The 2024 Knox St. Patrick’s Parade is Saturday! The parade steps off at 1pm. Participants and parade goers will want to plan accordingly, as roads begin to close at 10:45 am. The City of Knoxville announced road closure times in preparation for Saturday’s parade: The following roads will close at 10:45 a.m.: • Hill Avenue…… MORE
For the last two years, Jody Turnip has worn a bracelet to honor the life of their sister Taylor, who passed away. Originally from Asheville, Turnip was in Knoxville over the weekend and went to Zoo Knoxville, which is where it’s believed the bracelet went missing. “And when I looked down and noticed it wasn’t…… MORE
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Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been indicted in the death of his mother, who was found dead in Blount County in September of 2023. Officials with Blount County Circuit Court say 25-year-old Zachary Hayes was indicted for first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and aggravated cruelty to animals in the death of his…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department’s Chief of Police is asking the city for almost $3 million for employee and officer raises. KPD Chief Paul Noel, making his case to city leaders during a budget hearing on March 6, said that even with the new hires the department secured in 2023, the department had…… MORE
The National Park Service (NPS) and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone plan to burn approximately 96 acres across six fields in Cataloochee Valley at Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week. Weather permitting, burn operations may begin as early as Tuesday, March 12. Over the last 20 years, park managers have conducted burns during…… MORE
Tennessee is one step closer to potentially ending its grocery tax as a bill advances. The bill, HB 2043/SB 1934, would prohibit state and local governments from taxing groceries. “In a groundbreaking move to alleviate financial burdens on working families, Representative Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) and Senator Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville) have successfully advanced their legislation to eliminate…… MORE
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Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Union County man is sentenced Monday to more than 50 years behind bars for child sexual abuse. Officials with the Eighth Judicial District of Tennessee saya Union County Grand Jury found Scott Stiner guilty of four counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child under 13 and one count of solicitation…… MORE
