Category Archives: News Top Stories
Tennessee Set to Ban Retail Sale of Nitrous Oxide Products
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Tennessee politicians are one step closer to banning the retail sale of nitrous oxide products in the state. These products are commonly known as laughing g...
Mar 31, 2026 Proposal to Ban Nitrous Oxide and whippets (freepik)
TDOT Will Halt Interstate Construction for Easter Holiday Travel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all interstate construction work on Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contrac...
Mar 31, 2026 TDOT logo
A Tennessee Senator Wants to Make it Easier to Own a Raccoon
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - A Tennessee senator wants to make it easier to keep the state's official wild animal - the raccoon - as a pet. Sen. Shane Reeves, a Middle Tennessee republi...
Mar 31, 2026 Bill to make it legal to have Raccoon as pet (WVLT)
Motorcyclist Killed in Anderson County Crash
Anderson County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - An investigation is underway after a motorcyclist dies in an Anderson County crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the crash happened on State Highway 116 near t...
Mar 31, 2026 THP cruiser (Courtesy: Tennessee Highway Patrol)
East TN Grandmother Mistakenly Jailed After A.I. Identified Her as Bank Fraud Suspect in North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. (KVLY/WVLT) - An investigation is underway after an East Tennessee grandmother was identified as a bank fraud suspect in North Dakota by an artificial intelligence facial recognition syste...
Mar 31, 2026 Angela Lipps (WVLT)
Knoxville Man Charged after Deadly Hit-and-Run in Sevierville
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) - Sevierville Police say a Knoxville man has been charged after a deadly hit-and-run. Officials say someone called 911 to report a body off of the southbound side of Highway 66 ...
Mar 31, 2026 Enrique Martinez (WVLT)
One Wildfire in Smoky Mountains 100% Contained while the Other's Containment Grows
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WOKI) -Firefighters continue to actively suppress the Rabbit Creek and Fox Gap wildfires in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Rabbit Creek Fire is now 100% contained. Firefig...
Mar 30, 2026 Rabbit Creek Fire (GSMNP)
State Report Shows Knox County Needs to Spend $5B on Infrastructure Over 5 Years
Knox County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knox County has more than $5 billion in infrastructure investments it needs to knock out in order to keep things like roads, bridges and water systems up to date and ad...
Mar 30, 2026 TN State Flag
KCSO with an Update on School-Related Investigation
Knox County, TN (WOKI) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office wants to reassure the public that the safety of our students and faculty remains a top priority. The school system's established policies and ...
Mar 30, 2026 KCSO Cruiser
Woman Dies after Fall From Cliff on Alum Cave Trail
Sevier County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - A tragic accident on a popular trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A 65-year-old woman died after falling approximately 60 feet from a cliff on Alum Cav...
Mar 30, 2026 National Park Service -Alum Cave Trail
