Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Dulcie’s Café, a family owned restaurant in Knoxville, is asking the community for help after reporting that their food truck was stolen over the weekend.
Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the theft occurred just after 1:00 a.m. on Sunday at 701 N. Cherry Street.
A video from Dulcie’s Café’s Facebook page shows a white truck pulling into the parking lot and driving away with the trailer. KPD says the truck appears to be a Home Depot rental.
The restaurant said in a Facebook post that they are offering a reward for anyone with information.
Property crime detectives from the KPD are currently looking for any information related to the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
The family owned restaurant is searching for any information about their food truck that was reported stolen on Cherry Street early Sunday morning. (Courtesy: Dulcie’s Cafe)
Murfreesboro, TN (WOKI) Three people are hospitalized Tuesday following a plane crash near the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro.
Officials with the Murfreesboro Police Department say crews are on the scene of a “downed small aircraft” in the Clark Boulevard area and that all three people on board the plane were taken to a local hospital where they are listed in stable condition.
MPD says the FAA is en route to take over the investigation.
A spokesperson for MTSU confirmed that the crash has not impacted the school or campus in any way and that there is no known connection to the school’s flight program at this time.
This is a developing story.
The plane crash was reported in the 700 block of Clark Boulevard. (Courtesy: Murfreesboro TNPolice Department)
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a missing person.
Officials with the sheriff’s office say 19-year-old Caden Long was last seen on Saturday, June 7. He was wearing a gray and red Sequoyah hoodie, white tennis shoes and khaki shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities through the Monroe County Dispatch Non-Emergency Line at 423-442-4357.
Caden Long, 19 (Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)
Ahead of a first vote by the Knoxville City Council on Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed sales tax increase, Kincannon released a breakdown of what that added money will support.
The proposal is for a half-percent increase to the Local Option Sales Tax. This tax allows local municipalities, like cities, to charge their own sales tax on top of the 7% that Tennessee already charges statewide. Currently, this tax in Knoxville is 2.25%, and the increase would put the city’s rate at 2.75%.
Kincannon said that this would put Knoxville on par with several surrounding counties, including Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties.
If the increase is passed, the added money will go towards the Five-Year Neighborhood Investment Plan, which a spokesperson with the City of Knoxville said will ensure projects within that plan will happen in five years.
According to Kincannon, the plan prioritizes several infrastructure needs, including the following:
Sidewalks within one-mile of schools (Parental Responsibility Zones, or PRZ), impacting neighborhoods surrounding nearly half the schools in the city
Repairs to existing greenways, facilities and parks
Increasing road paving
1,000 affordable housing units
The following are some of the infrastructure upgrades included in the plan across Knoxville’s six districts:
District 1
Sidewalks
Young High Pike near Hedgeapple Lane – PRZ South-Doyle Middle School
Woodlawn Pike near Moody Avenue – PRZ Dogwood Elementary School
W. Martin Mill Pike near Chapman Highway
W. Martin Mill Pike near W. Moody Avenue
Chapman Highway near E. Young High Pike
Chapman Highway near Childress Street
Parks
Charter Doyle Park – playground equipment and dog park renovations
Ijams Nature Center Park – infrastructure improvements
Gary Underwood Park – renovations including basketball goal and playground equipment
Mary Vestal Park – renovations including playground equipment
Scottish Pike Park – renovations including playground equipment
Greenways
Sam Duff Greenway – resurface walking track
Facilities
South Knoxville Community Center – renovations
River Bluff Wildlife Area – improvements to parking, trails and overlook
District 2
Sidewalks
Buckingham Drive near Vanosdale Road – PRZ West Hills Elementary School
Cortland Drive near Sheffield Drive – PRZ West Hills Elementary School
Westwood Road near Herron Drive – PRZ Bearden Elementary School
Middlebrook Pike near W. Hills Road – PRZ Bearden Middle School
Parks
West Hills Tennis Center – pickle ball improvements including new bathrooms and new courts
Safety City – renovations including parking and playground equipment
Greenways
Third Creek Greenway – improvements and repairs
Jean Teague Greenway – improvements and repairs
Papermill Bluff / Weisgarber Greenways – improvements and repairs
Middlebrook Greenway to Jean Teague Greenway – new section – Third Creek connection
Facilities
Deane Hill Community Center – renovations
District 3
