Category Archives: News Top Stories
State Releases Annual School District Rankings with Mixed Results for East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - The Tennessee Department of Education released its annual accountability designations for school districts statewide, revealing varying performance levels acro...
58m ago East Tennessee (WVLT)
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department Chief Set to Retire
SEYMOUR, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Seymour Volunteer Fire Department Chief John Lisenbigler is set to retire after 30 years of service. According to a social media post by the department, Linse...
1h ago Seymour Volunteer Fire Department Chief John Lisenbigler (WVLT)
Knoxville Public Building Authority Scammed Out of Over $758,000
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Fraudsters scammed the Knoxville Public Building Authority out of more than $700,000 last month, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. It happene...
1h ago Knoxville Public Building Authority (https://www.ktnpba.org/)
Three Knoxville Fire Department Employees Disciplined after Mistakenly Pronouncing Woman Dead
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Three employees with the Knoxville Fire Department have been disciplined following an incident back in July in which a woman was mistakenly pronounced dead. KFD Assistant Chief ...
3h ago Knoxville Fire Department Engine (KFD)
UT Knoxville Announces Retirement of Smokey XI
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / News.utk.edu) - The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, announces the retirement of Smokey XI from official mascot duties. Since being named to serve as the university's beloved ...
3h ago Smokey XI retiring (UT Sports)
Knoxville-Area Warming Shelters Preparing for Dropping Temperatures
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - For the third year, warming shelters in the Knoxville area are gearing up to accept people in need as temperatures tumble in East Tennessee. The Knoxville-Knox...
10h ago Office of Housing Stability Warming Centers
TDOT Halts Lane Closures During Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period
NASHVILLE, TN (WOKI / TDOT) - Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highw...
11h ago TDOT logo
TBI Agents Investigating Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting in Carter County
Carter County, TN (WOKI / TBI) - At the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading up to a deadly officer-involved sh...
13h ago TBI Officer Involved Shooting Investigation (TBI)
MAN INDICTED AFTER ELK POACHING, SEARCH WARRANT
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI/ TWRA) - A Huntsville man has been indicted on multiple charges related to the illegal killing of an elk on the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) in Februa...
14h ago TWRA Arrest for Pouched Elk (TWRA)
TBI Silver Alert for Missing Campbell County Man
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) - A Silver Alert is issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on behalf of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office for a missing man. 63-year-old Charles Green was report...
14h ago TBI Silver Alert Charles Green missing from Jacksboro (TBI)
