UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after a pedestrian is hit and killed on North Broadway in Knoxville, Knoxville Police closed a portion of N. Broadway at Atlantic Avenue yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) after a man was hit by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver stayed on the scene and…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – It is Youth Violence Protection Week, and the Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night to discuss a new intervention program. This comes after the city cut ties with Turn Up Knox in February. As it was written on the agenda, the resolution was for a total of $519,750.00 to create a community…… MORE
Applications for Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program launch in less than a month for all families across the state. According to the state Department of Education, the majority of the 210 schools eligible to participate in the program intend doing so. Here’s a full list of private schools in East Tennessee that intend to accept…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man died over the weekend after a train hit him in North Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the train tracks near Radford Place and North Central Street around 11:40 a.m. on Sunday where Norfolk Southern train operators reported they saw a man standing on the tracks. Operators…… MORE
SCOTT COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a former Scott County Jail nurse. In October, at the request of 8th Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI agents began investigating allegations of misconduct involving Tonja York Draughn (DOB: 12/21/64). During the course of…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee has been added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) growing list of states with measles cases. According to the CDC, Tennessee is one of 30 states that have measles cases with six confirmed outbreaks since March. Tennessee Department of Health officials reported the first measles case on March…… MORE
A multi-county chase ends in Hardin Valley and a man is arrested for stealing a car, hitting three Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Cars and various other offenses. Deputies arrested Joshua Mayes yesterday following the chase. On Tuesday, Mayes burglarized two cars before stealing a red mustang parked in a driveway. KCSO spotted the car…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Numerous narcotics are seized and a Knoxville man is arrested Tuesday, April 22 in connection to the ongoing investigation into February’s overdose death of a 23-year-old woman. Knoxville Police Department officials say 30-year-old Allen Roach was arrested during a search warrant conducted at his Cedarwood Street home. KPD says the search resulted…… MORE
An exciting attraction being billed as “the longest zipline in America” is now open in Pigeon Forge. MegaZip, located at Anakeesta’s sister property WildSide, spans an impressive 5,771 feet and features a vertical drop of over 1,000 feet. Officials say thrill-seekers can expect exhilarating speeds and maximum excitement on the new attraction. WildSide also added…… MORE
Powell, TN (WOKI) Whether or not a 15-year-old boy will be tried as an adult for the murder last October of a 13-year-old girl in Powell will not be decided until next year. That ruling handed down Tuesday during Malakiah Lamar Harris’s appearance in Knox County Juvenile Court. Harris has been charged with second degree…… MORE
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