Hancock County (WOKI) The National Weather Service says radar indicates a tornado touched down in Hancock County. They are sending a survey crew to Hancock County today (Wednesday) to assess the damage. If it becomes a confirmed tornado, it would be the first recorded September tornado for East Tennessee. It happened five-and-a-half miles east of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man following a scam investigation. SCSO officials reporting the arrest happened on September 19 when deputies responded to Kerr Road after hearing about an online scam. The victim told the office they had been told to withdraw $45,000 in cash and take it home,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and an investigation is underway after two women are allegedly assaulted Monday morning near the University of Tennessee. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to a call about an assault at Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street just before 9:00 a.m. The two victims, aged 18 and 20,…… MORE
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s endangered child alert for a five-year-old out of Knoxville is over. Dejon Parker was found with his non-custodial father, 42-year-old Darrell Moore Jr. in Johnson City who is in custody. Original Story: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a bomb threat is called into Hardin Valley Middle School this morning (Tuesday). Just after 8:30, the school was evacuated due to the threat. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Device Unit and an EOD dog cleared the building after not finding an explosive device. Students returned to class a…… MORE
A Knoxville man is charged with driving under the influence after a pedestrian is killed in a crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol called to a crash on Murphy Road at Shannon Valley Farms Boulevard Thursday night. Troopers say a pedestrian had been hit by an SUV driven by 46-year-old Aldo Weddington and was dead at…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, Sept. 23, 2024) — Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana has once again been nominated for the USA Today 10Best Award for Best Theme Park Halloween Event. The Harvest Festival—which features the wildly popular Great Pumpkin LumiNights presented by Covenant Health—has been a perennial favorite for the award. The USA Today contest, which…… MORE
The autopsy for a Jefferson County Judge who was hit and killed by a car while his was walking on the highway near Mountain Vista Trail shows alcohol in his system at the time of the incident. Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone shows that he had more than three times the…… MORE
White Pine, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The White Pine Police Department is investigating after officers say a road rage incident turned into a deadly shooting Monday morning. Officers responded to Roy Messer Highway at Exit 4, close to I-81, around 5:00 a.m. WPPD officials say 20-year-old Jordan Price was shot and killed in the incident which…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating after a woman reported an assault early Sunday morning in Fort Sanders. KPD officials say a 22-year-old woman reported that a man claiming to be an Uber driver assaulted her. According to the woman’s report, the man, possibly of Middle Eastern descent with a heavy build, told her…… MORE
