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2 Victims Still Not Found 2 weeks After 24K Pounds of Explosives Detonated at TN Munitions Plant
MCEWEN, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT / WSMV) - Two weeks after a deadly explosion at a Tennessee munitions plant, officials gathered to release new information - including the origin of the explosion...
Oct 27, 2025 Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems (photo courtesy of WVLT/WSMV)
KPD Mourning the Death of Beloved Lieutenant
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / KPD) - It is with profound sadness that the Knoxville Police Department announces the tragic passing of beloved KPD Lieutenant Gordan Gwathney. Gwathney, 57, died after drowning ...
Oct 27, 2025 KPD Lieutenant Gordan Gwathney (photo courtesy of KPD)
The Blount County Sheriff's Office is Still Searching for a Missing Tenn
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a missing teen and they are asking for your help. According to BCSO, 17-year-old Sara Gerardo Guillen was last seen ...
Oct 26, 2025 Sara Gerardo Guillen (Courtesy: BCSO)
TOSHA Investigating Death of EMS Worker
Washington County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Tennessee OSHA has launched an investigation into an East Tennessee EMS workplace death. According to Washington County-Johnson City EMS, Fred Kemp died in the li...
Oct 26, 2025 Washington County Jefferson City EMS logo after Fred Kemp's death
UT Names New Baseball Coach
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The nationwide search for a new baseball coach at the University of Tennessee is over just days after now former coach Tony Vitello announced he was leaving the program for the ...
Oct 26, 2025 Josh Elander (Photo courtesy of UT Athletics)
Investigation Underway after Suspect in Two Crashes Leads to a Man's Death
Alcoa, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - There's an investigation underway following a fatal crash in Alcoa which was the second accident that day for the suspect. The Alcoa Police Department is investigating the de...
Oct 26, 2025 Ronald Weaver (photo courtesy of Blount County Sheriff's Office)
Police Identify Two People Who Are Found Shot in Hamblen County Home
UPDATE (10/26/25) (WOKI / WVLT) - The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office is investigating after finding two people dead in a home in East Hamblen County. Officials were called to N. Morelock Road Thursda...
Oct 24, 2025 Hamblen County Sheriff's Cruiser (Photo courtesy of Hamblen County Sheriff's Office)
Some TN Hemp Stores will Continue to Temporarily Have Fewer Restrictions on THC products
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) - Hemp stores in Tennessee will be able to sell flower THC product, but only if they hold a legacy license that operates on the rules of years past. It all st...
Oct 24, 2025 Cultivation of cannabis in a natural environment, created with the help of Generative AI technology. (photo courtesy of Freepik.com)
TWRA is Reintroducing the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
NASHVILLE, TN (WOKI / TWRA ) --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the United States Fish and Wild...
Oct 24, 2025 Red-cockaded Woodpecker (photo courtesy of TWRA)
Unexpected Death of Director of McMinn County Schools Prompts Closure
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) -McMinn County Schools and the district office will be closed today (Friday) following the death of McMinn County Director of Schools, Dr. Julie Goodin who passed aw...
Oct 24, 2025 Dr. Julie Goodin (photo courtesy of WVLT)
