Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police Department officials announcing Wednesday that they are searching for a man involved in an assault. Police say the suspect assaulted another man in the early morning hours of September 14 in the area of Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street. Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect is urged…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding people that they need to apply for FEMA assistance in order to qualify for a home inspection. Following intense flooding brought by Hurricane Helene at the end of September, FEMA inspectors are checking in with those affected to determine if they qualify…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) Several roads in Newport are closed after a railroad trestle collapsed into the Pigeon River. Newport Police say the trestle spanned the river, which saw major flooding when Hurricane Helene moved through East Tennessee. It marks the latest in a series of damages caused by the storm. River Road, Liberty Alley and…… MORE
Athens, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Five children at the center of an Endangered Child Alert out of Athens are found safe. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the alert early Wednesday morning for the five boys saying that they may have been with their non-custodial parents. TBI says all five children were later…… MORE
One person was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle that happened on Tuesday night on Middlebrook Pike. At around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a crash on Middlebrook Pike at Whitehall Road. The crash involved a Suzuki motorcycle and a black Acura sedan. Based on the…… MORE
Knoxville (October 22, 2024)—MEDIC Regional Blood Center is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians to promote civic engagement. MEDIC will have a mobile collection bus at the Girl Scouts parking lot (1567 Downtown West Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37919) on October 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This drive is planned specifically…… MORE
UPDATE (10/23/24): On October 22, 2024, The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a body on a dirt walking trail behind a community pool in Broadacres Subdivision in the Powell Community. Deputies arrived at the 7700 block of Cranley Road a short time later and confirmed a deceased female on the dirt…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Cookies, coffee, and Clydesdales are being served up next month as the Sunsphere’s Welcome Center opens to the public! Visit Knoxville announcing Tuesday that the Sunsphere Welcome Center will open to the public on November 20, as part of Phase II of the plan to update and enhance the iconic structure. Organizers…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A man is in custody, charged with aggravated domestic assault, following a standoff late Monday night with police in Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Doane Road in the New Market area for a domestic violence call; the caller reportedly claimed 43-year-old Joshua Mumford had assaulted her…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) — One of Dolly Parton’s greatest dreams—the little theme park named Dollywood that opened in her home county in 1986—has now become one of the world’s leading family destinations and is set to celebrate its 40th season in 2025. Dollywood Parks & Resorts looks a lot different than it did when…… MORE
