Category Archives: Local News
Longtime WUTK General Manager to Retire
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Benny Smith, the longtime general manager of the University of Tennessee's student radio station, is retiring.In a statement issued Tuesday, Smith said he intends to retire at the...
Jul 16, 2024
Several Catalytic Converters Stolen from Cars in White Pine, Police Say
White Pine, TN (WOKI) The White Pine Police Department is asking residents to watch for suspicious activity after receiving several reports of catalytic converters being stolen from cars.There have be...
Jul 03, 2024
Missing Georgia Firefighters Reportedly Found Dead in Cocke County Tennessee
Update: The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been found dead inside a car.Sheriff C.J. Ball says the car was found yesterday (Sunday) along Hollow Road in Cosby and the bodies ...
Jun 28, 2024
East Tennessee Lawmakers React to Verdict in Former President Donald Trump’s Criminal Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 ...
May 30, 2024
TBI Operation Protecting Tomorrow Brings Arrests and Identifies Dozens of Child Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation
TBI'S 'OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW' YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTIONEfforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remain...
May 20, 2024
Man Hospitalized, Suspect Arrested after Shooting, Blount Co. Sheriff Says
Louisville, TN (WOKI) A man is taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a shooting in Louisville.Officials with the Blount County Sheriff's Office say deputies responded to a home on Samples ...
May 09, 2024
Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Writing False Report to Cover It Up
A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Javian Griffin, 38, was sentenced Monday to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for using excessive force ag...
May 08, 2024
Knoxville Police Investigating after 21-Year-Old Found Shot on Western Avenue
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a 21-year-old man was found shot over the weekend on Western Avenue.KPD officials say officers responded to the 3900 block o...
May 07, 2024
Girlfriend of Suspect in Blount County Deputy’s Death Indicted by Grand Jury
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A grand jury Monday indicts the girlfriend of the man accused of killing a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a traffic stop in February.Carrie Matthews, the g...
Apr 30, 2024
The Owner of a Maryville Restaurant is Charged with Theft for Stealing Thousands in Meat in an Unique Way
The owner of Joe's Italian Cuisine, an Italian restaurant in Maryville, is charged with theft of merchandise after stealing thousands in meat from area grocery stores by putting it in his pants.50 yea...
Apr 29, 2024
