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The Tennessee Department of Education Releasing Data About Third Grade Retention Appeals
The Tennessee Department of Education releases data about third grade retention appeals, marking approximately two weeks left for families to submit a form to the department appealing decisions about ...
Jun 19, 2023
Knoxville Fire Department Investigators Looking into the Cause of Two Fires, One in an Industrial Area and the Other at an Abandoned House
Photo of one of the many bales of paper removed from the industrial fireThe Knoxville Fire Department continuing their investigation into a fire on Proctor Street involving industrial equipment.It hap...
Jun 19, 2023
UT Football Player Indicted in October 2022 Assault Case
Jaylen McCollough (Courtesy KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A UT football player has been indicted on an assault charge stemming from an incident at a Knoxville apartment complex in October.Police records st...
Jun 16, 2023
TDOT Alerting Drivers to a Long-Term Road Closure Project in Cocke and Greene Counties
The Tennessee Department of Transportation say motorists traveling on State Route 35 (US 321) in Cocke and Greene Counties should be aware of an upcoming lane closure that will have an impact on traff...
Jun 15, 2023
Family-Owned Mayo Garden Center to Close One of Their Locations
Photo courtesy of WVLTA long-time staple for your gardening and other needs in North Knoxville is closing their doors.Family owned Mayo Garden Center is closing their Powell location due to staffing s...
Jun 15, 2023
Members of the Mental Health Advisory Committee, appointed by Knox County Mayor Glenna Jacobs, on Tuesday will unveil details about the new mental health court, which is designed to help adult defenda...
Jun 15, 2023
Police Seek Suspect Involved in Mail Carrier Robbery
Courtesy KPDKnoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for your help in identifying a suspect who robbed a United States Postal Service mail carrier on June 10.KPD officials have n...
Jun 14, 2023
TBI Releases Age-Enhanced Photo in the Continuing Search for Summer Wells
Courtesy TBIHawkins County, TN (WOKI) Two years after her disappearance, a newly released forensic photo is keeping the search for a missing Hawkins County child alive.Five-year-old Summer Wells was f...
Jun 14, 2023
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and Today is Late Coach Pat Summitt’s Birthday with a Special Fundraiser ‘Pat’s Day of Giving’ Underway
Today would have been her 71st birthday and the Pat Summitt Foundation is holding a big fundraiser, called 'Pat's Day of Giving.'Pat Summitt would have been 71 years old today and the Pat Summitt Foun...
Jun 14, 2023
Tennessee Ranks 36th in Child Well-Being According to a Newly Released Data Book
Tennessee ranks 36th in child well-being, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children ...
Jun 14, 2023
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