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Young Williams Animal Center is in Full Control of All Animal-Related Calls in Knox County
Young-Williams Animal Center is in full control of all animal-related calls in Knoxville and Knox County as part of the animal control system.YWAC has hired a director of animal services, an animal se...
Apr 02, 2024
Two East Tennessee Wildfires are Burning, One is Contained
A wildfire is burning in Cocke County in the Hartford community.Crews responded to the scene last night (Monday). Several agencies are on the scene and smoke is present in the area so please use cauti...
Apr 02, 2024
An East Tennessee Senator is Taken to the Hospital Following a Medical Emergency on the Senate Floor
Tennessee Senator Steve Southerland from Morristown is taken to the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency on the Senate floor.He was rushed out of the chamber and taken to the hospital via a...
Apr 02, 2024
Man Accused of Deadly Easter Sunday Shooting Now on TBI’s Most Wanted List
Nashville, TN (WOKI) A man accused of a deadly Easter Sunday shooting in Nashville is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted List.”TBI officials say 46-year-old ...
Apr 01, 2024
Newport Bank Robbery Suspect Found in Los Angeles, Police Say
Newport, TN (WOKI) A suspect in an armed bank robbery last week in Newport is taken into custody in Los Angeles.Newport Police announcing Monday that Jeremiah Senter was found at the airport in Los An...
Apr 01, 2024
Harper Out as Lady Vols Head Coach, Search Underway for New Women’s Basketball Coach
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Lady Vols Head Coach Kellie Harper is out after five years at the helm of women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee.UT’s Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics ...
Apr 01, 2024
Blount County Grand Jury Indicts Kenneth DeHart in Deputy’s Killing
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy is formally indicted Monday by a grand jury.Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.’s indictment con...
Apr 01, 2024
TBI Amber Alert Remains in Effect for 15-Year-Old Sebastian Rogers out of Middle Tennessee
An Amber Alert issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation remains in effect for 15 year-old Sebastian Rogers who disappeared in Sumner County in Middle Tennessee over a month ago.He has a form of...
Apr 01, 2024
Megan Boswell Appears in Court, She’s Accused of Murdering Her 15-Month-Old Daughter
Megan Boswell appeared in court on Thursday; she's charged in the death of her daughter, 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell.The mother reported her daughter missing in February of 2020, saying she hadn't bee...
Apr 01, 2024
Expansion and Construction at McGhee Tyson Airport Could Add Some Time to Your Airport Experience
A major parking garage expansion is underway at Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport. Because of the construction, about 700 long term parking spaces are closed. To offset that closure, the airport ...
Apr 01, 2024
