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Early Morning Fire Closes Lenoir City Ice Cream Parlor
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) An ice cream parlor in Lenoir City is closed until further notice after an early morning fire Monday. The Lenoir City Fire Department was called to the fire at La Michoacn Ice C...
Oct 06, 2025 Emergency crews were able to bring the fire under control within five minutes of arriving on the scene, LCFD said. (Courtesy: LCFD)
Knoxville Woman Charged after Hitting Child in the Face Twice in Parking Lot
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville woman is arrested after she allegedly hit a seven-year-old child twice in a parking lot. According to court records, police officers went to the Kroger on Chapman High...
Oct 06, 2025 Loren Whaley (Courtesy: JIMS)
TBI Investigating Death of Man in Monroe County Custody
An investigation is underway by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after a man dies in Monroe County custody. Sheriff Tommy Jones says a man has died after an incident on Highway 68 yesterday (Sund...
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An Investigation is Underway Following Fire at Brothers Bedding
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning (Mon) fire at a business on North Broadway. Crews responded to an activated fire alarm at Brothers Bedding in the...
Oct 06, 2025 Brothers Bedding North Broadway (KFD)
Sevier County School Bus Involved in Crash
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) - No injuries are reported after a school bus is involved in a crash in Sevier County. Tony Ogle with Sevier County Schools says Bus 68 was involved in a "minor" crash in the ...
Oct 05, 2025
Driver Pleads Guilty in Crash that Kills Councilman's Daughter
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The woman behind the wheel in a crash that killed a Knoxville councilman's daughter last year has pleaded guilty to several charges. In April of 2024, Savannah Stanley was drivi...
Oct 05, 2025 Savannah Stanley (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Man Charged in Road Rage Shooting in North Knox County
Knox County, TN (WOKI) - A man is charged after he allegedly shot at a truck after getting off of I-75 in Knox County. WVLT News reporting officers responded to a reported road rage incident involving...
Oct 05, 2025 Charles Williams (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Man Sentenced on Rape of Child Charge
Clinton, Tennessee - October 3, 2025, Judge Ryan M. Spitzer sentenced Defendant Kevin L. Renville, age 63, to thirty (30) years in prison at 100% on one (1) count of Rape of a Child a Class A Felony. ...
Oct 05, 2025 Kevin L. Renville (Anderson County Sheriff's Office)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reopens Amid Government Shutdown
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK TO RESUME FULL OPERATIONS SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, AMID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will resume full operations begi...
Oct 05, 2025 Sevier County Representative Tyler Basler said in a news release Wednesday that the county had signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service to keep the park funded through Sunday, Oct. 19. (Courtesy: GSMNP)
Trespassing Charges Against Yassin Terou, Other Protesters Arrested at UT Dropped
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Charges are dropped Friday against a prominent Knoxville business owner and 10 others accused of trespassing on the University of Tennessee campus while protesting last year again...
Oct 03, 2025 UTPD officials said the individuals were charged with criminal trespass when they were arrested during the event on the UT Law School lawn. (Courtesy: WVLT)
