The City of Knoxville is officially cutting the ribbon on the new Public Safety Complex in North Knoxville October 25, 2023 at 4 p.m. at 1650 Huron Street. The ceremony will include Mayor Indya Kincannon, Chief Paul Noel, and Chief Stan Sharp, the Knoxville Fire Department Honor Guard, and the Fulton High School Band. Members…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two suspects already facing several charges in connection to a string of car break-ins in Knox county can now add arson to their resumes. Knoxville Fire Department officials announcing Tuesday, October 24 that 22 year-old William Brewster and 23 year-old Zachary Jordan were charged with arson after an ongoing investigation found that…… MORE
Scott County, TN (WOKI) A Scott County man is sentenced Monday, October 23 to 80 years in prison after being found guilty in April of committing multiple child sex crimes. A release from the Eighth District Attorney General’s Office states that Jonathan Maine Lowe was convicted on April 12, 2023 of five counts of aggravated…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A Rogersville woman is dead after being hit by a truck Monday morning near Morristown hospital. Morristown Police Department officials say officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to a deadly pedestrian crash on North High Street at the intersection of Watercrest Street. They report 41-year-old Elizabeth Block, an employee of Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System,…… MORE
A driver is facing charges after crashing into a Tennessee Department of Transportation HELP truck on the side of the road. TDOT officials say it happened on October 20th when the truck was pulling up to help a disabled vehicle on the side of I-40 West near Watt Road, when another car crashed into them.…… MORE
A Knoxville man is charged after firing a gun towards two juveniles. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies called to a home on Little River Road for a “disturbance” call and say the two youth told them they had gotten into a fight with 71 year-old Jerome Denson who pulled out a gun and fired toward them…… MORE
Wreaths Across America is taking donations to honor veterans buried in Knoxville’s three veteran cemeteries with evergreen wreaths this Christmas. Last year, Wreaths Across America was able to place wreaths on all 18,000 graves in the Knoxville area for only the second time. This year they will need 19,000 wreaths to cover all veterans’ graves.…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) All aboard! Though there’s no date available yet, engineers are working to get a beloved Dollywood favorite back on the tracks. The Dollywood Express derailed at the beginning of October; now, engineers are working to get the train back up and running. Park officials say a switch track on the train’s path…… MORE
Athens, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in McMinn County after hunters find human remains last week near Athens. Officials with the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded around 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 19 after hunters found what appeared to be skeletal human remains in a wooded area off Highway 30 west of Athens,…… MORE
Seymour, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly house fire that happened in Seymour early Monday morning. Fire officials say the fire broke out around 6:00 a.m. at a home in the 12-thousand block of Chapman Highway near Shiloh Road. The incident caused backups through much of Monday morning’s commute along…… MORE
