Kingsport, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after shots are fired Tuesday morning during a SWAT-led search warrant in Kingsport. TBI officials say the Sullivan County Special Weapons and Tactics team was executing a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of Barnett Drive just after 9:30 a.m. when a…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn.— Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from May 29-June 5. The public can apply for this opportunity by entering a lottery for a vehicle reservation through https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/233374? . The lottery for reservation applications opens on Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. EDT and closes on Monday, May…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Multiple firearms as well as suspected meth and heroin are seized following a search warrant that was conducted at a northeast Knoxville home. Fifty-nine year old David Prins was arrested following a search of his Gillespie Avenue home last Thursday by Knoxville Police who found and seized about 21 grams of suspected…… MORE
Motorists traveling on I-75 in Campbell County should be aware of bridge repair work that will have a significant impact on traffic. I-75 is reduced to one lane in each direction at mile marker 133, near Exit 134 for Caryville/Jacksboro/LaFollette. These lane closures will be in place 24/7 and will allow crews to perform substructure…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon delivered at Covenant Health Park Friday her State of the City address. Kincannon chose Covenant Health Park as the backdrop of her speech said it “exemplifies her faith in the enduring strength of collaboration,” referring to the work done between the city, county,…… MORE
Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into the death of an inmate at the Claiborne County Jail. TBI says that the District Attorney General requested an investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of 48-year-old Jeremy Eastridge. He was unresponsive in his cell yesterday (Thursday) and taken by ambulance to a…… MORE
Updated story: Sevierville, TN (WOKI) – At approximately 4:30 p.m. yesterday, April 23, 2025, Sevierville Police Department officers responded to Hilltop Child Development Center, 1217 Fox Meadows Boulevard in Sevierville, Tennessee in reference to a man reportedly brandishing a firearm in the parking lot and possibly carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint. When SPD officers arrived,…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal crash on North Broadway. Knoxville Police Officers were called to the 1700 block of North Broadway early this morning (Wednesday) and found a Jeep on fire and flipped on its side. Preliminary investigation shows that a car was attempting to pull left into the Kenjo gas station, driving…… MORE
One person is facing charges following a police chase after a failed traffic stop in Blount County. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a crash on Chapman Highway Friday night started as a traffic stop Old Knoxville Highway near Sam Houston School Road because deputies were suspicious the car was stolen. 30-year-old Joshua Mayes, refused…… MORE
One person is facing charges following a police chase after a failed traffic stop in Blount County. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a crash on Chapman Highway Friday night started as a traffic stop Old Knoxville Highway near Sam Houston School Road because deputies were suspicious the car was stolen. 30-year-old Joshua Mayes, refused…… MORE
