Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has plead guilty to a 2023 double murder.Jair Romario Martin pleaded guilty in Knox County court Thursday to the murders of 22-year-old Madison Johnson and 21-year...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knoxville Police Department officer is sentenced to over two decades in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.The case first came to light in November 2024 wh...

(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The City of Knoxville is adding noise cameras to the downtown area with the goal to stop noisy cars on Gay Street."It's annoying, it's distracting, es...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two former West High School football coaches are moving through the court system after being accused of sex crimes.Chad Brooks was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday, June 4 but ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has put out a new missing person flyer out for Sebastian Rodgers.He’s the teen who vanished more than a year ago in Sumner County, in Middle Tennessee.TBI s...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 6/4: Kenneth DeHart, the man accused of killing Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan, will get a new preliminary hearing.Judge Tammy Harrington Wednesday afternoon granting th...

A woman is charged after shooting a handgun at a man posing as an Xfinity salesman to scam her.WVLT reporting that Lucinda Cameron-Cox says a man, identified as Mark, came to her house to scam her out...

Another incident in downtown Gatlinburg shuts down part of the Parkway.The Gatlinburg Police Department was one of several departments to respond to a reported suspicious package last night (Tuesday) ...

Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Schools is teaming up with Southwest Food Excellence to give free meals to anyone under 18 over the summer.The meals will come from ETHRA Sunshine Busses at several loca...

Morristown, TN (WOKI) Hamblen County is getting ready to open their new jail this summer.At the current Hamblen County Jail, Sheriff Chad Mullins says they've dealt with overcrowding issues for years....