Knoxville Police are investigating a hit and run along Maryville Pike in South Knoxville. Police say it happened in the overnight hours of Friday or Saturday morning. There were no occupants in the vehicle but sadly signs of alcohol consumption. KPD reminding motorist there is absolutely no reason for driving under the influence. KPD says they…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting that has left a 2 year-old girl in critical condition and two juveniles are facing charges. KPD and the Knoxville Fire Department were called to an apartment at The Vista apartment complex on East Hill Avenue Saturday evening, where the two-year-old girl was struck after a gun was discharged…… MORE
The annual City of Sevierville Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival will take place in the downtown area on May 17 and 18. To facilitate the event, several streets must be temporarily closed, and the Sevier County Courthouse will be closed on Friday, May 17. The following streets and parking areas will close at approximately…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Three Food City cash registers in the Knoxville-area were recently the targets of scammers using card skimmers. Representatives of K-VA-T Food Stores, the grocery store’s parent company, announcing the breach Friday afternoon say the locations in Kodak, Gatlinburg, and the Mechanicsville area of Knoxville were targeted. Security found the devices…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for help to identify a body found earlier this month at Norris Lake. TBI officials say the body of a man was found in the Grainger County section of Norris Lake on Saturday, May 4. The man is believed to be between 40 and 50…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The suspect at the center of a police chase Thursday in Sevier County is identified. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say Jonathan Sims was wanted by the Gatlinburg Police Department for aggravated assault and was in a stolen car when he fled from police who attempted to perform a traffic…… MORE
Officials in Monroe County have issued a boil water notice this morning after a suspected large line break. Water pressure is down across the county with bacteria contamination possible. Until further notice, water customers are advised to boil water prior to using it for drinking or food preparation. Also, Monroe County Schools say that Tellico…… MORE
For the first time since, 2005, NOAA has issued a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch over the northern half of the U.S. The storm could even bring aurora borealis, or northern lights, to East Tennessee skies. G4 storms are the second-strongest type of geomagnetic storm. According to NOAA they can ““trip out key assets from…… MORE
The Sevier County Sheriff’s office needs your help to find two missing children. Authorites say 10 year-old Alaina Willis and 15 year old Jesse Willis haven’t been seen since April 22nd. They might be in the Pikeville Kentucky area. We have their photos on our website Newstalk987.com. If you have any information please call the…… MORE
Knoxville Fire Department crews are on the scene (Friday morning) of a house fire at the corner of Cottonwood Drive and Burwood Road. Crews are battling the fire at 3400 Burwood and say a woman was awakened by smoke and jumped out a window before they arrived. She was treated for possible injuries at the…… MORE
