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Knox County Health Department to Offer Fall Prevention Events for Seniors

Knox County Health Department to Offer Fall Prevention Events for Seniors

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Health Department will recognize the importance of preventing falls among older adults with two events this month. The first is Friday, September 15 at Marble Hall in Lakeshore Park; the event will begin at 10:00 a.m., but participants should arrive by 9:45 a.m. The second event will be at…MORE

Trial Date Set for UT Football’s Jaylen McCollough

Trial Date Set for UT Football’s Jaylen McCollough

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A trial date was set Wednesday morning for UT football player Jaylen McCollough in an assault case from October 2022. The court set the trial date for February 12, 2024 with a pretrial conference on January 12. McCollough was not present at Wednesday’s court hearing, having waived his right to an appearance.…MORE

Medic with Only a Slight Lead in the Annual UT vs Florida Blood Drive

Medic with Only a Slight Lead in the Annual UT vs Florida Blood Drive

It’s time to beat Florida off the field, the annual blood drive competition is underway until Friday between MEDIC Regional Blood Center and LifeSouth Blood Center. The competition allows both blood centers to have fun celebrating SEC football and stabilize the blood supply. The center who collects the highest number of red blood cell products…MORE

Protests Derail Proposed Choto Landing Development

Protests Derail Proposed Choto Landing Development

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Recent protests have now derailed an affordable housing development planned for the Choto community in West Knoxville. Officials with developer Dominion Group telling our news partner WVLT Tuesday that plans to develop Choto Landing, a 56-unit townhome community providing quality and affordable housing for people who earn less than $70,000 a year,…MORE

Three Arrested and Nearly $300,000 Worth of Meth, Fentanyl Seized in Madisonville Drug Operation, Police Say

Three Arrested and Nearly $300,000 Worth of Meth, Fentanyl Seized in Madisonville Drug Operation, Police Say

Madisonville, TN (WOKI) Three people are arrested and a “staggering” amount of drugs are seized Tuesday dismantling a major drug trafficking network in Madisonville. Officials with the Madisonville Police Department say their year-long sting operation resulted in the seizure of one pound of fentanyl and nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value…MORE

Medic with a Slight Lead in Annual Blood Drive Against Florida

Medic with a Slight Lead in Annual Blood Drive Against Florida

It’s football time in Tennessee and you can support the Vols while helping to save a life. The Medic versus LifeSouth blood drive runs through Friday, it’s the annual UT versus Florida Blood drive to see which blood bank can collect the most blood donations. Last year, Medic won so let’s keep the winning streak…MORE

TWRA says an Alligator has been Caught in East Tennessee

TWRA says an Alligator has been Caught in East Tennessee

The Vols are taking on the Gators this weekend but an alligator has been found in East Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency say they had a surprising call yesterday in the Whites Creek area of Rhea County where they trapped a four-foot alligator. The gator was taken to the Chattanooga Zoo. Officials say that…MORE

A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper is Injured in Crash While Responding to Another Crash

A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper is Injured in Crash While Responding to Another Crash

An investigation is underway after multiple people are recovering following a crash involving a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who was responding to a separate crash. Preliminary reports say the first crash involved a 33 year old man who was going South on Maynardville Highway hitting a guardrail before spinning out of control, crossing the center…MORE

BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville

BCSO: Man Charged after Killing Mom, Cat at a Home in Louisville

Louisville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is in custody facing murder and other charges in the death of his mother Thursday night inside her Louisville home. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 63-year-old Kimberly Hayes was pronounced dead at her residence on Samples Road Friday. BCSO deputies had responded to the home after…MORE

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