Knoxville, TN (WOKI) At approximately 5:45 this (Thursday) evening, Knox County Communications District E911 received a call that a house at 1635 Dora Street was on fire. Before crews arrived, they could see heavy black smoke in the area. Upon arrival, the first Engine on scene saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear…… MORE
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Tennessee number one for its maternal mortality rate. It’s a statistic several agencies and groups across the Volunteer State are trying to improve. From 2018 to 2022, the state’s rate was 41.1 per 100,000 births, with 166 maternal deaths. That includes women who were…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County jury delivers a guilty verdict Thursday afternoon in the Knoxville bus depot murder case. The jury finding Daniel Arwood guilty of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting death of his boss, 29-year-old Aaron Russell, at a school bus hub on Middlebrook Pike last year. The murder occurred…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville announcing Thursday the public debut of its newest additions, two Southern White Rhinos, Mylo and Ranger. The pair will start greeting zoo guests in their newly-constructed habitat, Rhino Reserve, on Memorial Day weekend with an official launch set for Friday, May 23. “We’re so excited to welcome Mylo and Ranger…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A cigarette butt is to blame for a fire over Mother’s Day weekend at a Knoxville apartment building. That, according to Knoxville Fire Department officials Thursday who say investigators determined the May 10 fire at Spring Meadow Apartments is the result of someone discarding the cigarette in a flower pot on the…… MORE
Officers in Loudon County are working to keep THC vape products out of your children’s hands. They seized more than 100 pounds of THC products from gas stations around the area. The two worst offenders are also the stores closest high schools there. Agents with the Ninth Judicial Drug Task Force say one was the…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a 3-year-old toddler drowns in West Knox County. Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro says fire crews went to an area off of Lake Arcas Way, which is near South Northshore Drive, for a reported drowning yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. The toddler was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Children and young adults in Knox County can receive free dental care this summer through the Knox County Health Department. Health department officials say several services will be offered in June and July at two locations, the KCHD West Clinic and Centro Hispano, to those ages 1 to 21. The free dental…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) City of Knoxville officials announce additional traffic changes in the Old City following the opening of Covenant Health Park. Responding to a recent request from Old City Knoxville merchants, the City has agreed to keep S. Central Street open to motorists on weeknights. Though it had become tradition to close a portion…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted Knoxville sex offender is now facing child abuse charges. According to charging documents, 37-year-old William Gilbert was arrested and charged last Wednesday with aggravated child abuse after officers responded to a home on River Poppy Road for a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers found a child in the back of…… MORE
