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An Investigation is Underway after a Failed Traffic Stop Ends after a Chase

An Investigation is Underway after a Failed Traffic Stop Ends after a Chase

Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a car chase that ends in a deadly crash. Campbell County Sheriff’s Office Deputies tried to pull over a car in the Valley View community yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), but the driver, identified by THP as 25-year-old Cassie Miller, didn’t stop and fled from police. Miller then led deputies on a…MORE

Registered Sex Offender Taken into Custody at an Anderson County Elementary School
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Registered Sex Offender Taken into Custody at an Anderson County Elementary School

A registered sex offender is taken into custody after entering an elementary school.  Anderson County Schools officials say a person on the registry entered Lake City Elementary School on Friday. Security protocols, including a mandatory background check for all visitors, the school district said, immediately flagged the person and police responded. “Thanks to the swift,…MORE

Tennessee Majority Leaders Once Again Pushing for School Voucher Program

Tennessee Majority Leaders Once Again Pushing for School Voucher Program

Nashville, TN (WOKI) The dust from the election still settling, two of Tennessee’s top lawmakers are pushing forward another bill aimed at establishing a private school voucher program in the state. Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and House Majority Leader William Lamberth Wednesday introduced the Education Freedom Act of 2025. The numbers in this latest…MORE

Maryville Police Charge Man in Decades-Old Cold Case Murder

Maryville Police Charge Man in Decades-Old Cold Case Murder

Maryville, TN (WOKI) Maryville Police solve a decades-old cold case making an arrest. The case centers on the 39-year-old cold case murder of Billy Wayne Hearon. Police have charged 62-year-old Roger Oody in his murder. Hearon was found dead in his home in Shady Acres Trailer Park, MPD said, adding that he had died from…MORE

NCDOT Expects I-40 to Reopen by January
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NCDOT Expects I-40 to Reopen by January

The North Carolina Department of Transportation expects I-40 across the state line to be open through the Pigeon River Gorge by New Year’s Day. NCDOT says traffic would be moving slower than normal, estimating a 40 mph speed limit with one lane in each direction. The news comes just over a month after Hurricane Helene…MORE

Free Parking in Downtown Knoxville to Stay, City Says

Free Parking in Downtown Knoxville to Stay, City Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Free parking on nights and weekends in downtown Knoxville is here to stay. The announcement coming from City of Knoxville officials Monday night though additional details about the City’s “updated parking plan” have not been released. In May, the city released a report from Walker, a group hired to evaluate Knoxville’s current…MORE

KPD says a 15 Year-Old Charged for Threat of Mass Violence

KPD says a 15 Year-Old Charged for Threat of Mass Violence

A 15-year-old male has been charged for making a threat of mass violence following a late-night Knoxville Police Department investigation. On Monday, November 4, 2024 at around 7:30 p.m., KPD detectives were made aware that the aforementioned male, a Bearden High School student, had made a verbal threat to commit an act of violence at…MORE

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Historic Old North Knoxville’s Victorian Holiday Home Tour

Historic Old North Knoxville’s Victorian Holiday Home Tour

Make plans now to join us for the 34th Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour on December 7th & 8th 2024! Old North Knoxville features beautiful homes built in the Queen Anne, Craftsman/Bungalow, Neoclassical Revival, and American Four Square style.

Light the World Giving Machines in Knoxville

Light the World Giving Machines in Knoxville

The Light the World Giving Machines are coming to Downtown Knoxville on Wednesday, November 20th across from DiCarlo’s Pizza- 524 S. Gay St. and will be there until December 3rd.