Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains for Thursday night into late Friday morning prompting a number of road and trail closures. The advisory began Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and goes until 10:00 a.m. Friday. Officials with the National Park Service say the following roads are impacted:…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Thursday marked the grand opening of Liberty Place, a veteran-focused housing development in Knoxville. Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) headed up the project, which aims to give veterans an affordable place to live with support from the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Liberty Place provides safe and essential housing for veterans who need…… MORE
Kingston, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested after he was found sleeping in his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air in the parking lot of a Weigel’s. The Kingston Police Department says they received a complaint about the man at the Gallaher Road store. They found Timothy Wright, “slumped over in the driver seat.” Police say his…… MORE
UPDATE (11/21/24): KPD crash reconstruction investigators have determined that the man who was found deceased on a sidewalk in the area of Merchant Drive and Central Avenue Pike late Tuesday night was not struck by a vehicle. Following a review of surveillance video from a nearby business, investigators verified that the victim was not struck by…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Nearly two months after historic flooding ripped through Newport, City Hall will soon be back serving the public. After clearing out the mud, water and even animals, staff are officially moving back into the building with the goal to have everything back in working order by Thanksgiving. City Hall operations…… MORE
UPDATE: Judy Lundin was located in Florida and is safe. Original story: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for 74-year-old Judy Lundin. She was last seen yesterday (11/20) in the Campbell Station Road area in Knoxville wearing a sage green colored hoodie, red…… MORE
A Maryville man could face life in prison after being convicted of plotting to murder FBI employees in Knoxville. 35 year-old Edward Kelley was convicted yesterday (Wednesday). According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Kelley was awaiting trial for participating in the Janurary 6th 2021 Capitol breach when he put together a plan to attack…… MORE
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Lenoir City Police Department has issued a warning after seeing an increase in credit card skimmers found at local businesses. A card skimmer is a small electronic device that steals card information at points of sale. They are designed to blend in with legitimate card readers, which makes…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Wednesday morning on I-40 East. Officers say a Toyota Corolla was stopped in the far right lane on I-40 East, for an unknown reason, near Midway Road when a box truck hit the rear of the stopped car. The man driving and…… MORE
Farragut (WOKI) Update 11/20/24: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire and Explosives Unit responded around 1 pm today (Wednesday) with Rural Metro Fire and Sheriff’s Office Patrol to reports of a home explosion on Blue Water Way in West Knox County. Upon arrival, the FEIU Investigator discovered that the structure was completely leveled. After…… MORE
