Monroe County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: U.S. Forest Service officials say a planned closure of the Bald River Falls Bridge to repair the decades-old structure and add an observation deck has been pushed back until September 11. The closure was supposed to begin August 21, but weather delays have hampered the project from getting underway. Once…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Emergency personnel were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in front of Frazier’s Carpet One in Northwest Knoxville. According to WOKI producers who were on-site for a remote broadcast, the accident occurred just after 5:00 p.m. They reported that a blue crossover SUV traveling east on Western Avenue…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) A Cocke County corrections officer is arrested Wednesday after smuggling drugs into jail. Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say Officer David Kirkland Jr. was arrested following an internal investigation on suspicions that contraband was making its way into the Cocke County Detention Center. CCSO reports Kirkland colluded with two others, including an…… MORE
Harriman, TN (WOKI) The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body is found in Harriman. RCSO officials say the body was found Wednesday on a property along Davis Hollow Road in Harriman. The body has been sent to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for autopsy and identification. No additional details have been…… MORE
The Great Smoky Mountains Balloon Festival is returning for their sixth annual celebration. The event brings in thousands of people for hot air balloon activities. Professional balloonists will be taking guests on tethered rides up in the air. New for 2023, the festival will be selling reusable water bottles and providing refill stations to cut…… MORE
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the special session proclamation https://sos.tn.gov/publications/services/governors-proclamations and presented the administration’s legislative and budget priorities that will go before the Tennessee General Assembly during the special session on public safety, convening https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2023/5/8/gov–lee-announces-special-session-on-public-safety-to-begin-august-21.html August 21. “As our nation faces evolving public safety threats, Tennessee remains vigilant and is taking continued action to protect communities while preserving…… MORE
The man accused of stabbing the driver of a garbage truck during a reported “car-jacking” is now facing federal charges. 43-year-old, Shawn White was arrested in Sevier County after crashing the truck into a business. He is now charged federally with carjacking. He is also charged with multiple felonies and is scheduled to be in…… MORE
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and charged as part of a shooting investigation in Campbell County. Campbell County Sheriff’s Office officials say 30 year-old Avery Anthony Bowenswas taken into custody Wednesday and charged with three counts of attempted criminal homicide and three counts of attempted aggravated kidnapping in connection to a shooting…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A person has been charged in Monday’s deadly crash that happened on I-40 East near Papermill Drive. Knoxville Police Department officials say 36 year-old Shannon Glasper lost control of her Honda sedan and hit a Dodge truck pulling a camper around 2:00 a.m. The truck then flipped over the wall, coming to…… MORE
Knox County, TN (WOKI) District 3 Knox County Commissioner Gina Oster is asking for the public’s help as neighborhoods in West Knox County , including hundreds of residents displaced from Lovell Crossing Apartments, work to recover from Monday’s devastating EF2 tornado. “Lovell Crossing Apartments are in terrible shape,” said District 3 County Commissioner Gina Oster.…… MORE
