Road Construction will not delay motorists traveling Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes from noon on Friday, May 23, through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27. This will provide maximum roadway capacity for the record-breaking number of motorists expected to…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is facing charges after a standoff with police Sunday on Cee Cee Way. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say officers responded around 8:00 p.m. to the 900 block of Cee Cee Way for a domestic assault call after receiving reports that 43-year-old Jose Gallegos Galean-Maria…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) – Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office took a wanted fugitive into custody early Saturday morning. According to Sheriff Tommy Jones, Dakota Narciso Rowe was wanted on several charges and considered armed and dangerous. But early Saturday morning, deputies went to a home in Tellico Plains and arrested…… MORE
Applications for Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program launch in less than a month for all families across the state. According to the state Department of Education, the majority of the 210 schools eligible to participate in the program intend doing so. Here’s a full list of private schools in East Tennessee that intend to accept…… MORE
Turkey Creek Medical Center announced Tuesday that it is taking minimally invasive robotic surgery to the next level. The hospital said it now has a newer, more sophisticated robotic system that offers more than 150 enhancements over previous versions, including improved accuracy and precision, enhanced 3D imaging and better ergonomics for surgeons. Dr. Marc Campbell,…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Education has released a checklist for families interested in getting state money to send their children to private school. The checklist centers on the controversial Education Freedom Scholarship Program, also known as the school voucher bill which uses state dollars to families interested in private school. That bill passed at the…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Education has released a checklist for families interested in getting state money to send their children to private school. The checklist centers on the controversial Education Freedom Scholarship Program, also known as the school voucher bill which uses state dollars to families interested in private school. That bill passed at the…… MORE
An investigation is underway following an early morning (Thursday) hit and run accident in Halls. Rural Metro Fire crews called to Maynardville Highway near East Emory Road and found one damaged car in the road while the other vehicle had fled the scene. The driver of the vehicle at the scene was taken to the…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department says the sprinkler system at an apartment complex does it’s job and contains a fire to limit damage. Crews were called to River View Park Apartments Friday night and saw flames from the door but found the sprinkler head had activated but there was significant damage to that apartment caused by…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating after a student in Sevier County is hit by a car while waiting for their school bus this morning. (Friday) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on East Union Valley Road near Seymour. The student was not hit by a school bus, but a car that…… MORE
