Passenger train routes connecting Tennessee’s largest cities to each other and bordering states is still decades away, if it happens at all, according to a newly completed study from the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR). The study was ordered by the state government to iron-out possible costs and obstacles to establishing a passenger…… MORE
A Scott County deputy is arrested and charged with domestic assault against a family member. It happened last night, when Oneida Police responded to a domestic disturbance call and arrested 27-year-old deputy Rachel Thomas. She is being held on a $1,000 bond. She was also placed on a mandatory 12-hour hold for the charge. she’s…… MORE
Officials in Union County are searching for an escaped inmate. Dean McPherson was being held at the jail for driving on a suspended license and escaped last night (Wednesday). He is 6′11″ and 185 lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 865-992-5212 or dispatch…… MORE
McMinn County, TN (WOKI) Speed appears to be the cause in a fatal motorcycle crash on the Fourth of July in McMinn County. Tennessee Highway Patrol officials say 37 year-old Franklin Harris was riding a Suzuki motorcycle at what appeared to be a high rate of speed on U.S. Route 411 when a Toyota SUV…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four teens are arrested Tuesday night following a chaotic scene involving fireworks and a car crash in Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded around 10:00 p.m. to a crash near Texas Avenue and Pascal Drive. Witnesses told officers that teens were hitting a black Hyundai with paintballs and fireworks, which…… MORE
Our Queen, Dolly Parton, says she does not want to become a hologram. During a press event for her upcoming album “Rockstar”, she was asked about the idea of a digital hologram being used in her place after she dies. 77-year-old Dolly replied that the body of work she already has here on Earth will…… MORE
Amazon is recruiting workers for its Amazon Robotics Fulfillment site in Alcoa and have a satellite hiring office at the Foothills Mall in Maryville. They will be there today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Starting the week of July 9, the office will…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a deadly July 4th accident in South Knoxville. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to the 600 block of West Marine Road and the preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle went off the road, hitting a utility pole. That driver was pronounced dead at the scene.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The woman behind some big changes within the Knoxville Police Department is stepping down from her position in July. KPD today announced that Brooklyn Belk will step away from her role as the Department’s Deputy Chief of Professional Standards effective July 16th. Belk was named to the new position in February; despite…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Beloved by her chimpanzee family and human caretakers, a 38-year-old Chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville has died. “We had to make the unfortunate decision [Thursday] to euthanize Binti,” said Phil Colclough, Director of Animal Care, Conservation and Education for Zoo Knoxville in a video release today. The decision came after caregivers at the…… MORE
