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KCDC Looking for Other Funding Options After ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Cuts Grant Meant for East Knoxville Improvements
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville and the Knoxville Community Development Corporation will now look for other ways to fund an East Knoxville project after losing ...
Jul 10, 2025
TBI is Investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting in South Knox County
UPDATE: Knox County, TN – At the request of 6th Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occur...
Jul 09, 2025
ROCKWOOD MAN FACES FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHOOTING
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has resulted in an arrest.At the request of 13th&...
Jul 07, 2025 TBI logo
Knoxville Police are Searching for the Suspect in an East Knoxville Apartment Fatal Shooting
Knoxville Police are investigating and have identified the suspect after a man is found dead at an apartment complex in East Knoxville.Police called to the 800 block of Howard Baker, Jr. Avenue early ...
Jul 07, 2025
Trump Administration Nominates Four Appointees for TVA Board of Directors
Washington, D.C. (WOKI) The Trump administration Tuesday nominated four people to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors.The move comes after the White House pulled three members...
Jul 01, 2025
An Investigation is Underway Following a Fatal Crash on I-40 in Loudon County
An investigation is underway after a fatal crash closes I-40 near the I-75 split.The Loudon County Sheriff's Office say yesterday’s (Monday) crash killed at least two people.The Tennessee D...
Jun 30, 2025
These new laws take effect in Tennessee on July 1st
An array of bills made their way across Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature, including addressing cell phones in schools, sober DUIs, banning Glock switches and more.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV / WVLT &...
Jun 30, 2025 Tennessee Capital
TVA Implodes Stacks at Bull Run Fossil Plant
Anderson Co. TN – TVA statement – Saturday morning Tennessee Valley Authority safely completed the planned implosion of retired stacks at the Bull Run Fossil Plant. This marks a major mile...
Jun 29, 2025
Man Found Dead Near Abandoned Car in Cocke County, Investigation Underway
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Cocke County after a man’s body is found Monday near an abandoned car.Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say deputies ...
Jun 25, 2025
Knoxville Man Sentenced to Death in Christian-Newsom Murders to Appear in Court, Asking for Reduced Sentence
UPDATE: It's been 18 years since 21 year-old Channon Christian and 23 year-old Christopher Newsom were murdered in Knoxville after police say they were kidnapped after a carjacking.Lemaricus Davidson ...
Jun 25, 2025
