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UT’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium Upgrades See Almost $10M Budget Increase
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The long-awaited upgrades to Lindsey Nelson Stadium, the home of Tennessee baseball, saw another budget increase following Friday's meeting of the University of Tennessee Board of...
Cumulus Media Oct 25, 2024

DOLLYWOOD’S SPLASH COUNTRY HONORED WITH WORLD WATERPARK ASSOCIATION AWARD
Dollywood's Splash Country water park recently received the Al Turner Memorial Commitment to Excellence Award, presented annually by the World Waterpark Association (WWA). According to the WWA, t...
Cumulus Media Oct 25, 2024

Judge Releases 15-year-old Suspect‘s Name in Powell 13-year-old’s Murder Investigation
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Juvenile Court Judge Thursday released the name of the teen charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Powell.Malakiah Lamar Harris appeared in cour...
Cumulus Media Oct 24, 2024

Knoxville Man Charged after Breaking into School, Stealing Equipment, Report Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing charges for breaking into a school and stealing equipment.According to charging documents, Richard Passmore is facing charges for burglary, theft and van...
Cumulus Media Oct 24, 2024

November 5, 2024 Election: Statistics at the Halfway Point of Early Voting
Knoxville - Wednesday, October 23rd marked the halfway point (seven days of fourteen) of early voting for the November 5, 2024 Presidential and Federal/State General Election.Through the first se...
Cumulus Media Oct 24, 2024

15 Year-Old Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Death of 13 Year-old is Set to Appear in Court Again Today
The teen charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Powell is set to appear in court again today.The 15 year-old suspect, whose identity has not been released, appeared in...
Cumulus Media Oct 24, 2024

Year Long Investigation Leads to Arrest of Dandridge Man on Multiple Counts of Child Sex Crimes
A Dandridge man is charged with multiple counts of child sex crimes.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Offices says 34 year-old Kyle Brown was arrested yesterday (Wednesday) after a year-long investigatio...
Cumulus Media Oct 24, 2024

Knoxville Police Searching for Man Involved in Assault on Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police Department officials announcing Wednesday that they are searching for a man involved in an assault.Police say the suspect assaulted another man in the early morni...
Cumulus Media Oct 23, 2024

Railroad Trestle in Newport Collapses, Closing Roads
Newport, TN (WOKI) Several roads in Newport are closed after a railroad trestle collapsed into the Pigeon River.Newport Police say the trestle spanned the river, which saw major flooding when Hurrican...
Cumulus Media Oct 23, 2024

Five Tennessee Kids at Center of ‘Endangered Child Alert’ Found Safe
Athens, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Five children at the center of an Endangered Child Alert out of Athens are found safe.Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the alert early Wednesda...
Cumulus Media Oct 23, 2024








