Morristown, TN (WOKI) Hamblen County is getting ready to open their new jail this summer. At the current Hamblen County Jail, Sheriff Chad Mullins says they’ve dealt with overcrowding issues for years. At times, they’ll have as many as 400 inmates at a building that only holds about 250 beds so fighting happens every day…… MORE
Two people were arrested after KPD officers responded to shots fired at the Evape Tavern and Dispensary on North Central Street early Tuesday morning. At around 2:40 a.m. on June 3, 2025, officers responded to a shooting at the Evape Tavern and Dispensary on North Central Street. Witnesses reported that 58-year-old Robert Vandergriff repeatedly…… MORE
Police are asking people in Sweetwater to be on alert. That’s because they are still searching for a bear that was spotted in the city yesterday (Monday). Sweetwater Police say the bear was spotted near Mayes Avenue and North Main Street. SPD is working with TWRA to find the bear and safely relocateit. They say…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is using part of its $80 million dollars in recurring and $1 billion dollars in non-recurring dollars to accelerate, leverage, and add new projects to the department’s fiscally constrained 10-Year Plan. Some of those recurring dollars will lead to an additional 130 lane miles of resurfacing annually as part of…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: We’re learning more now about a crash Sunday afternoon in downtown Gatlinburg that injured several people. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol confirming that seven people were injured when a minivan “accelerated unexpectedly” in the 700 block of Parkway, struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk and then collided with several vehicles.…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Though kids in Tennessee have just begun to enjoy being out of school for the summer, you may want to plan now for back-to-school shopping. That’s because the State of Tennessee has announced its popular tax-free weekend where you can secure back-to-school essentials such as clothing, school supplies, and certain electronics, tax-free.…… MORE
A Knoxville man has pleaded guilty to several charges in connection to a deadly shooting that happened last year. Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen’s office says 40-year-old Latawyne Osborne pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first degree murder and one count of aggravated sexual battery. He was sentenced…… MORE
A Knoxville man is facing several charges after authorities say he fired shots at a home. WVLT reporting that Knoxville Police were called to a home on Gratz Street Saturday night after receiving multiple reports that a truck pulled into a driveway and a man, identified as 40-year-old Travis Murrah, got out, fired rounds in…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Richard L. Bean, the embattled director of Knox County’s juvenile detention center, is stepping down from his role at the facility. That, according to Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs who released a statement Friday afternoon confirming that Bean was no longer the head of his namesake detention center. In it, Jacobs says…… MORE
Philadelphia, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The National Weather Service confirming that a tornado touched down Friday morning in Loudon County. NWS officials say the storm, which blew through the Philadelphia area near Holt Road at Stockton Valley Road, involved an EF-0 tornado, two miles long and 200 yards wide. Officials report five people were injured during…… MORE
