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KPD - Suspect from Hit and Run Arrested in Georgia
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / KPD) - The suspect from a hit-and-run that injured two pedestrians on Concord Street following a University of Tennessee football game has been identified and taken into custody....
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Former ORNL Director Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child and Other Charges
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details, including quotes from explicit conversations. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Andrew Worrall, a former director at Oak Ridge National La...
Oct 21, 2025 Andrew Worrall, fmr ORNL Director chg Child Sex Crimes (Photo courtesy of WVLT)
Dozens of Guns Seized and Drugs Found in Campbell County Home
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) - An investigation in Campbell County leads to the arrest of three people on multiple drug and gun charges. Guns were also seized from a home in Campbell County. According t...
Oct 21, 2025 Three arrested in Campbell County home search, drugs / guns found (Photo courtesy of Campbell Co Sheriff's Office)
Dogwood Arts Bazillion Blooms Program
[Knoxville, Tennessee] (WOKI) - It's planting season in Tennessee, and Dogwood Arts is once again on a mission to Keep Knoxville Blooming! Through their annual Bazillion Blooms program, Dogwood Arts s...
Oct 21, 2025 Photo of Dogwoods (photo courtesy of Dogwood Arts)
McMinn County Man Charged in Internet Crimes Against Children
MCMINN COUNTY, TN (WOKI/TBI) - Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested and charged an Athens man in connecti...
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United Way of Greater Knoxville Has a New Permanent CEO
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) United Way of Greater Knoxville promotes from within, Monday naming Chrystal Armstrong Brown as its new president and chief executive officer. Armstrong Brown had been serving as ...
Oct 20, 2025 Chrystal Armstrong Brown (Courtesy: United Way of Greater Knoxville)
Newport Officer Charged with Domestic Assault, False Imprisonment, Chief Says
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Newport, TN (WVLT) A Newport Police Officer is facing charges after NPD officers had to respond to his house Monday. According to NPD Chief Scott Lamb, Officer Brandon Ca...
Oct 20, 2025 According to NPD Chief Scott Lamb, Officer Brandon Cassady was charged with domestic assault and false imprisonment. (Courtesy: NPD via Facebook)
Big Time Rush of Nickelodeon Fame Coming to Knoxville's Food City Center
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Big Time Rush, the boy band that made waves with its self-titled show on Nickelodeon in 2009, is hitting the road again and will be making a stop in Knoxville. The Knoxville stop ...
Oct 20, 2025 Big Time Rush is visiting colleges across the country for the tour, which promises to see every song from the band’s show played, even some that have never been performed live. (Courtesy: Live Nation)
Most Systems Operating Normally Amazon Web Service Outage
UPDATE - A massive Amazon Web Services outage causing major disruptions around the world today (Monday). While the outages lasted several hours, Amazon says most systems should be back online and oper...
Oct 20, 2025 Amazon Web Service (photo courtesy of WVLT)
KARM's Coats for the Cold Event Underway
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Knox Area Rescue Ministries' Coats for the Cold event starts today (Monday). KARM takes gently-used coats all year long and especially in the winter months, but the Coats for th...
Oct 20, 2025 KARM Coats for the Cold (photo courtesy of WVLT)
