Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Ice Bears have a new coach. Andrew Harrison has been named the new head of the hockey team after serving as interim coach; he joined the Ice Bears last season as an assistant coach under Brent Clarke. Clarke resigned after the worst start to a season in the organization’s 22-year…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office releasing more information in a fatal hit and run accident in west Knox county. It happened Monday on Lovell Road at Outlet Drive and involved pick-up truck and a motorcycle. Investigators say the motorcycle driven by Raymundo Salinas was stopped at a red light when the pick-up driven by Donald…… MORE
Update: Power has been restored to all but 1,910 residents as of 12:15 p.m. (11/29/23) Original Story: Over 5,000 Jefferson County residents are still without power today (Wednesday). That’s down from the over 12,000 residents without power at 11:00 a.m. Officials with Appalachian Electric say a switch that feeds the Piedmont and Dandridge substations failed…… MORE
Effective Wednesday, November 29, the burn ban is lifted at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Although precipitation, cooler temperatures and shorter days allow for campfires to resume, fire danger is still high across the park and the area is experiencing drought. Campers may only have campfires in designated areas in both frontcountry and backcountry campsites.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted felon is in custody after firing shots in the parking lot of a popular steakhouse and leading police on a brief chase. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Merchant Drive around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday after hearing gunshots around Austin Steakhouse. Upon arrival, a witness reported that a driver…… MORE
It’s state law that every 20 years, counties in Tennessee have to have a plan for how their next 20 years will look. It’s been longer than that in Knox County so the Knox County Growth Policy Coordinating Committee has been meeting and hearing from concerned people in the area about what this proposed plan…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is in custody after setting a fire in a church. 46 year-old Tracy Clevenger reportedly told the staff at All Souls Church of God on Cecil Avenue she set fire to clothes and cardboard boxes in a storage room on November 11th. Police say Clevenger also admitted to setting a box that…… MORE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Axle Logistics, LLC officials announced today the company will invest $37.9 million to expand logistics operations at its Knoxville headquarters. Axle Logistics will create 651 new jobs in Knox County over the next five years, nearly tripling its total headcount…… MORE
Dandridge, TN (WOKI) Three people are hospitalized Tuesday after a crash on a roadway in Jefferson County. Officials with the Dandridge Fire Department say the crash happened on South Highway 92 near Price Road and involved two cars. They say one person had to be extracted from their sedan. Dandridge Fire and Jefferson County Rescue…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The victim in a fatal pedestrian crash last week on Western Avenue has been identified. Knoxville Police Department officials say 72 year-old Curtis Lawrence of Knoxville was struck and killed while crossing Western Avenue, near Middlebrook Pike, in the early-morning hours of Monday, November 20. They say initial investigations determined that a…… MORE
