Knoxville, Tennessee (KCSO/WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit (TANGO) is investigating a vehicle crash on Maynardville Highway near Loyston Road and the Union County Line. Upon arrival June 13, 2025, deputies found that three vehicles had collided, resulting in multiple victims. Emergency responders from R/M and AMR Ambulance quickly assessed all individuals involved. Three…… MORE
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (KPD/ WOKI) Knoxville Police have identified the victim of the crash into Shannondale Assisted Living Facility as 96 year-old Walter Humphrey. KPD says charges will be filed against 24 year-old Eleasah Williams who they say was driving the minivan that crashed into Mr. Humphrey’s room at the facility on Saturday. Williams was…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 6/13 6:00 a.m.: A portion of Airport Loop Road at McGhee Tyson Airport has reopened Friday morning following the discovery of a sinkhole Thursday night. Airport officials say the roadway is the main road circling the airport terminal building and garage; travelers and visitors to McGhee Tyson were rerouted for a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County government is soon to enter a hiring freeze. That news coming Thursday from CFO and Co-Chief of Staff Chris Caldwell who says the move is aimed at saving money and keeping the county from dipping into its “rainy day fund.” “We discussed this during our budget process and decided it…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A motorcycle driver dies following a head-on collision Thursday in West Knoxville. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the crash happened on N. Gallaher View Road between Broome Road and Walker Springs Road.They report a truck was turning left out of an apartment complex when a motorcycle hit the truck and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has tracked down Dulcie’s Cafe’s trailer, a food truck that was reported stolen out of Knoxville earlier this week. The business took to social media to ask for help after security cameras caught a person in a Home Depot truck rental pull up to the trailer at 701…… MORE
Story courtesy of WVLT: KNOXVILLE, TN (WVLT) – Private schools have prepared for Gov. Bill Lee’s new school voucher program with nearly 40,000 families looking to cash in on the scholarships. This coming school year, only 20,000 students will be granted scholarships from the program. State numbers show 244 private schools have opted-in to allow…… MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting (FAIR) Act to stop federal taxpayer dollars from being sent to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) after years of left-wing politically biased reporting under the guise of public broadcasting. Senator Blackburn has long pushed to ensure taxpayers are not…… MORE
A multi-county police chase ends with three people arrested. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to pull over a car on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard last night (Wednesday), but it didn’t stop and sped onto I-40 East leading deputies on a chase from Knox County, through Sevier County and into Jefferson County.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing teen. KPD says 17-year-old Roycises Malone was last seen early Saturday, June 7 near Buck Toms Park in West Knoxville. Malone is a black male, 6’1″ tall, weighing 190 lbs. Anyone with information is asked to call East Tennessee Valley Crime…… MORE
