The City of Knoxville says crews would be beginning the final phase of renovations for Cradle of Country Music Park this fall. The park is located at Gay Street and Summit Hill Drive near the Arts District. It’s a half-acre green space in the center of downtown that will soon be getting a large piece…… MORE
Rural Metro Fire is investigating a house fire in Halls. The fire was along Hallsdale Road overnight (Thursday) and when crews arrived they found a bedroom on fire, with flames spreading into the attic. The residents were safely outside, and officials say the home suffered smoke and heat damage to the majority of the house.…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN WOKI) Early voting begins today (Wednesday) in this year’s Presidential and Federal / State General election. It runs through October 31st and in addition to President, Knox County voters will cast their ballot in Tennessee House of Representative races, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives races and there are some other items…… MORE
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Strike Force crews have been dispatched to the greater Tampa area to assist the Florida Department of Transportation in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Our Strike Force team is a specialized group of TDOT employees able to deploy quickly in natural disasters to help with heavy debris removal,…… MORE
Beginning October 15, a free burn permit from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) is required prior to burning leaves or natural vegetation, including debris generated by Hurricane Helene. “Due to the vast amount of woody debris from Hurricane Helene and other recent storms across the state, we expect more outdoor burning…… MORE
UPDATE: Ariran Burks, 34, has been identified as the suspect from the shooting that happened on Friday, October 11 in the 4600 block of Chapman Highway, which critically injured a 24-year-old woman. Burks has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault. Burks, who was last known to reside…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department on a different type of call, not to the scene of a fire and not a cat in the tree. Saturday afternoon at 1:57 PM, the Knoxville Fire Department was called to an address on Vermont Avenue for a man stuck in a tree. KFD crews successfully extricated the man from…… MORE
Some roads in downtown Knoxville will close to traffic on the weekends through the end of the year. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the City of Knoxville to make the downtown area more friendly to pedestrians. The city says it will be closing Market Street between Clinch Avenue and Union Avenue and Union…… MORE
Knox County offers twelve early voting locations – the most ever for a Knox County election – with generous hours and two Saturdays Knoxville – Early voting begins Wednesday, October 16 at eleven (11) locations across Knox County. Those locations are: Additionally, a 12th location will be open on the University of Tennessee campus for the…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has a page set up for anyone needing information on interstate detour routes, road closures, traffic impacts and other traffic information. Please go to https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/projects-region-1/hurricane-helene-recovery.html for updates on East Tennessee Roadway Closures.… MORE
