A grand jury has indicted a Knox County man after a camera was found inside a women’s bathroom at a west Knox County park. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to the women’s bathroom at Cove Park and found a camera in the ceiling and arrested 33 year-old Tony Lynn Strand. Strand was indicted on multiple…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) – Members of the Morristown Police Department (MPD) Criminal Apprehension Unit along with MPD Special Response Team, and officers did locate and arrest 38-year-old Roy Ray Herron following a standoff at an apartment complex in west Morristown on April 17, 2025. Herron was wanted for Contempt of Court in Hamblen County with…… MORE
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (Courtesy of WVLT) – Officials with Sevier County Fire and Rescue said one person has died in a house fire in Sevier County. Fire crews were called to the home in the 600 block of Pee Dee Drive just after 3:00 p.m. Thursday. Sevier County 911 said they received a call reporting a…… MORE
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Knox County Grand Jury returned a five-count presentment against Tony Lynn Strand, 33. Strand faces charges including three counts of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, one count of Burglary, and one count of Observation without Consent. These charges are associated with conduct occurring from March 24, 2025,…… MORE
WASHINGTON COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad and the Newport Police Department in New Hampshire has resulted in the arrest of a Johnson City man. Last month, detectives in Newport, New Hampshire, received information that a minor was sending child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to an…… MORE
Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming today two additional confirmed cases of measles in middle Tennessee. Both persons are currently recovering at home. This brings Tennessee’s total to six confirmed cases of measles during 2025. Both confirmed cases were cooperating with public health officials by quarantining at home because of known exposure to previously confirmed…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Now in its 64th year, the Dogwood Arts Festival is set to bring spring back to Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park this month. The festival will return on April 25 and run through April 27, filling the park’s performance lawn, amphitheater and surrounding greenways. The Dogwood Arts Festival is ranked in the top-10…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter has closed following an outbreak of the canine disease, distemper. According to the shelter, four dogs were diagnosed with distemper, an extremely contagious disease that attacks dogs’ respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems. During the summer of 2024, Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville had to close for…… MORE
Jacksboro, TN (WOKI) Three people, including a teen, are in custody following a drug bust Wednesday in Campbell County. Officials with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office say 47-year-old Rachel Carrol, 27-year-old Bryan Bolton and 19-year-old Chloe Hayes were arrested at an apartment on Yoakum Hollow Road in Jacksboro following an extensive investigation into illegal drug…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Over half a dozen dogs die in a house fire Thursday morning in Knox County. Rural Metro Fire officials say the fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. at a home in the 8500 block of Old Rutledge Pike near Three Points Road. Upon arrival, fire crews reported heavy fire from the front…… MORE
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The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents Artists on Location 2025, a Plein Air Painting Event, at the Knoxville Museum of Art Saturday, April 26, from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.
Join Blount Memorial Saturday, May 10 as they host their Inaugural Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those who have fought the battle, and raise money to expand access to life-saving breast cancer screening and diagnostic services right here in Blount County! Gather for this event at Blount Memorial Health Center at Springbrook – 220 Associates Blvd. Alcoa, TN.
Don’t miss all the exciting events that Dogwood Arts has to offer in April! Chalk Walk, Dogwood Trails, Spring Featured Gardens, The Dogwood Arts Festival and More!
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