Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville announcing they will be offering buy one, get one half-off tickets in a limited-time promotion for the month of August. Zoo Knoxville officials say the offer includes many interactive animal experiences such as daily giraffe feedings and applies to all general admission tickets. “Guests can take advantage of this offer…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Jordin Henderson, 21, of Knoxville, was arrested on Saturday, August 2, 2025, after a stabbing on Holbrook Drive. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at around 1:45 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a fight call in the 2700 block of Holbrook Drive. When officers arrived, they discovered one of the…… MORE
Madison County, TN (WOKI) TBI UPDATE 8/4/25: The search for the man wanted in connection to the quadruple murder in West Tennessee continues, and now a third person is charged in connection to the case. TBI agents Monday morning arrested 23-year-old Dearrah Sanders of Jackson after investigators determined she assisted Austin Drummond following the murders…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (KPD / WOKI) – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash that happened Friday night on N. Peters Road. At just after 7 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of N. Peters Road, where a motorcycle and Chevy SUV had collided. The investigation revealed…… MORE
An elderly woman dies in a Cocke County crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says it happened yesterday (Sunday) afternoon when a pickup truck on Highway 340 just before Long Creek Road ran off the road. The truck hit several trees. The crash killed the truck’s passenger 75-year-old Deborah Hommel and the driver, 75-year-old Ronnie Hommel…… MORE
Sevier County, TN – (Friday, August 1, 2025) Multiple law enforcement agencies responded this (Friday) afternoon to a Goose Gap Road residence in Sevier County, TN and arrested 24-year old Arnaldo Gomez Alberto. Mr. Alberto was wanted on multiple felony warrants stemming from an incident on Franklin Drive in Sevierville on July 26, 2025. Mr.…… MORE
8/3/2025 Update: US 441/Newfound Gap Road is now open on the North Carolina side of the park between Cherokee and Newfound Gap. Visitors are welcome to drive this section of the road, but must turn around at the Newfound Gap Overlook. Visitors can access Kuwohi from the North Carolina side. US 441/Newfound Gap Road remains closed…… MORE
Overton County, TN (WOKI) A joint investigation is underway after a body is found Thursday in a burning refrigerator on the side of a road in Middle Tennessee. Officials with the Overton County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a report of a refrigerator on fire on the side of Sunk Cane Road in the…… MORE
Oliver Springs, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A man is facing several charges after police in Oliver Springs, with the assistance of the Knoxville Police Department Bomb Squad, confirm the presence of homemade explosives in his vehicle. Officials with the Oliver Springs Police Department say that just after midnight Friday, officers were called to investigate a suspicious…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Nashville, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced the opening of the TN Promise Application for the high school graduating class of 2026. TN Promise provides high school graduates the opportunity to attend college tuition-free. Students can use this scholarship at any of Tennessee’s community colleges or Tennessee…… MORE
