Nashville, TN (WOKI) Governor Bill Lee officially made Tennessee the 27th state to ban Glock switches. The Governor signed a bill Wednesday that ensures harsh penalties for anyone caught with a handgun displaying the device; that device allows users to convert semi-automatic firearms into illegal fully automatic machine guns. The, now law, expands the definition…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WVLT – WOKI) More than 100 books are now prohibited from library shelves in Knox County Schools. Last July, Knox County’s board of education passed a policy to remove “explicit” books from everyday student access in response to Tennessee’s new Age-Appropriate Materials Act. Specifically, KCS’s policy bans books that “contain nudity or descriptions or…… MORE
Oliver Springs, TN (WOKI) East Tennessee saw at least two tornadoes touchdown Tuesday night. National Weather Service officials Wednesday confirming damage in the Oliver Springs area is consistent with an EF-0 or EF-1 tornado, with wind speeds around 100 mph. They say the twister was around 100 yards wide and tracked along Old Harriman Highway…… MORE
Authorities are investigating after a high-speed at chase on I 40. Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers say they tried to pull a driver over yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) but that driver sped away. THP says the driver was going more than 130 miles per hour at times attempting to pass traffic on the shoulder. The driver lost…… MORE
Road Construction will not delay motorists traveling Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes from noon on Friday, May 23, through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27. This will provide maximum roadway capacity for the record-breaking number of motorists expected to…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center’s Summer Kickoff Cookout is going on this week. (May 19 – 23) Grilling will take place from 11 am to 4 pm daily. Previously known as Parrothead Week, Medic has rebranded the event and officials say collections are critical to having enough blood on the shelves ahead of the holiday weekend.…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is facing charges after a standoff with police Sunday on Cee Cee Way. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say officers responded around 8:00 p.m. to the 900 block of Cee Cee Way for a domestic assault call after receiving reports that 43-year-old Jose Gallegos Galean-Maria…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) – Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office took a wanted fugitive into custody early Saturday morning. According to Sheriff Tommy Jones, Dakota Narciso Rowe was wanted on several charges and considered armed and dangerous. But early Saturday morning, deputies went to a home in Tellico Plains and arrested…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man, accused of breaking into several cars in the New Center community of Sevier County, is facing a slew of charges. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say 44-year-old Brian Underwood was found thanks to “outstanding cooperation from the community.” “This development led to a joint investigation between the…… 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
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