Category Archives: News Top Stories
Prescribed Burn Planned for Cataloochee Valley
GATLINBURG, TN (WOKI) -The National Park Service plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Cataloochee Valley area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday, November 18, weather permitting. F...
Nov 17, 2025 Great Smoky Mountains National Park sign (Courtesy: GSMNP)
March of Dimes Report: Tennessee Ranks Worst in Nation for Maternal Deaths
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story Courtesy of WVLT) - Tennessee's maternal mortality rate has slightly risen, according to the latest March of Dimes report card. The report lists the rate per 100,000 births was 42...
Nov 17, 2025 March of Dimes Logo
SNAP Recipients Can Expect Full Benefits This Week
NASHVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT / WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced that Tennesseans who rely on the government for food can expect their full benefits to retur...
Nov 17, 2025 SNAP logo
Edgewell Personal Care Manufacturing Closing Knoxville Location
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - More than a hundred people in Knox County are going to lose their jobs as a beauty and personal care product manufacturer closes shop. In a WARN Notice filed w...
Nov 17, 2025 Knoxville Edgewell Personal Care closing (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Gatlinburg Police Warning of a Phone Scam
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) - The Gatlinburg Police Department is issuing a warning about a fraudulent telephone scam, where callers pose as employees with the Police Department, with the calls appearing to...
Nov 17, 2025 Gatlinburg Phone Scam (Gatlinburg Police Department)
Woman Fatally Injured in N. Broadway Crash
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - A woman was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash that happened Sunday evening on N. Broadway. At around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2025, KPD officers were dispatched...
Nov 17, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser (KPD)
Man Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Raping Teen Multiple Times after Giving Her Alcohol
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen says a man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for raping a teen multiple times and giving her alcohol and drugs. 52-year-old Randall Myers and...
Nov 16, 2025 Randall Myers(Knox County DA's Office)
TDOT and Knoxville Engineers Working to Upgrade Clinton Highway Traffic Signals
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knoxville engineers are working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to update three traffic signals on Clinton Highway as the busy road sees thousands of cars...
Nov 16, 2025 TDOT new camera system to address traffic on Clinton Highway (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Bank Robbery Suspect in Custody After Fraud Investigation
Sweetwater, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Sweetwater Police say a suspect in a bank robbery is taken into custody after a bank fraud investigation. The fraud investigation began Monday (11/10) after receiving re...
Nov 16, 2025 (L-R) Eddie Montgomery and Marvin Jenkins(BCSO)
Man Facing Multiple Charges after Shoplifting Investigation Led to Drug Bust
Madisonville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Madisonville Police say a man is facing multiple charges after a shoplifting investigation led to a drug bust. Officers responded to a shoplifting call Friday afternoo...
Nov 16, 2025 Madisonville PD shoplifting to drug bust (Photo courtesy of MPD)
