Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Funeral services are announced for fallen Knoxville Police Department Officer Wisbens Antoine.

KPD officials say Officer Wisbens Antoine collapsed during a routine physical training session at the end of a mile-and-a-half run last week. He later died early Sunday morning at UT Medical Center.

Prior to Antoine’s death, Knoxville Municipal Court Judge Tyler Caviness swore him in as a KPD officer in his hospital room.

KPD announced Wednesday the receiving of friends will take place Friday, March 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mynatt Funeral Home located at 2000 Powell Drive. The public is invited to attend and pay their respects.

A Celebration of Life Service for Antoine will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 2 at First Apostolic Church of Knoxville on Pleasant Ridge Road followed by a burial at Lynnhurst Cemetery.

Officer Antoine will be buried with full police honors provided by the Knoxville Police Department.

KPD officers will lead a procession following the service from the church to Lynnhurst Cemetery. The public is invited to line the road and pay their respects as the procession passes.

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old West High School student is taken to UT Medical Center Tuesday morning after being hit by a car.

Knoxville Police Department officials say the student was crossing Sutherland Avenue around 8:00 a.m. when she was hit by a Toyota 4Runner.

KPD says the driver of the SUV was attempting to turn left from Tobler Lane onto Sutherland when they hit the student.

The teen was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver stayed on the scene and was not charged.

Sevier County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) More than just a water gauge, Sevier County’s Flood Warning System has expanded to further ensure the safety of the entire region.

Housed in nine locations across the county, the Flood Warning System is made up of field sensors and a web-based software called Contrail. The system monitors streams, rivers and precipitation levels throughout Sevier County.

”It’s very important for us to be utilizing every resource that’s available,” said Joe Ayers, the director of the Sevier County Emergency Management Agency.

The nine locations range from high in the national park to some of the lowest-lying parts of the county.

The idea of the monitoring stations is to be placed along a river or stream and be set to a predetermined level to alert first responders and EMA officials if that level is reached.

“With this flood monitoring system it’ll allow us to receive notifications preemptively when it starts to reach those thresholds so we can go ahead and notify individuals in preparation in the event that we need to respond,” said Ayers.

While labeled a flood warning system, the software also keeps track of another potentially deadly threat; the sites also serve to inform Sevier County officials about the fire danger in the area.

“We’re able to tie into weather sensors that measure the fuel moisture or soil moisture of those fuels that would burn,” said Ayers.

In the summer of 2022, a flash flood descended upon the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flooded a campground down stream, sending folks packing for higher ground in the middle of the night.

At the time, there was not a gauge in the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River.

”We now have two monitors that are now in the national park on the Middle Prong of the Pigeon River that will provide us some early warning,” said Ayers.