Sidewalks
Francis Road near Bearden View Lane – PRZ Bearden Middle School
Glenn Avenue near Fillmore Avenue– PRZ West View Elementary School
Parks
Victor Ashe Park – multi-purpose field improvements
Westview Park – renovations including playground equipment
Greenways
Northwest Greenway – new section connector toward Middlebrook Pike
Pleasant Ridge Greenway – new section from I-640 to Wilson Road
Pleasant Ridge Greenway – new section from Wilson Road to Western Avenue
Facilities
Cumberland Estates Community Center – renovations
District 4
Sidewalks
Buffat Mill Road near Teeple Street – PRZ Belle Morris Elementary School
Barton Street near Washington Pike – PRZ Belle Morris Elementary School
Cecil Avenue near Eighth Avenue – PRZ Fulton High School
Garden Drive near Jacksboro Pike – PRZ Central High School
Garden Drive near Rosebay Road – PRZ Fountain City Elementary, Gresham Middle, and Central High Schools
Jacksboro Pike from school entrance to Essary Drive – PRZ Central High School
Valley View Drive near Whittle Springs Road – PRZ Whittle Springs Middle School
Tazewell Pike and Beverly Road intersection improvements – PRZ Shannondale Elementary School
Millertown Pike near Loves Creek Road
Sanders Drive near Tazewell Pike
Parks
Whittle Springs Golf Course – renovations including parking lot and facility upgrades
Edgewood Park – renovations including fencing and playground equipment
First Creek Park – renovations including playground equipment
Greenways
First Creek Greenway – new section from Mineral Springs to Edgewood Park
Facilities
Fire Hall #15 (Jacksboro Pike) renovations
District 5
Sidewalks
Bruhin Road near Dutch Valley Drive – PRZ Inskip Elementary School
Central Avenue Pike near E. Inskip Drive – PRZ Inskip Elementary School
E. Columbia Avenue near Harvey Street – PRZ Christenberry Elementary School
Harvey Street near Churchwell Avenue – PRZ Christenberry Elementary School
Huron Street near Oglewood Avenue – PRZ Christenberry Elementary School
Henegar Street near Shamrock Avenue – PRZ Christenberry Elementary School
Parks
Sam E. Hill School – renovate into a community center including a basketball court
Lonsdale Park – renovations including a pavilion
Inskip Park – renovations including playground equipment
Adair Park – renovations including playground equipment
Greenways
Adair / Sue Clancy Greenway – new section toward downtown
Facilities
Inskip Pool – renovations to the facility, pool and grounds
District 6
Sidewalks
Boyds Bridge Pike near Brooks Avenue – PRZ Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy
Boyds Bridge Pike near Border Street – PRZ Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy
College Street near Jourolman Avenue – PRZ Beaumont Magnet Academy
S. Castle Street near Wilson Avenue – PRZ Austin-East Magnet High School
Wilson Avenue near S. Hermbree Street – PRZ Austin-East Magnet High School
Parks
Holston River Park – renovations including playground equipment
Chilhowee Park – infrastructure
Greenways
East Knox Greenway – new section toward Knoxville Botanical Gardens
Lower First Creek Greenway – new section connecting Caswell Park
Facilities
Dr. E.V. Davidson Community Center – renovations
Knoxville City Council is set to meet for a first vote on Tuesday. A second vote will then follow on June 24, and if both of those votes are in favor of raising the sales tax, the item will go on the Nov. 4 election ballot, allowing residents to decide whether or not their sales tax will increase.
Kingston, TN (WOKI) Several agencies respond Sunday to a report of a bomb at a church-run nonprofit in Kingston.
Officials with the Kingston Police Department say officers were told a “suspicious object” had been dropped off at the donation area at the Clothes Closet on Kentucky Street, a thrift store run by Kingston United Methodist Church.
Police say the object turned out to be a possible blasting cap which was collected and disposed of by the Knox County Bomb Squad.
The incident remains under investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to call 865-376-2081 or 865-354-8045.
Officials say the object turned out to be a possible blasting cap.
Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A man is dead and a 10-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting in Tazewell.
Tazewell Police Department officials say officers responded to Miley Drive just after 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, they found a man dead from a gunshot and the 10-year-old, who was shot but still alive.
Officials report that officers administered life saving measures on the juvenile while awaiting EMS; the juvenile was then flown by helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he is currently in critical condition.
The police department is investigating, with help from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The police department is investigating, with help from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. (Courtesy: Tazewell Police Department via Facebook)
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Sevier County after two people were found with gunshot injuries.
Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded Monday to a home on Maples Branch Road finding two people who had been shot inside the residence.
SCSO says deputies administered first aid to the two gunshot victims until they could be taken to the hospital.
An investigation is underway, and the office is looking for suspects.
SCSO officials reporting that deputies responded Monday to a home on Maples Branch Road. (Courtesy: SCSO)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 14 Tennessee’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon with an 11-4 loss to No. 3 Arkansas in game two of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium.
A five-run fourth inning from the Razorbacks proved to be the difference as the Volunteers were unable to dig themselves out of a six-run hole.
Tennessee starter Liam Doyle fell to 10-4 on the year after pitching just 3.2 innings while allowing five runs on five hits. The junior lefthander and Golden Spikes Award finalist had six strikeouts to add to his single season program record and finish with 164 for the year.
After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the third, the Vols (46-19) had a chance to tie or take the lead in the bottom of the inning after loading the bases with three consecutive singles from Cannon Peebles, Manny Marin and Gavin Kilen to start the frame but were only able to scratch across one run after the next two batters grounded into a double play and flied out to center field.
Arkansas (48-13) carried that momentum into its big fourth inning that changed the course of the game. Cam Kozeal scored on a wild pitch to open the scoring in the frame and Logan Maxwell provided the big swing with a two-out grand slam that barely cleared the left-field fence and landed in the UT bullpen to make it 7-1.
Things continued to get away from the Big Orange in the seventh inning as the Razorbacks tacked on three more runs to increase their lead to nine and effectively end any hope of a UT comeback.
Cole Gibler tossed 2.2 innings of shutout relief for the Hogs, allowing just one hit while striking out four to earn the win. Starter Gage Wood did well to hold the Vols’ bats in check in the early portion of the game, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over 3.1 innings of work.
In an otherwise disappointing day for the pitching staff, junior righthander AJ Russell put together another successful relief appearances, allowing one run on just one hit over 2.1 innings. Sophomore lefty Dylan Loy was also effective in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen, allowing a run on two hits.
Tennessee’s offense struggled for the majority of the day but showed some life in the later innings and finished with eight hits. Kilen finished with a single, a walk and a run scored while Dean Curley added an RBI single in the eighth inning.
Freshman pinch hitters Chris Newstrom and Jay Abernathy didn’t let UT go down without throwing one finally punch and accounted for the Vols final two runs of the game. Newstrom doubled to left center field before scoring on a mammoth 429-foot homer off the videoboard by Abernathy a few batters later, his first long ball of his collegiate career.
Redshirt senior Hunter Ensley also had a base hit in what was the final game of his unforgettable Tennessee career that included four combined SEC titles, three trips to Omaha and the program’s first national title.
Andrew Fischer had a single and also drew a walk in his first at-bat to finish the year having reached base in all 65 contest. The walk was his 63rd of the season, which tied Chase Headley’s single-season program record set back in 2005.
Another 40-Win Season Under Vitello
Despite Sunday’s season-ending loss, it was another successful season under the guidance of head coach Tony Vitello, who led the Volunteers to their sixth consecutive 40-win season (not including 2020 COVID year) and fifth straight super regional, both of which are the longest streaks in program history.
Including this year, Tennessee, Arkansas and Southern Miss are the only three programs in the country to reach the 40-win mark in each of the last six full seasons.
Ed the Zebra has officially been captured and is safe and healthy.
Ed was found yesterday ( Sunday) morning, the owners say a team from Texas, Tango 82, was able to capture him within an hour after finding him in a pasture near the Buchanan Estates subdivision near Interstate 24.
Deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency established command and officers were on standby to make sure residents who lived nearby were safe.
The zebra was then airlifted and flown by helicopter to a waiting animal shelter.
The pet zebra, owned by Taylor and Laura Ford, was brought to Rutherford County May 30 and went missing the very next morning. “This has been a long, stressful week, and I am so happy that it ended the way it did and no one got hurt,” Laura Ford said.
Throughout the week, the zebra was spotted in many different areas, including running down I-24.
Rural Metro Fire rescues disc golfer in North Knox county Park.
Crews received a rescue call in the Disc Golf course at Tommy Schumpert Park. The disc golfer fell in the woods near hole #17 and suffered non life-threatening injuries but could not walk out on their own.
Squad crews used their wheeled litter cart or stretcher wheel cart to safely get the golfer back to the beginning of the course, about 1/4 mile. Their condition has not been released.
