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THP: New Dispatch Phone Numbers for Tennessee to Go into Effect This Week
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is set to debut new dispatch phone numbers for several districts as it upgrades its phone system. Officials say the agency will start using the new ph...
10h ago Beginning Wednesday, THP’s Knoxville District will have a new dispatch phone number. (Courtesy: Tennessee Highway Patrol)
Jerry Seinfeld is Coming to Knoxville!
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld is headed for Knoxville! Seinfeld is making a stop in the Scruffy City this spring as part of his comedy tour. Jerry Seinfeld LIVE will be at the...
11h ago When Seinfeld performed at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium back in 2020, tickets reportedly sold out in 15 minutes. (Courtesy: Ticketmaster)
Board Member Votes to Deny Jesse Rogers Parole in 1993 Knoxville Murder
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Tennessee Board of Parole member votes to deny parole to Jesse Rogers, the man convicted in the 1993 murder of John Drummonds. Drummonds was shot and killed of January of 1993 w...
11h ago Jesse Rogers pled guilty to first-degree-murder in the death of John David Drummonds. (Courtesy: WVLT)
'I Am Going to Kill Someone' | Knoxville Man Charged after Firing Rifle on Kingston Pike
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) A 27-year-old man is facing charges after witnesses told police he got into a fight at a Knoxville bar, followed a man down Kingston Pike, and fired ...
13h ago Austin Wayne Ford (Courtesy: JIMS)
Car Crashes into Powell Home Causes Partial Collapse
Knox County, TN - Rural Metro Fire Crews are astonished there are no major injuries after a car crashes into a Powell home. Rural Metro Public Information Officer Jeff Bagwell says that crews responde...
17h ago Rural Metro Fire Car crashes into Powell home
KFD Determines Cause of Apartment Fire that Displaces 9 People
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The cause of yesterday's (Monday) fire at Spring Meadows Apartments was determined to be due to unattended cooking on the stove top. Officials say cooking fires remain the most ...
19h ago 3112 Washington Ridge Way Spring Meadows Apartments (Photo courtesy of KFD)
KPD Investigating Hit and Run Following TN vs AR Game
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Knoxville Police are investigating a hit-and-run that happened about an hour after Tennessee's football game against Arkansas. A 45-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl from Po...
19h ago Knoxville Police Cruiser
Pigeon Forge Fire Department Names New Fire Chief
Sevier County, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) - The Pigeon Forge Fire Department has named a new fire chief. Josh Carr, who has spent more than 22 years with the department, was officially appointed as f...
20h ago Pigeon Forge Fire Department new fire chief Josh Carr (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Injured KCSO Deputy Needs Complicated Surgery after In Line of Duty Injury
Knox County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dalton Swanger has faced complications after being injured in the line of duty and will likely need a complicated surgery. His girlfriend, Stephania Pumphrey said o...
20h ago KCSO Deputy Dalton Swanger (photo courtesy KCSO)
Names of Victims Released in Tragic Tennessee Business Explosion
Officials have released the names of the victims in the deadly explosion at the site of an Accurate Energetic Systems facility in Tennessee. The following 16 people are presumed dead as a result of th...
20h ago Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems (photo courtesy of WVLT/WSMV)
