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Country Band Alabama Coming to Knoxville in Late 2025
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The country band Alabama is returning to Knoxville for a concert at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center later this year. Featuring special guest Jamey Johnson, the iconic Co...
3h ago County band Alabama to play Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in December. (Courtesy: Outback Presents)
KFD: Knoxville Home Deemed Uninhabitable Following Kitchen Fire
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A home is uninhabitable but not a total loss following a house fire Monday morning in northwest Knoxville. It happened just before 9:00 a.m. right off Clifton Road, south of Weste...
4h ago Knoxville home deemed uninhabitable after fire breaks out in kitchen, fire department says. (Courtesy: KFD)
Disease in White-Tailed Deer Confirmed in 8 TN Counties
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Nashville, TN (WVLT / WSMV) The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) reports a disease in white-tailed deer has been confirmed in eight counties in the Volunteer Sta...
5h ago TWRA shared that the disease is a naturally occurring disease in deer, typical in the southeast U.S. (Pexels)
Tennessee and Florida Fans at Odds Again in Annual Blood Drive Competition
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Vols may not be taking on the Gators until November, but the annual sparring between MEDIC Regional Blood Center and LifeSouth Community Blood Bank gets underway next week. Th...
Sep 15, 2025
UT Assistant Professor Facing Firing over Posts about Charlie Kirk’s Death
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) A University of Tennessee assistant professor is expected to be fired over her posts about Charlie Kirk's death, the university confirmed to WVLT New...
Sep 15, 2025
Cumberland County Man at Center of Silver Alert Found Safe, TBI Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Cumberland County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the Silver Alert Monday morning for 51-...
Sep 15, 2025
School Bus Crash in Morristown Being Investigated
Morristown, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A road is closed in Hamblen County following a crash between a lumber truck and a school bus this morning (Monday). WVLT reporting that the driver of the 18 wheele...
Sep 15, 2025
Apartment Fire Destroys Building Near Downtown Knoxville
An investigation is underway following a structure fire near downtown Knoxville. Multiple calls coming in this morning in to 911 that a large home on Gratz Street near Haynes Place was on fire. Knoxvi...
Sep 15, 2025
Body Found Along Little Pigeon River Identified as Sevierville Man, Police Say
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 9/15: Authorities in Sevierville identify the body found Sunday night along the Little Pigeon River. Sevierville Police Department officials say officers responded around...
Sep 15, 2025
Former Principal Facing DUI Charges
Former Clinton High School Principal Dan Jenkins is facing several charges related to driving under the influence. Jenkins resigned his position in April 2024 as the Anderson County school system work...
Sep 14, 2025
