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KPD Says Pedestrian Fatality in Merchant Drive Area was Not a Hit and Run
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KPD Says Pedestrian Fatality in Merchant Drive Area was Not a Hit and Run

UPDATE (11/21/24): KPD crash reconstruction investigators have determined that the man who was found deceased on a sidewalk in the area of Merchant Drive and Central Avenue Pike late Tuesday night was not struck by a vehicle. Following a review of surveillance video from a nearby business, investigators verified that the victim was not struck by…MORE

Newport City Hall Reopens as Flood Cleanup Continues

Newport City Hall Reopens as Flood Cleanup Continues

Newport, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Nearly two months after historic flooding ripped through Newport, City Hall will soon be back serving the public. After clearing out the mud, water and even animals, staff are officially moving back into the building with the goal to have everything back in working order by Thanksgiving. City Hall operations…MORE

One Dead in Early Morning I-40 Crash, Knoxville Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Wednesday morning on I-40 East. Officers say a Toyota Corolla was stopped in the far right lane on I-40 East, for an unknown reason, near Midway Road when a box truck hit the rear of the stopped car. The man driving and…MORE

An Investigation is Underway Following a Knox County House Explosion

An Investigation is Underway Following a Knox County House Explosion

Farragut (WOKI) Update 11/20/24: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire and Explosives Unit responded around 1 pm today (Wednesday) with Rural Metro Fire and Sheriff’s Office Patrol to reports of a home explosion on Blue Water Way in West Knox County.   Upon arrival, the FEIU Investigator discovered that the structure was completely leveled.  After…MORE

MEDIC Still Behind in Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive
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MEDIC Still Behind in Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is still behind in the 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive against Kentucky Blood Center. Tennessee is trailing Kentucky by 162 units after the second day of the competition which runs through Friday. MEDIC has lost to the Kentucky Blood Center in the last two years. A big change for this…MORE

An Investigation is Underway in White Pine after 5 Year-Old is Found Dead
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An Investigation is Underway in White Pine after 5 Year-Old is Found Dead

The White Pine Police Department is investigating the death of five-year-old child. Officers with the WPPD, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, White Pine Fire Department and Jefferson County EMS went to Harrison Road yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. The call was for a five-year-old child with special needs in cardiac arrest. They arrived on the scene within two…MORE

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