Category Archives: Local News Reel 3

Police Respond to a Threat at South-Doyle High School
Photo courtesy of WVLT

Police Respond to a Threat at South-Doyle High School

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to a threat at South-Doyle High School today (Tuesday). Kimberly Glenn with KCSO says the Major Crimes Unit and Juvenile Detectives were on the scene and later said the building had been cleared. Knox County Schools did confirm that the school was on lockdown today (Tuesday). This comes after…MORE

Knoxville Service Provider Pleads Guilty to Dumping Pollutants into Holston River, Violating Clean Water Act

Knoxville Service Provider Pleads Guilty to Dumping Pollutants into Holston River, Violating Clean Water Act

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man and business have plead guilty to polluting the Holston River back in 2018. Christopher Domermuth and Domermuth Environmental Services both plead guilty Tuesday to violating the Clean Water Act. Domermuth operated DES which processes petroleum-contaminated soil and water in Knoxville. “On July 26, 2018, DES workers rolled over a…MORE

Ole Smoky Distillery Takes Title of Official Moonshine of Tennessee Athletics

Ole Smoky Distillery Takes Title of Official Moonshine of Tennessee Athletics

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee Athletics just got an official beer of the Vols, and now it also has an official moonshine! Ole Smoky Distillery made the announcement Wednesday. Owners say the “partnership perfectly combines [their] mutual commitment to promoting local culture and values with the passion and dynamic energy of college sports.” The deal is…MORE

Rare Super Blue Moon to Arrive This Week

Rare Super Blue Moon to Arrive This Week

(WOKI) There is a rare super blue moon set to grace the skies this week. NASA defines the term supermoon “as either a new or full moon that happens when the moon is within 90% of perigee, its closest approach to Earth.” The moon will be closest to Earth for this orbit Wednesday morning at 11:55.…MORE

TBI Investigating Fatal Dandridge Shooting, Victim Identified

TBI Investigating Fatal Dandridge Shooting, Victim Identified

Dandridge, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal shooting Saturday night in Dandridge. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded just after 8:00 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Daisy Way, finding two gunshot victims. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a woman…MORE

‘Burned from one end of the building to the other’ | Crews Respond to Fire at Recycling Facility in North Knoxville

‘Burned from one end of the building to the other’ | Crews Respond to Fire at Recycling Facility in North Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department continues to investigate a large commercial fire happening overnight Thursday in North Knoxville. Crews were called to the scene at the Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling facility on Hancock street around 10:30 for a fully-involved fire inside a large metal warehouse. Fire investigators are still working to determine…MORE

Weather

  • Forecast
  • Currents
  • Planner