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A Bridge Collapse in Baltimore after a Container Ship Hits the Francis Scott Key Bridge with Search and Rescue Underway, 2 People Have Been Rescued – DOT Crews were Working on the Bridge
A view of the portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed, in Baltimore, on March 26, 2024. HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND FIRE & EMS / HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

A Bridge Collapse in Baltimore after a Container Ship Hits the Francis Scott Key Bridge with Search and Rescue Underway, 2 People Have Been Rescued – DOT Crews were Working on the Bridge

11:45 a.m. Update: Top Maryland officials provided an update on the investigation and rescue efforts after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore on Tuesday Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and state law enforcement and transportation officials spoke to reporters about the status of search and rescue efforts and the investigation…MORE

Overturned Semi Shuts Down I-75 North in Campbell County

Overturned Semi Shuts Down I-75 North in Campbell County

Campbell County, TN (WOKI) An overturned semi truck has shut down the northbound lanes of I-75 in Campbell County. According to the Campbell County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security, the crash happened at Mile Marker 157. Traffic is backed up for several miles leading up to the crash on I-75, according to TDOT…MORE

Body of Riley Strain Found in Cumberland River

Body of Riley Strain Found in Cumberland River

Nashville, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department have confirmed that a body found Friday in the Cumberland River is that of missing University of Missouri student, 22-year-old Riley Strain. Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake addressed media from the Cumberland River in West Nashville where Strain’s body was recovered Friday morning.…MORE

Halls Schools on Lockdown while Knox County Deputies Look for Carjacking Suspects

Halls Schools on Lockdown while Knox County Deputies Look for Carjacking Suspects

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Schools in the Halls area were placed under a “soft lockdown” Wednesday afternoon while Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched for two wanted suspects, KCSO Communications Director Kimberly Glenn told WOKI News in a release. The suspects, a man and a woman, are accused of carjacking and wanted by the Knoxville Police…MORE

Family of Missing Missouri Student Calls-in the Cajun Navy to Organize Search Party

Family of Missing Missouri Student Calls-in the Cajun Navy to Organize Search Party

Nashville, TN (WOKI) The family of missing Missouri student Riley Strain calls-in the United Cajun Navy, a disaster response organization made up of volunteers, for support in the search for their 22-year-old son. The family held a press conference at Public Square Park in downtown Nashville Tuesday afternoon after asking the United Cajun Navy to…MORE

Knoxville Police Arrest a Fourth Teen in West Town Mall Shooting Incident

Knoxville Police Arrest a Fourth Teen in West Town Mall Shooting Incident

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Knoxville Police Department Monday afternoon shared that a fourth teen, a male, was taken into custody Monday morning. KPD officials say the teen had a backpack that “officers retained from the scene of the shots fired incident, which upon further investigation contained suspected marijuana and a gun that was reported…MORE