KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI/WVLT) – United States District Judge John Broomes has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett. The lawsuit stems from a February shooting in Kansas City following the Chief’s Super Bowl victory. 1 person died, 22 injured including minors in shooting following Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. The lawsuit, filed in the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Kingston man is facing life in prison after being convicted Wednesday of multiple federal child sex crimes. Department of Justice officials announcing 34-year-old Christopher Edward Allen was convicted of nine counts involving child pornography and attempting to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Specifically, the nine counts include: The…… MORE
Tennessee (WOKI) – It’s been three months since the City of Knoxville and the Tennessee Department of Transportation shut down the Gay Street Bridge after a routine inspection found a steel beam was compromised making the bridge unsafe. A report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association shows that three of Tennessee’s most traveled…… MORE
UPDATE 9/27/24 (WOKI – Gatlinburg) The National Park Service continues to monitor conditions from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. While the park did not receive the forecasted peak winds overnight, the center of the tropical storm is predicted to pass over the park mid-morning today. A high wind warning remains in effect through 8 p.m.…… MORE
9/26/24 Update: Event canceled due to severe weather forecast for area. Officials with Hamblen County Schools making the announcement this (Thursday) afternoon say impending weather has caused them to cancel the training exercise involving the Morristown Police Department and the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department previously scheduled for Friday at Morristown-Hamblen West High School. No word…… MORE
Hancock County, TN (WOKI) The National Weather Service now confirming that an EF-1 tornado did, in fact, touch down Tuesday evening in Hancock County. Officials with the National Weather Service say the twister, which occurred five-and-a-half miles east of Sneedville shortly before 6:30 p.m., goes into the record books as the first September tornado for…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one was injured, but a home is a “total loss” following a house fire Wednesday afternoon in North Knoxville. Crews responding to the home in the 300 block of Chicamauga Avenue found heavy smoke and fire coming through the roof of the residence. Knoxville Fire Department officials say firefighters were able…… MORE
Maynardville, TN (WOKI) Union County High School was placed on a soft lockdown briefly Wednesday due to a threat to the school. Union County Schools officials say that a former student made the threat and was arrested in Knox County. The school was cleared of the lockdown and returned to normal operations. Officials say the…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN Greek Fest is back for its 45th year hosted by the historic St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Kingston Pike. The event runs Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 29. Doors open at 11 a.m. both Friday and Saturday and stay open until 10 p.m. Sunday’s hours are…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has been charged after leaving the scene of a fatal, pedestrian-involved crash that happened during the overnight hours on Asheville Highway. At just after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 4100 block of Asheville Highway near Yankee Street, where a currently unidentified…… MORE
