The Tennessee Department of Transportation says lane closures are in place following a rock slide in Anderson County. It happened today (Monday) on State Route 116 (Briceville Highway) near Grave Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Geotechnical engineers are assessing the situation and crews have set up barriers and temporary traffic signals are being installed. This lane…… MORE
1/07/25 UPDATE: (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has ended the Silver Alert for a missing Greene County man as 60-year-old Danny Smith has been found safe. He was last seen Sunday in his home in the 400 block of Mulberry Road in Greeneville. UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has upgraded the search for…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Director of Schools for Blount County has resigned. In an email sent to the school system Monday, David Murrell says he is resigning after “much prayer and careful consideration” and returning to a tenured faculty position with Blount County Schools. Murrell’s resignation marks the end of an 18-year stint at the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) New details are emerging in a dynamite scare that prompted an hours-long emergency response back in October in Knoxville. Roughly 200 sticks of dynamite were found in a box at CMC Recycling on Western Avenue. Those explosives forced several homes and businesses near the plant to evacuate for over a day. ATF…… MORE
Hawkins County, TN (WOKI) The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a suspect after a shooting Sunday in Thorn Hill. HCSO officials say 60-year-old William Milam is facing charges for aggravated assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony after deputies responded to a call Sunday, hearing…… MORE
Spikes in flu and respiratory illnesses are causing some major hospitals in East Tennessee to implement restrictions for visitors. The University of Tennessee Medical Center and Covenant Health say anyone under the age of 12 and anyone showing signs of illness, such as cough, congestion and an upset stomach, that aren’t seeking medical care are…… MORE
This evening (Sunday) at 7:20 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a reported automated fire alarm at 1200 Morrell Road, Rocky Hill Elementary School. On the arrival of the initial KFD fire units, smoke was discovered in the school’s area. Due to the smoke conditions, KFD upgraded the call to a working fire.…… MORE
The driver airlifted to the hospital and an investigation is underway after a tanker filled with liquid chocolate overturns in Greene County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol and Greene County First Responders were called to the scene Saturday on Highway 340 at the Greene/Cocke County Line. There is no word on the condition of that driver…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is reporting several weather-related accidents in our area today (Sunday). There is a winter weather advisory in effect for most of East Tennessee until 7 p.m. tonight (Sunday). THP has responded to numerous accidents this morning (Sunday) in Campbell County on Interstate 75 both north and southbound due to icy road…… MORE
As they have since early December, four local churches will be opening their doors as overnight warming centers to anyone who needs a warm, indoor space on nights when temperatures drop below 25 degrees. The Salvation Army is also opening homeless shelter overflow space at 409 North Broadway. Centers will be open tonight (Saturday, Jan. 4)…… MORE
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