Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones WASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately…… MORE
Official statement from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: Sunday, October 1, 2023, at approximately 11:15 pm KCSO Officer Tucker Blakely, alongside his Echo Shift Colleagues, responded to a home in West Knox County to a call for help from a family in need. And they did what they do each and every day, answer the call.…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. 29 year-old Deputy Tucker Blakely died at the UT Medical Center last night after being shot in the line of duty responding to a domestic call on Denver Lane in West Knoxville Sunday night. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler says Officer…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rock legends Aerosmith have postponed their Knoxville “PEACE OUT” tour stop. The four-time Grammy award-winning group kicked off their 40-stop North American tour on September 2. Ticketmaster notified Knoxville ticket-holders Monday that the show, scheduled previously for January 13 at Thompson-Boling Arena, has been postponed. The show has yet to be rescheduled,…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Police are investigating a homicide. The incident happened on Andover Circle just after midnight. Police responding to a shooting call found a man suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact Oak Ridge Police at (865) 425-4399 or…… MORE
A man is charged with DUI vehicular assault in a wrong way crash on I-275. 31-year-old Evan King was charged after Knoxville Police responded to the crash early yesterday (Sunday) morning and found King was going north in the southbound lanes near the Woodland Avenue exit and hit another vehicle driven by a woman who…… MORE
The Dollywood Express train derails while carrying passengers in the park. It happened last (Sunday) night and all passengers were evacuated with no injuries were reported. Officials say the train, a 110-ton coal-fired steam engine, experienced a mechanical issue. The Dollywood Express takes guests on a five-mile trip around the park and through the foothills…… MORE
An investigation is underway by TBI after a Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy suffers severe injuries and a man is dead following a West Knoxville shooting. Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say that Deputies responded to a domestic call in the 3200 block of Denver Lane last night. Once on the scene deputies found…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is in custody and a shooting victim is hospitalized following a two-hour standoff Friday with multiple law enforcement agencies in Sevier County. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say 35-year-old Eric Coates is the suspect in the shooting of 60-year-old Mark Kennard inside a home in…… MORE
Updated story: Firefighters have successfully contained the 10-acre Lake Fire near backcountry campsite 87 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire through the weekend. Smoke may be visible as the fire smolders in leaf litter and brush. Campsite 87 remains closed. The Lake Fire was reported at about 1:30…… MORE
