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Prescribed Burns Planned for Cades Cove, Say GSMNP Officials
Prescribed burning underway in Cades Cove (Courtesy: GSMNP)Townsend, TN (WOKI) The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service plans to burn approximately 1000 acres of fields in Cades Cove between no...
Feb 06, 2024
Country Music Singer – Songwriter Toby Keith Dies Following Cancer Battle
Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62.The "Should've Been a Cowboy" singer-songwriter, wh...
Feb 06, 2024
Knoxville Police Have Identified Victim in Fatal West Knoxville Shooting
The victim in a fatal West Knoxville shooting is identified.Knoxville Police have charged 38 year-old Daniel Arwood with first-degree murder for shooting and killing his boss, identified as 29 year-ol...
Feb 06, 2024
New Airline Coming to McGhee Tyson Airport Offering Service to a New Northern City
McGhee Tyson Airport is expanding, announcing a new partnership with Avelo Airlines Tuesday. Avelo will offer flights to New Haven, Connecticut, twice weekly.The flights start on May 9 and will run on...
Feb 06, 2024
TENNCARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION LEADS TO INDICTMENT OF NEWPORT MAN
COCKE COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Newport man.In Sep...
Feb 06, 2024
Knoxville Police has a Potential Shooting Suspect in Custody Following an Early Morning Fatal Shooting in West Knoxville
Updated story: KPD NEWS RELEASE: Suspect Captured from Deadly Middlebrook Shooting (February 5, 2024)The suspect from a deadly shooting that happened on Monday morning in West Knoxville was taken into...
Feb 05, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating an Armed Carjacking Near UT’s Campus
Updated Story: KPD NEWS RELEASE: KPD Investigating Armed Carjacking Near UT CampusThe Knoxville Police Department is investigating an armed carjacking that happened early Monday morning and was the su...
Feb 05, 2024
TBI says Amber Alert is Still Active for Now 8 Year-Old Summer Wells
An Amber Alert remains active for now 8 year-old Summer Wells out of Hawkins County.Then five year-old Summer Wells went missing on June 15, 2021 from her home in rural Hawkins County and her disappea...
Feb 05, 2024
An Investigation is Underway Following a North Knoxville Accident which Critically Injures Four
An investigation is underway following a serious car crash which shut down a busy North Knoxville and critically injured four people.Rural Metro Fire says the crash happened on E. Emory Road near Bell...
Feb 05, 2024
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Says Missing Man who Suffers from PTSD Has Been Found
UPDATE: The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says 57-year-old Paul Blythe has been found safe.He was last seen at the Speedway gas station in Dandridge and suffers from PTSD, depression, Bipolar diso...
Feb 05, 2024
