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Tennessee Reports 8 Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Fatalities
Tuesday, December 02, 2025 | 10:57am The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security released preliminary statistics recording 8 traffic fatalities during the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday travel...
Dec 03, 2025 THP cruiser (Courtesy: Tennessee Highway Patrol)
Knoxville Christian School Files Lawsuit Against Knox County Board of Education
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville, Christian school planned for the Cedar Bluff area, has sued the Knox County Board of Education. The school is challenging ...
Dec 03, 2025 Knox County Schools logo - courtesy of KCS
Three William Blount Students Charged or Cited after Stolen Gun Brought on School Property
UPDATE: BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - The William Blount High School student facing charges after bringing a gun on school property Monday stole that gun from a car, according to the...
Dec 02, 2025 Blount County Sheriff's Office Cruiser
Knoxville Police Release Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Report
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Knoxville Police officers conducting high-visibility traffic enforcement throughout the Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to keep the roads as safe as possible. Unfortunately, t...
Dec 02, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
Today is Giving Tuesday, Ways to Help
For Giving Tuesday 2025, consider donating to the East Tennessee Foundation (ETF), which is holding its "EastTNGives" campaign to support local funds in its 25-county service area. You can also give t...
Dec 02, 2025 Giving Tuesday
Roane County Sheriff's Office Identifies Man Found Dead in Road
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - The Roane County Sheriff's Office is asking for information after a man was hit by a car and found dead in the road. The sheriff's office says Christian Aydelotte's...
Dec 01, 2025 Christian Aydelotte(RCSO)
Request a FREE Smoke Alarm in Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee (WOKI / WVLT) - The Tennessee Commerce and Insurance Department is giving away fire alarms in an effort to cut down on lost property and lives due to fires. It's part of "Get Alar...
Dec 01, 2025 Tennessee State Fire Marshall
Man Hit by a Car in McDonald's Parking Lot has Died
Knoxville Police say a man has died after he was hit by a car in a McDonald's parking lot. Officers responded to reports of an incident involving a truck and the man in the parking lot of the McDonald...
Dec 01, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
TDOT Announces Re-Opening of SR-159/US 321
Helene Recovery Efforts Continue in East Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - On Monday, December 1, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced the reopening of SR-159/US 321 in Carter...
Dec 01, 2025 TDOT logo
Maryville Officer Injured in Crash During JD Vance Motorcade Released from Hospital
Maryville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Officer Justin Brown has been released from the hospital. He was critically injured in a crash last month during a security motorcade for Vice President JD Vance. Brown w...
Dec 01, 2025 Maryville Police Officer Justin Brown (courtesy of MPD)
