The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) today (Tuesday) released a comprehensive report addressing the critical issue of food insecurity among students atpublic institutions of higher education. This report sheds light on the challenges faced by students and presents key interventions to address this pressing concern.The report offers a holistic perspective on food insecurity in higher…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police release body camera footage Monday from a shooting earlier this month on Pemmbrooke Shire Lane showing Officer Arim Ismail’s response to a 911 text for help. The incident occurred early in the morning on December 2. KPD officials say responding officers found a man with a gun, and Ismail fired…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) revealed its first-ever proposed 10-year fiscally-constrained project plan today, with the goal of better communicating with citizens and communities of the long-term investment strategy for infrastructure in Tennessee. The $15 billion fiscally constrained plan includes both the annual TDOT work program budget of approximately $1.2 billion for 10 years…… MORE
Asheville, NC (WOKI) Part of I-26 West in North Carolina remains closed following a plane crash Thursday night. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that a Diamond DA-40 crashed along I-26 around 8:15 p.m. after declaring mayday due to engine failure. “Mayday, mayday, we’ve got oil pressure failure, it looks like, and two ECU…… MORE
On December 13, 2023, at 1:30 pm a Morristown Police Department (MPD) officer who was in his vehicle positioned northbound in the roadway on 25E with all emergency lighting activated to shield citizens and other officers at a traffic crash site, was struck by a truck that failed to move over and hit the rear…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Gatlinburg after a man jumps to his death from the Space Needle. Gatlinburg fire and police departments responded around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report that a person jumped from the iconic tourist destination. Gatlinburg Police Department officials say its Investigations Division was dispatched after a man’s…… MORE
Dandridge, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County man is arrested Tuesday on felony and misdemeanor charges related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots. Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice say 51 year-old Bart Gore of Dandridge entered the Capitol Building on January 6 along with other people rioting over the result of the 2020…… MORE
Knoxville Police are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting that happened near the Old City. It happened yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon outside of the Knox Rail Salvage on Depot Street. KPD found a man who’d been shot at least once next to a box truck. He died at the scene. Police say the suspect…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department detectives are in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting that happened on Wednesday morning at a Merchant Center Boulevard motel. At around 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, KPD officers responded to the report of a shooting with a victim at the Econo Lodge at 5505 Merchant…… MORE
Knoxville Police are still searching for the suspect in the carjacking of a USPS truck. KPD says now 18 year-old Kemian Strawder is being sought in connection to last week’s carjacking on Dandridge Avenue. At the time of the carjacking he was under 18, so police filed juvenile petitions charging him with carjacking, aggravated assault…… MORE
