Authorities are investigating a helicopter crash in Blount County. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash near Walland yesterday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter made an emergency landing in a field after the pilot reported engine issues. There were six people on board and all passengers and the pilot were…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Knoxville and Knox County area homeless service providers and churches plan to open overnight warming centers for people who live outside during the year’s coldest days, but they need some help. The Knoxville-Knox County Office on Housing Stability is partnering with various locations to offer warming centers. Still, the office said it…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are looking for more information after a man was shot in Krutch Park Saturday night, December 23. The victim is in stable condition, and an investigation is underway with Knoxville Police and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers asking for help to find that suspect. Police…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Seymour man is facing an aggravated arson charge after police say he started a fire in a Knoxville church. According to an arrest report, 34 year-old Billy Walker entered the Church Street United Methodist Church on Henley Street around 3:00 a.m. on Christmas, locked himself in a bridal suite, then lit…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting that happened on Saturday night in Krutch Park. Multiple persons of interest have been identified in the course of the investigation, which is being led by KPD Homicide Unit detectives. The investigation, which has continued to stretch into Christmas Eve, has been assisted by…… MORE
A rise in the number of respiratory illnesses in our state and now new data from the CDC shows a troubling jump in the number of patients with COVID, flu and RSV needing to be hospitalized. Over the past several weeks, hospitalizations rose 200% for the flu; 51% for COVID-19 and 60% for RSV. Doctors…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Students aren’t the only ones headed home with a report card at the end of the fall semester, so are Knox County Schools. The state Department of Education released their A to F grades for every school in the state Thursday, offering a snapshot at how every school is performing. While some…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department has received the final report from the departmental assessment that was conducted by 21CP Solutions. As part of the wide-ranging departmental assessment, 21CP Solutions provided in-depth policy and procedural recommendations in seven core areas – use of force; stops, searches and arrests; vehicle pursuits; impartial policing; vehicle pursuits; response to vulnerable…… MORE
The Knox County Health Department and the Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplainsare conducting an emergency preparedness exercise to ensure the health department’s shower trailerswill operate during an emergency event. If needed, emergency workers would use the trailers if noother facilities were available.This year, however, the exercise will double as an opportunity to provide showers for…… MORE
Jefferson County deputies will be around several ATM’s this week as they check for credit card skimmers. Skimmers are small, electronic devices that steal your credit card information when you put your card into an ATM. They’re designed to blend in with legitimate card readers, making them difficult to spot. Officials say these scams are…… MORE
