Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Children looking to beat the heat in Knox County will have to wait a little longer to enjoy the splash pad at Carl Cowan Park. Officials with the county’s parks and recreation department say the splash pad there is closed after springing a leak on opening day Thursday. The county offers splash…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man, accused of breaking into several cars in the New Center community of Sevier County, is facing a slew of charges. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say 44-year-old Brian Underwood was found thanks to “outstanding cooperation from the community.” “This development led to a joint investigation between the…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) A verdict has been reached in the corruption trial against former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren. The jury Friday morning finding Cothren guilty on all charges which include federal counts of conspiracy, public corruption by fraud, bribery and name concealment, and money…… MORE
Knox County has a new neighborhood of affordable energy efficient homes. The ribbon cut for Harvest Meadow on Babelay Road was yesterday (Thursday). It is bringing 264 single-family homes to the area and 12 homes are completel. Kevin Clayton with Clayton Homes is helping to make this happen and he says these homes have been…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) At approximately 5:45 this (Thursday) evening, Knox County Communications District E911 received a call that a house at 1635 Dora Street was on fire. Before crews arrived, they could see heavy black smoke in the area. Upon arrival, the first Engine on scene saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear…… MORE
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Tennessee number one for its maternal mortality rate. It’s a statistic several agencies and groups across the Volunteer State are trying to improve. From 2018 to 2022, the state’s rate was 41.1 per 100,000 births, with 166 maternal deaths. That includes women who were…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County jury delivers a guilty verdict Thursday afternoon in the Knoxville bus depot murder case. The jury finding Daniel Arwood guilty of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting death of his boss, 29-year-old Aaron Russell, at a school bus hub on Middlebrook Pike last year. The murder occurred…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville announcing Thursday the public debut of its newest additions, two Southern White Rhinos, Mylo and Ranger. The pair will start greeting zoo guests in their newly-constructed habitat, Rhino Reserve, on Memorial Day weekend with an official launch set for Friday, May 23. “We’re so excited to welcome Mylo and Ranger…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A cigarette butt is to blame for a fire over Mother’s Day weekend at a Knoxville apartment building. That, according to Knoxville Fire Department officials Thursday who say investigators determined the May 10 fire at Spring Meadow Apartments is the result of someone discarding the cigarette in a flower pot on the…… MORE
Officers in Loudon County are working to keep THC vape products out of your children’s hands. They seized more than 100 pounds of THC products from gas stations around the area. The two worst offenders are also the stores closest high schools there. Agents with the Ninth Judicial Drug Task Force say one was the…… MORE
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