Morristown, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The historic Parks-Belk building in Morristown is likely a total loss after crews responded to a fire there on Main Street.

Morristown Fire Department officials providing that update after responders, joined by the Jefferson City Fire Department, worked to put out the fire, which broke out around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Officials say crews worked overnight and this morning to keep the fire from spreading to other buildings on Main Street.

The empty four-story building was reportedly being turned into an apartment complex. No injuries have been reported, and there is still no word on what started the fire.

ORIGINAL STORY: An historic building is burning in downtown Morristown.

Morristown Fire Department crews remain on the scene after responding to a fire shortly before 9:30 Tuesday night at the Parks-Belk Building.

The historic building at the intersection of Main Street and Cumberland Street was in the process of being renovated into an apartment complex and was vacant when the fire broke out. No injuries have been reported.

Fire officials say the building is likely to end up being a total loss.

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run.

KPD officials say it happened Tuesday night around 6:00 p.m. on Chapman Highway near E. Moody Avenue when a pickup truck driving south hit a man as he crossed the road in front of the Walgreens; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

KPD says the truck, possibly a dark red Ford F-150, then kept driving.

KPD says the crash remains under investigation by KPD crash reconstruction investigators. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

Cosby, TN (WOKI) A Cocke County man found his dog beaten to death after going missing. Now, he’s trying to figure out who is responsible.

“I was stunned,” Tanner Russell said when he found his six-month-old dog Marvin dead. Russell said Marvin went missing a few weeks ago and that he found him a few days later in a bag on the side of a road.

“Nothing on his body. He just had what I would describe as dents in his head, and he looked like he’d been dipped in red paint.”

“If you would have seen him, you could tell it was intentional,” Russell said.

Now, Russell is trying to figure out who’s responsible. He lives in Cosby, which is a rural community in Cocke County.

“Everybody knows everybody, more or less. All the neighbors knew him. It wasn’t like anybody disliked him,” Russell said.

The Smoky Mountains Humane Society said they’ve seen multiple cases of dog abuse. The vice president said a second dog was found with a gunshot wound to the face, happening in the same area as the first, just days after Marvin was found dead.

“It would suggest that there is a person involved with this,” said Sara Kenney, Vice President of the Smoky Mountains Humane Society. She encourages people to reach out to the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office if they see cases of animal abuse.

Russell said he filed a report with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff said they are investigating.

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, you may be wondering if you will be able to celebrate with fireworks.

Many counties and cities across East Tennessee have regulations barring both the sale and the igniting of fireworks.

In Knox County, it is illegal to sell and set off fireworks; the same goes for the city of Knoxville unless you have a permit from the city.

Our news partner, WVLT, has compiled a list of counties and cities in East Tennessee where fireworks are and are not allowed to be sold and used; you can access that list here.