UPDATE: A TBI Silver Alert is issued on behalf of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office for 63 year-old Terry Lowe who was last seen (Tuesday) morning has ended. He has been found and is safe. Original Story: A TBI Silver Alert is issued on behalf of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office for a missing man.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville will once again host the Covenant Kids Run on Saturday, February 1. Children in eighth grade and younger are eligible to enter the upcoming one-mile fun run. Parents can register their children online before race day or on-site beginning at 8:00 a.m., one hour before the race begins. Click here…… MORE
Philadelphia, TN (WOKI) Deputies with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a wanted man in Philadelphia, Tennessee. LCSO officials say Thomas Fortune is on foot in the area of Pond Creek Road and McCrary Street. They say Fortune is white and was last seen shirtless and wearing black pants. Officials add that a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The 18-year-old who Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies are accused of shooting dead earlier this month had a history of posting drug-related content to social media. That, according to a search warrant wherein KCSO detectives suspected Daevon Montez Saint-Germain was associated with the Murdaville Mafia street gang, a subsect of the 98…… MORE
(Knox County, TN WOKI/KCSO) Detectives with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile, Narcotics, and Organized Retail Crime Units, along with KCSO’s Aviation Unit, successfully apprehended a 17-year-old juvenile (primary suspect) who was wanted on numerous outstanding charges with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Knoxville Police Department. Detectives also arrested a second adult male…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, January 13, 2025) — With a busy 40th anniversary season on the horizon, Dollywood Parks & Resorts has scheduled several hiring events in January and February to prepare for the exciting year ahead. With last November’s opening of Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort and the opening of the Dolly Parton Experience this past May,…… MORE
TDOT receives funds road repair Helene The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving $350 million in funding to help make repairs to major interstates in Tennessee and North Carolina that sustained major damage during Hurricane Helene. As a part of a “quick release” from the Emergency Relief Fund, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is receiving…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) Six people are facing multiple counts in an animal cruelty case out of Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 12 dogs and 13 cats were rescued from dangerous conditions in last week’s winter weather. BCSO says the dogs and cats were left outside as temperatures hovered around…… MORE
Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A Tazewell Police Department officer is recovering after a driver hit his cruiser Monday morning on Highway 25 East. TPD officials say Officer Harrison Cornett was treated at the scene and at a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. According to the TPD, Cornett and other officers from TPD and the Tennessee Highway…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The three Knoxville Police Department officers involved in the shooting of an axe-wielding suspect will not face charges. District Attorney General Charme Allen deciding Monday that officers Eric Smith, Alexandra Burns and Neil Marasigan were justified when they shot 52-year-old Christopher Arons back in November. Allen’s office reviews the evidence the Tennessee…… MORE
