Knoxville, TN (WOKI) More rental housing options are coming to Knoxville. In an 8 to 1 vote Tuesday night, the Knoxville City Council passed Mayor Indya Kincannon’s plan to build more affordable homes in the city. That means building diverse housing options that take up less space in the city like duplexes and townhomes. City…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville’s City Council is addressing fixing a busy Knoxville road that’s known for being a hotspot for car crashes. The Council approved a new project Tuesday for Washington Pike with the goal to add more lanes. They also want to create a new sidewalk and bicycle paths to make it safer. The…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in the Fountain City area. Crews were called to the 3800 block of Garden Drive just after 11 this morning for a bedroom fire which was reported by a man who lives there that returned home after leaving for work to retrieve something he’d left there.…… MORE
Misuse of heat lamps being used to warm a chicken coop inside of an RV is the cause of an early morning fire that left at least two chickens dead. The investigation by the Knoxville Fire Department has revealed that no one was living in the camper in the 5500 block of Stoneleigh Road, which…… MORE
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/8/24: Police identify the victim at the center of a vulnerable adult abuse case in Pigeon Forge. Pigeon Forge Police Department officials say vulnerable adult, 46-year-old Joseph Blevins of North Carolina, died in connection to alleged abuse from two people. PFPD officers served warrants for abuse of a vulnerable adult…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/6: The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office reporting that a missing Hamblen County girl has been found safe. 12-year-old Elana Sawyers was reported missing on Monday after she was last seen on Sunday in the area of Meadow Run Road in Morristown. Officials with the sheriff’s office expressing gratitude over social media…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Cumberland County after a K-9 with the Sheriff’s Office is killed by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say K-9 Shadow was struck and killed by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run early Saturday morning…… MORE
Townsend, TN (WOKI) The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service plans to burn approximately 1000 acres of fields in Cades Cove between now and the end of March. The next prescribed burn is scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, 2024. These seasonal prescribed fires help to safely reduce fuels, restore meadow habitats and maintain the historic…… MORE
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, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with…… MORE
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-old Aaron Russell, at a school bus hub on Middlebrook Pike yes. KPD says Arwood was an employee at the bus lot and had been…… MORE
