Since 1955, Dogwood Arts has hosted Knoxville’s favorite springtime celebration. What started as a neighborhood beautification project, has blossomed into a year-round celebration of our region’s art, culture, and natural beauty. With the month of April quickly approaching, Dogwood Arts is gearing up to do it all again with events and programs for the entire…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department have confirmed that a body found Friday in the Cumberland River is that of missing University of Missouri student, 22-year-old Riley Strain. Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake addressed media from the Cumberland River in West Nashville where Strain’s body was recovered Friday morning.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Ijams Nature Center officials issue a warning Friday about Mead’s Quarry Lake. Officials say you should not swim in the Quarry right now and neither should your pets. The lake is suffering a temporary algae bloom which Ijams says has the potential to be toxic to both people and pets. The bloom…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) The Alcoa Police Department responded to a deadly crash Friday morning. According to the department, the crash happened at the intersection of East Lincoln Road and Southbound Hall Road. As of Friday morning, traffic was being rerouted to Joule Street and onto Rankin Road. APD did not release any more information, except…… MORE
Sumner County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) It’s been nearly a month since an autistic teen disappeared from his Sumner County home, and now the search area is expanding to include West Tennessee. The father of missing 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers tells our news partner WVLT he is searching Natchez Trace State Park as it is a…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The pilot involved in a 2021 Sevier County helicopter crash that killed one person has been indicted for reckless homicide. Police say in December of 2021, Matthew Jones was flying in Sevier County with one passenger before crashing along Hooper Highway near Apple Tree Lane. A National Transportation Safety Board report…… MORE
Middlesboro, KY (WOKI) The Middlesboro Kentucky Police Department says there is a “significant development” in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree. The MPD says an extensive investigation and a DNA result showing a lack of male DNA confirm their findings that the girl’s mother, Erica Lawson, is responsible for the little girl’s death. She is…… MORE
On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of Texas’s state law SB4. SB4 makes illegal immigration into the Lone Star State a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order…… MORE
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Silver Alert for 63-year-old Rodney Jenkins who was last seen in Sevier County yesterday has ended as he has been found safe in Kingsport by Kingsport Police before 10 a.m. this morning (Thursday). Original story: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for a missing man last…… MORE
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputies took two suspects into custody in connection to a carjacking which resulted in a soft lockdown at Halls Schools. 32 year-old Tyler Christian and 31 year-old Elizabeth Terry were arrested last night (Wednesday) after being on the run after crashing the vehicle they reportedly carjacked earlier in the day on…… MORE
