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Former Scott County Deputy Pleads Guilty to Assault, Charge Diverted
Scott County, TN (WOKI) A former Scott County Sheriff's Office Deputy pleads guilty Thursday to an assault charge but will not see the inside of a jail cell.Officials with the Oneida Police Department...
Feb 22, 2024
New Bill Would Ban Cell Phones in Tennessee Classrooms
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Cell phones could soon be banned in Tennessee classrooms.A new bill, HB 2758/SB 2809, making its way through the General Assembly would prohibit students from displaying, using or...
Feb 22, 2024
Dog Dies in House Fire, Knoxville Fire Department Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One family pet is dead, but the residents are safe following a house fire Wednesday afternoon in South Knoxville.Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department say firefighters arri...
Feb 21, 2024
A Tractor Trailer Carrying 40,000 Pop Tarts Overturns on I 640 in Knoxville
A tractor-trailer carrying Pop-Tarts overturns on I-640 west in Knoxville.The accident happened early this morning (Tuesday), reducing the interstate to one lane. As of 10:45 a.m. the left lane remain...
Feb 20, 2024
Tennessee in the Top 10 Most Sinful States in America
A new study ranks Tennessee in the top 10 of the most sinful states in America.WalletHub released its "Most Sinful States in the U.S." study on Tuesday morning with the Volunteer State ranked at numbe...
Feb 08, 2024
A Seymour Man is Arrested for Fentanyl and Firearm Possession
Photo courtesy of WVLTA Seymour man is arrested for fentanyl and firearm possession.31 year-old Deonte Brown was stopped by police on Chapman Highway because he was not staying in his lane while drivi...
Nov 06, 2023
Nobody Trashes Tennessee Event Underway
The Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee litter prevention campaign is partnering with Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee (GSMIDTN) to offer a new Nobody Trashes Tenne...
Nov 03, 2023
Three Men Arrested for Stealing Phones from a Walmart
Photo courtesy of WVLTThree men are arrested for stealing phones from a Walmart.It happened Wednesday at the Chapman Highway store. Kurt Johnson and Antoine McGee of Texas and Kilvaris Downing of Alab...
Nov 03, 2023
A TBI Silver Alert for a Man Missing from Lenior City Has Ended … Found Safe
The Silver Alert issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for 65 year old Calvin Hyett, missing from Lenoir City has ended as he has been found safe.He was last seen October 30th in the area of...
Nov 03, 2023
A Knox County School is Placed on Lockdown Following Report of a Gun on Campus
Austin-East Magnet High School is temporarily placed on lockdown as officers investigate a report that a weapon was on school grounds.Knoxville Police responding yesterday but a weapon was not found, ...
Nov 01, 2023
