Nashville, TN (WOKI) Officials with DoorDash announce they are suspending operations across parts of Tennessee, including Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville, due to snow showers and icy roadways. DoorDash says it has activated its Severe Weather Protocol out of precaution as severe winter storms deliver potentially hazardous “blizzard conditions,” including heavy snow and strong winds. DoorDash…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Officials with OTICS USA, a machining manufacturer with locations in Kodak and Morristown, announce changes Monday to their 3rd shift and 1st shift operations. Due to the inclement weather, OTICS’ 3rd shift operators tonight, Monday, January 15 do not report. First shift operations, tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16 are on a two-hour delay…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center will close at 3 PM today (Monday). All mobile drives are canceled for tomorrow (Tuesday). The Athens and Crossville centers will also be closed tomorrow. The Ailor Avenue and Farragut centers are set to open at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Medic says they will need donors at drives and centers once everything…… MORE
UPDATE: Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains closed today due to hazardous weather conditions. Park roads are covered with ice and snow. Sub-freezing temperatures are expected throughout today. Most park roads are closed including Newfound Gap, Little River, Gatlinburg Bypass, Cherokee Orchard at park boundary, Laurel Creek, Cades Cove Loop, Upper Tremont, Foothills Parkway East…… MORE
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is asking for help to find a fugitive wanted for possession of over 1,000 Fentanyl Pills and Drug Paraphernalia in Madisonville. Please call Crimestoppers at 865-215-7165 if you have any information.… MORE
UPDATE: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says that John Duran who was reported missing after he left his home on Farr Drive to go to Costco yesterday (Sunday) has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to find a missing senior adult. John Duran is 5’7” tall, 160…… MORE
The city of Knoxville has prepared for snow and freezing temperatures. Mayor Indya Kincannon asking resident not to get out and drive, but says if you do, they are going to make them safe for everyone. City crews pre-treat more than 500 miles of roads with salt brine, which is a liquid mix used to…… MORE
Due to the predicted inclement weather, MEDIC has canceled all MOBILE drives for Monday, January 15. The centers will open on a delay at 10 a.m.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville woman is sentenced Friday after she shot a passenger in her ex-boyfriend’s car during an argument in July 2022. Officials with DA Charme Allen’s office say 23 year-old Kyeisha Dalton was convicted of Second Degree Murder and Reckless Endangerment in November 2023. She was sentenced to 16 years in prison…… MORE
Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen says she’s reviewed and closed the case file involving the shooting and death of Knox County Deputy Tucker Blakely and the suspect involved in the case. Deputies Blakely and James Loft responded to a domestic call in October in West Knox County. Officials say when they got there they…… MORE
