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Passenger train routes connecting Tennessee's largest cities to each other and bordering states is still decades away, if it happens at all, according to a newly completed study from the Tennessee Adv...

Four teens arrested after shooting fireworks at Knoxville police, causing car crash (Courtesy KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four teens are arrested Tuesday night following a chaotic scene involving firewor...

There will be soon be tougher penalties for students who make mass shooting threats in Tennessee.Starting this Saturday, any student who makes a mass threat – whether it’s a joke or not &#...

Courtesy (WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) KAT busses could be running on a reimagined route system next year, as the Knoxville Transportation Authority has introduced a new recommended bus network.The new n...

Tennessee is seeing a historic low in economically distressed counties, with only eight in the state hitting the threshold for distressed compared to 15 in 2019.Three of those are in East Tennessee, S...

Photo courtesy of WVLT A Knoxville Bishop resigns following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior, sparking a Vatican ...

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Police in Sevierville are searching for a person who they say left the scene of an intersection crash in Sevier County.A van crashed at the intersection of Boyd's Creek Highway ...

Brian Wilson (Courtesy RCSO)Roane County, TN (WOKI) A suspect in a Roane County shooting that happened in March has been indicted and charged by a Roane County grand jury.One woman died and two other ...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA LaFollette woman allegedly has stolen more than $15,000 in lawn decorations outside of Food City stores across East Tennessee.According to the Loudon Police Department, Ginger ...

Knox County Engineering and Public Works received $1.5 million from TDOT as part of the Transportation Alternatives Program Grant. The funding from this grant will go towards the construction of the P...