Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, is tomorrow (Monday). Columbus Day has been an official federal holiday since 1937 to honor explorer Christopher Columbus landing in North America, some states and cities have renamed the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day to honor the culture of Native Americans. U.S. stock markets, including the New York Stock Exchange…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department detectives are investigating after a man was shot on I-40 East near the Holston River Bridge on Saturday evening. At around 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024, KPD officers responded to the aforementioned location, where a Ford F-150 was crashed in the center median. The driver, a currently unidentified man, was suffering…… MORE
UPDATE: Residents can safely return to the area that was evacuated while trained Bomb Squad technicians worked to safely dispose of a large amount of commercial grade explosives and blast caps that were found inside of a steel box on Mynderse Avenue Thursday afternoon. The evacuation was lifted at 10 p.m. on Friday night after technicians…… MORE
Greene County, TN (WOKI) A woman is in stable condition and an investigation is underway following a shooting early Friday morning in Greene County. Officials with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to the 7000 block of Old Stage Road around 3:40 a.m. for a burglary call. GCSO says “the caller stated that…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / KPD) UPDATE 10/11 1:28 p.m.: Earlier this morning, an explosive ordnance robot was deployed to get a sample of the suspected explosives found inside of a box at CMC Recycling on Thursday afternoon. The sample tested positive for ammonium nitrate, as confirmed by lab scientists at Quantico, which is consistent with…… MORE
Due to the ongoing operations and evacuations on Western Avenue, the Knoxville Fire Department has decided to be proactive and cancel tonight’s KFD Night on the Square. Officials say it’s regretful they canceling the event which offers Children’s Activities, a Fire Safety House, Equipment demos and much more.… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is contacting property owners along state routes impacted by flooding to gain right-of-way access during the rebuilding process. Officials say the form is not a scam as many property owners have expressed concern about the form’s legitimacy. TDOT is contacting property owners to gain temporary right-of-entry access to repair and…… 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
Unicoi County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation today Thursday reopened a section of I-26 in Unicoi County closed previously due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. TDOT officials say the roadway is open from theTennessee/North Carolina state line to Exit 40 in Erwin, Tennessee for local traffic and deliveries only. Officials stress that the…… MORE
Knoxville Police Detectives need your help to identify a shooting suspect. The shooting happened in the 1500 block of Connecticut Avenue on September 28th and was captured on video. The victim, a 48-year-old man, was shot in the foot. The suspect, wearing dark-colored clothes, ran from the scene. If you have any information, you are…… MORE
