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TBI Investigation Leads to Indictment of Former Union County Clerk’s Office Employee
UNION COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Maynardville woman.In August, at the request of 8th Judicial Dist...
Sep 09, 2024 TBI Logo
Two Out of Florida Dead after Crash on I-40 in Knoxville, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: Two people are dead and an investigation is underway following a crash Monday morning on I-40 East in West Knoxville.Knoxville Police Department officials say t...
Sep 09, 2024
Naming Rights for New Downtown Knoxville Stadium, the Home to the Tennessee Smokies and Other Venues
Covenant Health Park is the name of Knoxville's new $114-million multi-use stadium.Boyd Sports, LLC, and Covenant Health have reached an agreement for the naming rights to the new stadium which will f...
Aug 28, 2024
Knoxville Police are Investigating Two Unrelated Fatal Crashes
Knoxville Police Department officers are investigating two separate and unrelated fatal crashes that happened on Thursday night.At around 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2024, KPD officers were dispatch...
Aug 02, 2024
TENNESSEE STATE PARKS SALUTE VETERANS WITH DAYS OF COMPLIMENTARY CAMPING, GOLFING
Tennessee State Parks will pay tribute to Veterans of the U.S. military with Salute to Service days when all Veterans will be eligible for free camping and golf on the birthdays of each branch of mili...
Aug 02, 2024
One Suspect Wanted for Shooting a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper in Putnam County is Captured in Kentucky, Search for Another Continues
Updated story: One of the suspects in the shooting of a Tennessee State Trooper during a traffic stop on I-40 in Putnam County is arrested in Kentucky.Kentucky State Police took Braze Rucker, one of t...
Jul 21, 2024
TDOT Announces Closure of West Topside Road in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE - Motorists traveling on Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115) southbound and West Topside Road in Knox County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will h...
Jul 19, 2024
Longtime WUTK General Manager to Retire
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Benny Smith, the longtime general manager of the University of Tennessee's student radio station, is retiring.In a statement issued Tuesday, Smith said he intends to retire at the...
Jul 16, 2024
Several Catalytic Converters Stolen from Cars in White Pine, Police Say
White Pine, TN (WOKI) The White Pine Police Department is asking residents to watch for suspicious activity after receiving several reports of catalytic converters being stolen from cars.There have be...
Jul 03, 2024
Missing Georgia Firefighters Reportedly Found Dead in Cocke County Tennessee
Update: The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been found dead inside a car.Sheriff C.J. Ball says the car was found yesterday (Sunday) along Hollow Road in Cosby and the bodies ...
Jun 28, 2024
