Knoxville, TN (WVLT) – After two decades at the Knoxville Expo Center, the Stewart Promotions Flea Market will move to the historic Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park next year. “We’re traveling to Chilhowee Park, which ain’t far from here, over to the fairgrounds. I’m looking forward to that, but I just hope and pray that…… MORE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now soliciting comments on the 2024-25 hunting season dates and regulations. The comment period is open Dec. 15 through Jan. 15, 2024. This is an opportunity for the public to share ideas and opinions about hunting seasons and regulations with TWRA. Public comments will be considered by Agency staff…… 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
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Three people are arrested in a string of baby formula robberies throughout Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with Alcoa police made the arrests Wednesday, December 6 after stopping a vehicle on Highway 129 which matched the description provided by a victimized retailer in Knoxville. Police say 450 cans…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Raising questions of transparency and use of taxpayer dollars, the City of Knoxville is under fire for using a third party to vet police chief candidates and to avoid open records laws. Compiled by independent research firm The Beacon Center, the annual “Pork Report,” claims one of the city’s lawyers admitted that…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee Medical Center announced an expansion project for its emergency room Friday. American Medical Response (AMR), Knox County’s ambulance provider, says the expansion will help with response times which have been a problem in the past. The expansion promises to double the emergency department’s footprint and establish a dedicated…… 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
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police have now identified the victim in a deadly shooting that happened near the Old City while the search for the suspect continues. That shooting happened Wednesday afternoon outside of the Knox Rail Salvage on Depot Street. KPD found 51 year-old Christopher Hill of Knoxville, who’d been shot at least once,…… MORE
