Category Archives: Local News Reel 2
Knoxville Police say the Teen Charged with Multiple Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder has Turned Himself In to Police
UPDATE 2 : Demetrius Johnson turned himself in this evening and is now in custody. UPDATE 1: KPD officers are actively attempting to find Demetrius Johnson, 17. Johnson was identified as a suspect in ...
Aug 01, 2025
KPD: 11 Arrested During Joint Property Crime Crackdown
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Eleven people with outstanding warrants are arrested this week during a property crime crackdown operation in Knoxville and Knox County.Knoxville Police Department officials annou...
Jul 31, 2025
TBI Seeking Suspect(s) after Four Family Members of Abandoned Baby Discovered Dead
LAKE COUNTY, TN (WMC – Story Courtesy of WVLT) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says one or more suspects are being sought after the overnight discovery of four bodies in Northwest ...
Jul 31, 2025
BCSO: Maryville Couple Charged after Four Year Old Found Living in Home with No Power, Little Running Water
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville couple is facing child abuse charges after deputies find a four-year-old child living in “squalid conditions.”Officials with the Blount County Sheriff̵...
Jul 30, 2025
Knoxville News Media Owners Sue over Tennessee Law Limiting Reporting
(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Several news media companies from across the U.S. have sued the State of Tennessee over a new law they say makes it harder to report the news. Include...
Jul 29, 2025 Christa Gail Pike was convicted of hitting Slemmer on the head with a chunk of asphalt, killing her. Prosecutors said she kept a portion of the girl’s skull as a souvenir.
Red Sand Project Kicks Off in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Red Sand Project kicked off in Tennessee on July 28. The movement shares the message of no one slipping through the cracks, working to bring awarenes...
Jul 29, 2025
Knoxville Firefighters Stop Possible House Fire, KFD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with the Knoxville Fire Department Monday stopped what could have turned into a house fire on Sutherland Avenue.KFD officials say crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to a boar...
Jul 28, 2025
THP says a Woman is Facing Charges in I-81 Crash with Multiple Injuries Near I-40 Split
A woman is facing charges in connection to a serious crash that shut down I-81 North near the I-40 split and sent several adults and children to the hospital.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 33-year-...
Jul 23, 2025
Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting
Rockford, TN (WOKI) A Maryville woman is dead and a Georgia man is in custody following a shooting Sunday at a home in Rockford.Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the shooting...
Jul 21, 2025
TWRA Releases the Identity of Norris Lake Fatal Boating Incident Victim
CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (TWRA / WOKI) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has released the identity of the victim involved in a fatal boating incident that occurred on Norris Lake near Spring...
Jul 20, 2025 TWRA LOGO
