Category Archives: Local News
Knox County Officials Reassure Voters Amid Reports of Voting Machine Issues Elsewhere in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Knox County election officials are assuring voters that the county's early voting process remains reliable and secure despite reports from some voters in Middle and We...
Oct 23, 2026 Vote logo
Knoxville Man Convicted of Murder in Deadly Shooting Over Stolen Cell Phone
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - A Knoxville man has been sentenced to life in prison after a Knox County jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man during a dispute o...
Oct 22, 2026 Kevin Jaimes Martinez (WVLT)
KPD Seeking Public's Help Identifying Suspects in Armed Robbery at Clinton Highway Business
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying two women accused of carrying out an armed robbery at a Clinton Highway business earlier th...
Oct 22, 2026 KPD Seeking Public's Help Identifying Suspects in Armed Robbery at Clinton Highway Business (KPD)
East Tennessee Restaurants Earn National Recognition in 2026 Michelin Guide
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - East Tennessee's culinary scene received a major boost Wednesday as several local restaurants were recognized in the 2026 Michelin Guide American South. The annual gui...
Oct 22, 2026 New MICHELIN Starred Restaurants Shine Across the American South (michelin media)
Knoxville Man Indicted on 16 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - A Knoxville man has been indicted on multiple felony charges following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children (IC...
Oct 22, 2026 Jeremy Todd White (WVLT)
TDOT Study: Aviation Generates $53.8 Billion Annually for Tennessee Economy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Aviation continues to be a major economic engine for Tennessee, generating $53.8 billion in annual economic activity and supporting approximately 236,000 jobs statewid...
Oct 22, 2026 TDOT logo
Knoxville Man Indicted on 16 Counts in Child Exploitation Investigation
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - An ongoing Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation has led to the indictment of a Knoxville man on multiple child exp...
Oct 22, 2026 TBI Logo
Tom Skerritt, Star of Top Gun, Alien and Picket Fences, Dies at 93
HOLLYWOOD Award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, whose career spanned more than six decades and included memorable roles in Top Gun, Alien, MASH*, Steel Magnolias, A River Runs Through It and the televisio...
Oct 22, 2026 Tom Skerritt - photo courtesy of Getty Images
Country Music Legend John Anderson Dies at 71
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Country music legend and Hall of Fame member John Anderson has died at the age of 71. Anderson's family announced his death in a statement shared on his official socia...
Oct 22, 2026 JOHN ANDERSON photo courtesy of Getty Images
KPD Arrests Man Wanted in Multiple Central Street Burglaries
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - Persistent efforts by Knoxville Police Department officers led to the arrest of a man investigators believe is connected to multiple burglaries in the Central Street area. Ac...
Oct 22, 2026 Knoxville Police Cruiser
