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Maintenance on Oak Ridge Public Warning Sirens
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) - Personnel will be performing preventive maintenance on the public warning siren system in the Oak Ridge area throughout the week of Nov. 3, 2025 During that week, people in the ...
Oct 30, 2025 CNS logo
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Pedestrian Crash on Broadway
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knoxville Police are investigating after a pedestrian crash. It happened near Broadway and I-640 early this morning and there's no word their condition. KPD says Broadway...
Oct 30, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
East Tennessee Organizations Stepping Up as Government Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefitss
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - November SNAP benefits are facing uncertainty because of the government shutdown, leaving local organizations preparing for increased demand for food assist...
Oct 30, 2025 Helping Mamas Van (photo courtesy of https://tennessee.helpingmamas.org)
Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Shots Fired in Pigeon Forge
UPDATE: (10/30/25) - PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (story courtesy WVLT) - A suspect is in custody after the police said shots were fired in Pigeon Forge Wednesday night. Police have since identified the suspec...
Oct 30, 2025 Pigeon Forge Police Cruiser (photo courtesy of WVLT)
KCSO is Investigating Vandalism at Farragut High School
Knox County, TN (WOKI / story courtesy of KCSO facebook post) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Crimes Unit is seeking information regarding a felony vandalism that resulted in several thous...
Oct 30, 2025 Video footage of vandalism at Farragut High School (photo courtesy of of KCSO)
Resources in East Tennessee to Help if SNAP Benefits Lose Funding
Knoxville, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) - Funding for SNAP is expected to run out if the federal government remains shut down, leaving Tennessee families with no new SNAP benefits in November. Below is...
Oct 30, 2025 SNAP logo
KCSO Asking for Help to Find French Bulldog Possibly Stolen from Subdivision
Knox County, TN (WOKI) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office is asking for help getting a dog back to its owner. KCSO says the owner let her French Bulldog named Pap out to use the bathroom when he ran t...
Oct 29, 2025 Three Point Landing subdivision stolen French Bulldog (photo courtesy of Facebook)
DOLLYWOOD NAMED TO FORBES BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE LIST
Smoky Mountain theme park ranks in top 50 of brands evaluated nationally Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) - Dollywood has long been recognized as one of the best theme park guest experiences in the entire worl...
Oct 29, 2025 Dollywood logo courtesy of Dollywood
TBI Most Wanted Alert for Man Charged with First-Degree Murder
East Ridge, TN (WOKI) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a TN Most Wanted Alert for a man wanted for murder near Chattanooga. 22-year-old Jason Sherman Brown, Jr. is wanted by TBI and ...
Oct 29, 2025 Jason Sherman Brown, Jr. (photo courtesy of TBI)
City Council Approves More Funding to Complete Work on Gay Street Bridge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story Courtesy of WVLT) - When Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night, members discussed and approved more than $250,000 in additional funding to ensure the Gay Street Bridge will ...
Oct 28, 2025 Gay Street Bridge (photo courtesy of City of Knoxville)
