Nashville, TN (WOKI) The dust from the election still settling, two of Tennessee’s top lawmakers are pushing forward another bill aimed at establishing a private school voucher program in the state. Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and House Majority Leader William Lamberth Wednesday introduced the Education Freedom Act of 2025. The numbers in this latest…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Maryville Police solve a decades-old cold case making an arrest. The case centers on the 39-year-old cold case murder of Billy Wayne Hearon. Police have charged 62-year-old Roger Oody in his murder. Hearon was found dead in his home in Shady Acres Trailer Park, MPD said, adding that he had died from…… MORE
Multiple media outlets calling the Presidential race – President Trump has reached 277 electoral votes, enough to win the presidency once again becoming the 47th president-elect. Marsha Blackburn keeps her Senate seat beating Knoxville’s Gloria Johnson who will keep her current State House District 90 seat. Tim Burchett retains his United States House of Representatives…… MORE
The North Carolina Department of Transportation expects I-40 across the state line to be open through the Pigeon River Gorge by New Year’s Day. NCDOT says traffic would be moving slower than normal, estimating a 40 mph speed limit with one lane in each direction. The news comes just over a month after Hurricane Helene…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Free parking on nights and weekends in downtown Knoxville is here to stay. The announcement coming from City of Knoxville officials Monday night though additional details about the City’s “updated parking plan” have not been released. In May, the city released a report from Walker, a group hired to evaluate Knoxville’s current…… MORE
A 15-year-old male has been charged for making a threat of mass violence following a late-night Knoxville Police Department investigation. On Monday, November 4, 2024 at around 7:30 p.m., KPD detectives were made aware that the aforementioned male, a Bearden High School student, had made a verbal threat to commit an act of violence at…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is asking for help to identify a woman who was found along I-40 in Roane County and died from her injuries. THP says troopers were dispatched to a person lying in the emergency lane of I-40 East in Roane County at mile marker 341 on October 13th. THP says the victim…… MORE
UPDATE from Knoxville Fire Department: UPDATE: At approximately 8:30 PM this (Monday) evening Knox County 911 communications received a call about Knoxville College possibly being on fire. The caller stated they could see very high flames and a lot of smoke. When crews arrived, they saw heavy fire coming from the top of the administration…… MORE
11/11/24 UPDATE: The suspect in a Monroe County murder has been taken into custody in South Carolina. According to the Columbia Police Department, Nicholas Hamlett was found at a hospital there and taken into custody. He is accused of killing 34-year-old Steven Lloyd in Tellico Plains on October 18th and is facing first-degree murder charges.…… MORE
UPDATE: The victim from the fatal hit-and-run crash that happened on Magnolia Avenue Friday night has been identified as Andrew Quayle, age 63. KPD crash reconstruction investigators are still working to identify the involved vehicle and driver. The car was described as a black SUV or crossover vehicle, which reportedly fled east on Magnolia Avenue…… MORE
