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Knox County Commission Releases Statistics at the End of Early Voting
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - With the early voting period ending at 6 p.m. on October 30th, a total of 10,855 early votes were cast during the early voting period, with an additional 867 votes cast by absen...
Oct 31, 2025 Vote logo
A Lady Vols Basketball Player Charged with Misdemeanor Simple Possession
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Lady Vols basketball player Ruby Whitehorn is facing a misdemeanor charge after police say they found her in possession of marijuana. The University of Tennessee Police D...
Oct 30, 2025 Lady Vol Ruby Whitehorn (photo courtesy of UT Athletics)
A Former Harriman City Councilman Turns Himself in After Failing to Appear in Court
Harriman, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Former Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost has turned himself in to the Roane County Sheriff's Office after failing to show up for his arraignment. District Attorney Gene...
Oct 30, 2025 Former Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Maintenance on Oak Ridge Public Warning Sirens
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) - Personnel will be performing preventive maintenance on the public warning siren system in the Oak Ridge area throughout the week of Nov. 3, 2025 During that week, people in the ...
Oct 30, 2025 CNS logo
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Pedestrian Crash on Broadway
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knoxville Police are investigating after a pedestrian crash. It happened near Broadway and I-640 early this morning and there's no word their condition. KPD says Broadway...
Oct 30, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
East Tennessee Organizations Stepping Up as Government Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefitss
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - November SNAP benefits are facing uncertainty because of the government shutdown, leaving local organizations preparing for increased demand for food assist...
Oct 30, 2025 Helping Mamas Van (photo courtesy of https://tennessee.helpingmamas.org)
Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Shots Fired in Pigeon Forge
UPDATE: (10/30/25) - PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (story courtesy WVLT) - A suspect is in custody after the police said shots were fired in Pigeon Forge Wednesday night. Police have since identified the suspec...
Oct 30, 2025 Pigeon Forge Police Cruiser (photo courtesy of WVLT)
KCSO is Investigating Vandalism at Farragut High School
Knox County, TN (WOKI / story courtesy of KCSO facebook post) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Crimes Unit is seeking information regarding a felony vandalism that resulted in several thous...
Oct 30, 2025 Video footage of vandalism at Farragut High School (photo courtesy of of KCSO)
Resources in East Tennessee to Help if SNAP Benefits Lose Funding
Knoxville, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) - Funding for SNAP is expected to run out if the federal government remains shut down, leaving Tennessee families with no new SNAP benefits in November. Below is...
Oct 30, 2025 SNAP logo
KCSO Asking for Help to Find French Bulldog Possibly Stolen from Subdivision
Knox County, TN (WOKI) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office is asking for help getting a dog back to its owner. KCSO says the owner let her French Bulldog named Pap out to use the bathroom when he ran t...
Oct 29, 2025 Three Point Landing subdivision stolen French Bulldog (photo courtesy of Facebook)
