Our Queen, Dolly Parton, says she does not want to become a hologram. During a press event for her upcoming album “Rockstar”, she was asked about the idea of a digital hologram being used in her place after she dies. 77-year-old Dolly replied that the body of work she already has here on Earth will…… MORE
Amazon is recruiting workers for its Amazon Robotics Fulfillment site in Alcoa and have a satellite hiring office at the Foothills Mall in Maryville. They will be there today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Starting the week of July 9, the office will…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a deadly July 4th accident in South Knoxville. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to the 600 block of West Marine Road and the preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle went off the road, hitting a utility pole. That driver was pronounced dead at the scene.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The woman behind some big changes within the Knoxville Police Department is stepping down from her position in July. KPD today announced that Brooklyn Belk will step away from her role as the Department’s Deputy Chief of Professional Standards effective July 16th. Belk was named to the new position in February; despite…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Beloved by her chimpanzee family and human caretakers, a 38-year-old Chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville has died. “We had to make the unfortunate decision [Thursday] to euthanize Binti,” said Phil Colclough, Director of Animal Care, Conservation and Education for Zoo Knoxville in a video release today. The decision came after caregivers at the…… MORE
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who led over 40 of her Senate Republican colleagues in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, released the following statement on the court’s decision. “Tennesseans should not be forced to pay for coastal elites to get their PhD in gender studies,” said Senator Blackburn. “Today’s Supreme Court ruling confirms what we’ve known…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a shooting in the 7900 block of Strawberry Plains Pike. One person found in the 8000 block was injured and taken to an area hospital with what appears to be a non-life-threatening injury. The investigation is underway.… MORE
A homicide investigation is underway in Jefferson County. The sheriff’s office called to the 1700 block of Chestnut Hill Road in Dandridge near Douglas Lake. TBI agents and representatives from the Attorney General’s office are also on the scene.… MORE
A 10-year-old remains in critical but stable condition following an accidental shooting at a YWCA during a summer day camp which has reopened today. A 14-year-old boy is in custody charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment in yesterday’s shooting in the gym of the Phyllis…… MORE
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 – will be expelled at least a year. Students who bring a gun or drugs to school or assault teachers could face…… MORE
