Authorities are asking for your help to find a missing Lenoir City man who hasn’t been seen since being discharged from the Fort Loudon Medical Center in April following an accident. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System says 37-year-old Ryan McLerran was involved in a car crash on I-40 and was taken to the…… MORE
the Tennessee Department of Education released district-level data on the TCAP retake opportunity, one of the pathways to promotion for third grade students who may benefit from extra learning supports. The data, accessible at https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/learning-acceleration/TCAP_2023_3ELA_DistrictRetake.pdf, and includes district-level percentages of third grade students who were eligible to take the retake, who participated in the TCAP…… MORE
The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway is identified as a player on the UT Lacrosse team. Knoxville Police say 19-year-old Michael Fulcher died following a motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway Sunday night when he crossed into the on-coming traffic lane and hit an SUV head-on. That SUV then hit another vehicle.…… MORE
A man is arrested on child sex charges in Blount County. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52 year-old Larry Potter who is facing three counts of solicitation of a minor. The arrest stems an investigation after BCSO received a complaint that he sent sexual text messages to a juvenile female. He is being held…… MORE
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing 3-year-old from White County. Kadon Wendt was last seen Tuesday in Sparta. Wendt is 3′1″ tall, weighs 30 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on where Kadon might be is urged to contact the…… MORE
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for your help in solving a 30-year-old homicide out of Claiborne County. TBI says that skeletal remains found in 1986 have now been identified as those belonging to Jerry Harrison of Little Rock, Arkansas. Investigators say Harrison was 29 years old at the time…… MORE
The Tennessee Public Utility Commission has added the area code 729 in East Tennessee to merge with the 423 area code. Officials say the 423 area code will run out of numbers by the fall of 2025. The new area code will ensure there are enough numbers for businesses and residents to serve the area.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxville Police have identified the victim of Tuesday’s deadly car crash in East Knoxville. Police say 56-year-old Kevin Owens’ vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a traffic pole around 7:00 p.m. at Magnolia Avenue and Beal Bourne Street. Owens was pronounced dead at the scene. An eastbound lane of Magnolia…… MORE
Powell, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Timothy Hooks is facing charges after driving drunk and leaving the scene of a fatal single-car wreck on Collier Road. Hooks and passenger, 35-year-old April Satterfield, were traveling southbound on Collier Road at a high rate of speed when Hooks made an improper pass…… MORE
New details in the fire that destroyed the Green Acres Flea Market Saturday night. Blount County building code officials say several of the buildings were listed as unsafe and people were barred from entering. The county cited the buildings for not being up to international fire and building codes and causing fire safety concerns, specifically…… MORE
