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KAT to Offer Tennessee Game Day Shuttles to UT Campus

KAT to Offer Tennessee Game Day Shuttles to UT Campus

(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Knoxville Area Transit, also known as KAT, has announced the official schedule for getting fans to and from Neyland Stadium on UT game days. KAT plans to run two extra services on game days on top of regular fixed routes: UT Football Shuttles and a Park and…MORE

Teen Suspect in Deadly Harriman Shooting Identified

Teen Suspect in Deadly Harriman Shooting Identified

Roane County, TN (TBI / WOKI) UPDATE 9/2: The teenager arrested in connection to a homicide in Harriman is identified. An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Harriman Police Department, and the District Attorney’s Office has resulted in the arrest 17-year-old Riley Pawlick of Lenoir City. Pawlick reportedly shot and killed 18 year-old…MORE

Charges Pending after a 14 Year-Old is Killed in Claiborne County Crash

Charges Pending after a 14 Year-Old is Killed in Claiborne County Crash

Charges are pending against a 35-year-old woman after a deadly crash in Claiborne County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a pick-up truck being driven by Tiffany Parker was traveling north on Welch Road just outside of Tazewell City Sunday night and she ran off the right side of the road and hit a large tree…MORE

TBI Endangered Child Alert Issued for Missing Claiborne County Child

TBI Endangered Child Alert Issued for Missing Claiborne County Child

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Claiborne County child. One-year-old Ashton Franklin was last seen near Berry Hollow Road in Speedwell with his biological mother, Christine Franklin. Ashton is described as being 2′6″ tall and 20 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, and Christine is 30…MORE

An Investigation is Underway After a Suspicious Device is Found in Rocky Top

The Rocky Top Police Department is investigating after a “suspicious device” is found at an intersection. The device was found after making an arrest during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon at the intersection of 2nd Street and Lawson Street. Out of an abundance of caution, officers closed the intersection for a short period of time.…MORE

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters Will Not Seek Reelection

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters Will Not Seek Reelection

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The longest-serving county mayor in East Tennessee decides not to seek reelection in 2026. Making the announcement Friday, Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said serving as the county’s mayor has “truly been the honor of a lifetime” and that he is “grateful for the trust the people of Sevier County have…MORE