Category Archives: Local News
Dandridge Woman Dies After Motorcycle Crashes Into Tombstone in Jefferson County
Investigators Say Motorcycle Traveled Down Embankment After Cemetery Collision JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - A 65-year-old Dandridge woman has died after a motorcycle crash near French Broad...
Nov 3, 2026 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO Facebook)
Knox County Sheriff's Office Conspiracy Defendants Return to Court
Motions Hearing Marks Latest Chapter in High-Profile Corruption Case KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Eleven defendants charged in one of the most significant corruption cases in Knox County Sheriff's Office histor...
Nov 3, 2026 Defendants in Knox County Sheriff’s Office Theft Conspiracy Case Return to Court (WVLT)
Five Injured After Ambulance Involved in Head-On Rollover Crash in Monroe County
Ambulance Carrying Patient Rolls Onto Its Side After Collision MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Five people were injured Tuesday after an ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a head-on ...
Nov 3, 2026 THP cruiser (Courtesy: Tennessee Highway Patrol)
ICE Arrests Two Foreign Nationals in Tennessee Accused of Illegal Voting
Arrests Announced on Election Day Amid National Focus on Election Security KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday that two foreign nationals were a...
Nov 3, 2026 ICE
Man Airlifted After Stabbing During Domestic Disturbance in Campbell County
Sheriff's Office Investigating Incident on Tartown Hollow Lane CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - The Campbell County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stabbing that left a man seriously injured...
Nov 3, 2026 Campbell County Sheriff's Office (CCSO facebook)
Escaped Tennessee Murderer Jacob Morley Captured in Missouri After Multi-State Manhunt
Convicted Killer Taken Into Custody Following Second Vehicle Theft KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WOKI / WVLT) - Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Allen Morley has been captured in Missouri, ending a multi-state manh...
Nov 3, 2026 Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Allen Morley (TBI)
Man Injured in Shooting at Meadowood Apartments in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI /WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man injured Tuesday afternoon at the Meadowood Apartments on Wilson Road. According to KPD, of...
Nov 3, 2026 Knoxville Police Cruiser
Federal Election Monitors Assigned to Knox County, Other Tennessee Jurisdictions on Election Day
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Federal election monitors will be stationed in Knox County on Election Day as part of what the U.S. Department of Justice describes as one of the largest election monitor...
Nov 3, 2026 lisafx / Depositphotos.com
Knox Schools Superintendent Addresses Possible School Closures Amid $8 Million Budget Shortfall
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk is speaking publicly for the first time about the possibility of closing schools as the district grapples with an estimated...
Nov 3, 2026 KCS - Knox County Schools (WVLT)
CAC Launches Re-Entry Program Providing Digital Skills and Laptops to Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee is launching a new workforce development program aimed at helping people successfully re-enter the workforce after in...
Nov 2, 2026 GaudiLab / Depositphotos.com
