in an assault.Police say the suspect assaulted another man in the early morni...
Oct 23, 2024
TWRA Urging Boaters Use Caution on Douglas Lake and Remind us About TDEC Water Contact Advisory
UPDATED STORY: (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a temporary water contact advisory which is still in effect until further notice. Matt Cameron with the Tennes...
Oct 21, 2024
State of Tennessee Helene Recovery Including FEMA Information
Hurricane Helene RecoveryRoadway Closures as of October 18, 2024. Click on the map for a higher resolution image.Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews are working to assess damage,...
Oct 21, 2024
Knoxville Man Arrested for Child Sex Crimes Following Sting Operation in Sevier County, SCSO Says
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is arrested for child sex crimes following a sting operation in Sevier County.Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff's Office say an internet crimes against ...
Oct 16, 2024
Suspect in Chapman Highway Shooting Turns Himself in to Knoxville Police
(Knoxville, TN WOKI/KPD) Knoxville Police say the suspect in a shooting on Chapman Highway charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault has turned him...
Oct 16, 2024
Investigators with the Tennessee Highway asking for Help to Identify a Woman Found Injured on I-40 in Roane County
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is asking for your help after a woman is found with serious injuries along I-40 in Roane County.Troopers were dispatched to a person lying in the emergency lane of I-40 Ea...
Oct 14, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Shooting in East Knoxville
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured a man in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue on Sunday night. At around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, October 13th...
Oct 13, 2024
KCHD Offers Free Flu Shots for Statewide Campaign
Knoxville, Tenn. - The Knox County Health Department will offer free flu shots at four locations as a part of the Tennessee Department of Health's Fight Flu TN Day. Fight Flu TN will take place on Oct...
Oct 10, 2024
Helene Flooding Brings Election Changes to East Tennessee Counties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT / WOKI) – Six Tennessee counties are seeing election updates after devastating floods brought by Hurricane Helene.Secretary of State Tre Hargett made the announcement Wedn...
Oct 9, 2024
