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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
KPD Investigating after Man Killed in Pedestrian-Involved Crash on Western Avenue
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - A man died after being struck by a van on Western Avenue near Eubanks Avenue on Monday morning. At approximately 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026, Knoxville Police Department...
Mar 30, 2026 Knoxville Police Cruiser
AAA: TN Gas Prices Fall One Penny
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (March 30, 2026) - Gas prices across Tennessee moved less expensive last week for the first time in nearly four weeks. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.63 which is $1.07 mor...
Mar 30, 2026 AAA logo
Police Investigate Fatal Hit-and-Run in Sevierville
Sevierville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Sevierville police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a body was found along Highway 66 this (Monday) morning. Bob Stahlke, Public Information Officer with Sev...
Mar 30, 2026 Sevierville Police cruiser
Dogwood Trails Return in Full Bloom in April
Follow the Pink Lines Through 90+ Miles of Spring Beauty - April 1-30, 2026 March 30, 2026 [Knoxville, Tennessee] - Since 1955, Dogwood Arts has brought Knoxville's favorite springtime tradition to li...
Mar 30, 2026 Photo of Dogwoods (photo courtesy of Dogwood Arts)
Reported Electrical Fire Closing a Blount County Elementary School
Maryville, TN (WOKI) - There was an electric fire reported at Montvale Elementary School in Maryville this morning. That fire is out and there's no report on damage. Blount County Schools making the a...
Mar 30, 2026 Montvale Elementary School (Facebook)
Bill Making Immigration Enforcement Records Confidential Passes, Heads to Governor's Desk
Nashville, Tennessee (WOKI/WVLT) - A bill that would make records related to immigration enforcement operations confidential and punish the release of those records as a felony has passed in the Senat...
Mar 30, 2026 Tennessee Capitol (RJC)
Lt. Governor McNally, Sen. Yager Announce $25 Million Investment in Y-12 Prototype Center in Proposed State Budget
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lt. Governor Randy McNally and Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston) today announced that the proposed FY 2025-2027 state budget includes $25 million to support e...
Mar 29, 2026 State of Tennessee seal (TN.gov)
