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Jellico Hospital Closes Again, Hospital Posts on Door

Jellico Hospital Closes Again, Hospital Posts on Door

Jellico, TN (WOKI) Jellico Regional Hospital is closing its doors once again. A notice posted Thursday on the hospital door says the facility will be closed effective March 9 at 7:00 a.m. and directs people to the two closest emergency rooms, Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky and LaFollette Medical Center in LaFollette: Baptist Health Corbin…MORE

Amber Alert for Sebastian Rogers: Officials Searching Kentucky Landfill

Amber Alert for Sebastian Rogers: Officials Searching Kentucky Landfill

Madisonville, KY (WOKI) The search for a missing autistic teen boy out of Sumner County took investigators to a landfill in Kentucky Thursday morning. Officials with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office say deputies and the Kentucky State Police are searching a landfill in Hopkins County Kentucky where trash went from missing 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers’ neighborhood.…MORE

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Endorses Trump for President

Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT ) Former President Donald Trump wins the GOP’s presidential primary in Tennessee by a landslide Tuesday earning an endorsement from the Volunteer State’s top leader. In a statement, Governor Bill Lee endorsed Trump for president following his overwhelming victory over challenger Nikki Haley. Trump earned more than 445,000 votes while…MORE

Super Tuesday Results for Knox County

Super Tuesday Results for Knox County

Several commission seats were up for grabs in Knox County, the Election Commission says almost 27,000 early voting and absentee ballots were cast ahead of Super Tuesday. Most were for the Republican Party Primary Election. The District 8 seat on the Knox County Board of Education. The winner of that election, Travis Wright, took the…MORE

DOJ: Former Loudon County Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force

DOJ: Former Loudon County Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Loudon County corrections officer was sentenced to prison on Monday for using excessive force. A release from the Department of Justice says 32-year-old Brian Phillips, of Georgia, was sentenced to five months in prison as part of a plea agreement. Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of use of excessive…MORE

A Deadly Plane Crash in Nashville

A Deadly Plane Crash in Nashville

A deadly plane crash in Middle Tennessee on I-40 E in West Nashville just past the Charlotte Pike exit., all five people on board the single engine plane died in the crash. Officials say the pilot of the plane requested an emergency landing at John C Tune Airport saying they were experiencing engine problems. The…MORE

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Identifies Woman Found Dead

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Identifies Woman Found Dead

Cocke County, TN (WOKI) A woman found dead last month in Cocke County has been identified. Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say 26-year-old Michella Day was found dead off of Punkton Road on February 24. CCSO says Day was originally from California but was living in Hamblen County. While the office is still…MORE

Incident at School Prompts Soft Lockdown, Loudon Deputies Searching for Suspect

Incident at School Prompts Soft Lockdown, Loudon Deputies Searching for Suspect

Greenback, TN (WOKI) Loudon County deputies are searching for a suspect after Greenback School was placed on a soft lockdown Thursday afternoon. School officials say there was a person on school grounds who did not follow procedures for being on campus. “There was an individual on school grounds who did not follow procedures for being…MORE

KPD: 14-Year-Old Hospitalized with Severe Face Injuries after Dog Attack

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized with severe face injuries Wednesday after a dog attack. Knoxville Police Department officials say the attack happened around 7:30 a.m. when an off-leash pit bull mix on Callaway Street attacked the teen while he was walking to a nearby school bus stop. Officials say the teen was…MORE

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