Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee Medical Center is implementing visitor restrictions due to an increase in flu and COVID activity. UTMC announced this week that anyone under the age of 12 and anyone exhibiting signs of illness are restricted from visiting patients at this time. Signs of illness include cough, congestion, and stomach…… MORE
Bean Station, TN (WOKI) Police in Bean Station are asking for help to find a suspect who robbed an area convenience store at gunpoint. Authorities say the armed robbery occurred shortly after 8:00 p.m. on December 27 at the By-Lo on 524 Highway 25E in Bean Station. If you have any information, you are asked…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Alcoa Police Department officials announced Wednesday they have made an arrest regarding multiple armed robberies. According to officials, the suspect demanded money at gunpoint at a local business Friday and is linked to two aggravated armed robberies. Police say the man has also been connected to multiple other crimes in the area.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police say they have found the driver accused of hitting and killing a man on Chapman Highway. The crash happened Tuesday night on Chapman Highway near East Moody Avenue. KPD says a man was hit while crossing the busy road; he died at the scene. After finding a piece of the…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A man is now facing charges in connection to a fire Tuesday that likely destroyed the historic Parks-Belk building in downtown Morristown. Morristown Police Department officials say 33 year-old Jeffrey Cicirelli of Livonia, Michigan is charged with Arson, Reckless Endangerment, Burglary and Vandalism; he is in custody in the Hamblen County jail.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol plans to conduct sobriety roadside safety checkpoints around East Tennessee on multiple dates in January. Sobriety checkpoints are scheduled for Douglass Dam Road at Amanda Lane in Sevier Couny Friday, January 5. Officers will then conduct sobriety checkpoints on Oak Ridge Highway at Karns Valley Road in Knox…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Unofficial data from the Knoxville Police Department shows that crime rates, for the most part, dropped in 2023. As the report data has yet to be audited by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, it’s technically unofficial. Even so, it shows that most types of crimes were less common in Knoxville than in…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The historic Parks-Belk building in Morristown is likely a total loss after crews responded to a fire there on Main Street. Morristown Fire Department officials providing that update after responders, joined by the Jefferson City Fire Department, worked to put out the fire, which broke out around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday. Officials…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville staple will be closing its doors for good to start the new year. Long’s Drug Store in Bearden notified customers Tuesday, January 2 that after 67 years of serving the community, it will be closing its doors this January. The owner says the closure is due to the difficulty of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run. KPD officials say it happened Tuesday night around 6:00 p.m. on Chapman Highway near E. Moody Avenue when a pickup truck driving south hit a man as he crossed the road in front of the Walgreens; he was…… MORE
