Knoxville, TN (WOKI) At the tail-end of cookie season, groups of Girl Scouts across the country are hoping to sell the last of their stock, including here in Knoxville. The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians are hosting a cookie pop-up shop as part of the Dogwood Arts Festival. May will mark the end of…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is joining states nationwide to ask motorists to Work with Us – move over and slow down for highway workers. TDOT will spread that message statewide during National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 21-25) to improve safety in Tennessee’s interstate and highway construction and maintenance work zones. This year’s theme is “Respect…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) – A woman claims she was bitten and dragged from her home by a black bear this week, according to Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency representative Matthew Cameron. Cameron said wildlife officers received a report that a woman had been bitten by a black bear and dragged from her porch…… MORE
A grand jury has indicted a Knox County man after a camera was found inside a women’s bathroom at a west Knox County park. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to the women’s bathroom at Cove Park and found a camera in the ceiling and arrested 33 year-old Tony Lynn Strand. Strand was indicted on multiple…… MORE
WASHINGTON COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad and the Newport Police Department in New Hampshire has resulted in the arrest of a Johnson City man. Last month, detectives in Newport, New Hampshire, received information that a minor was sending child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to an…… MORE
WASHINGTON COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad and the Newport Police Department in New Hampshire has resulted in the arrest of a Johnson City man. Last month, detectives in Newport, New Hampshire, received information that a minor was sending child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to an…… MORE
NASHVILLE, TN (WVLT – WOKI) – The Tennessee General Assembly announced it has passed the state’s nearly $60 billion budget on Wednesday. The House and Senate passed a $59.8 billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The new spending plan shows a 2% growth rate with efforts to improve public safety, invest in infrastructure, advance…… MORE
Sneedville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Hancock County following a fire early Tuesday morning that destroyed an historic building. Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say the former Hancock County Jail, which was built in 1860 and located on Jail Street in Sneedville, caught fire around 3:00 a.m. Despite a multi-agency response,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Internal Revenue Service announces tax relief for the entire state of Tennessee affected by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and more that began in early April. The IRS says that Tennessee taxpayers will now have until November 3rd to file federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS…… MORE
The Knoxville Smokies opening day at Covenant Health Park is tomorrow (Tuesday). The Smokies will begin play at home when they play the Chattanooga Lookouts. It’ll mark the first of a stretch of home games, many of which will be themed. It’s a Smokies tradition that fans will get to celebrate with special nights throughout…… MORE
