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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)
Man Arrested in Jefferson County After Multiple Drugs Found in Home
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says a Detroit man is arrested after hundreds of Oxycodone pills and thousands of dollars are found in a home. 30-year-old Marcus Ki...
Oct 28, 2025 Drugs found by JCSO
Salvation Army Launches Emergency Food Campaign
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The Salvation Army of Knoxville has launched an emergency food campaign in response to a dramatic rise in food assistance requests. The "Feed Hope. Share Love." program c...
Oct 28, 2025 Salvation Army logo
KCSO Deputy Injured in Line of Duty to Have Foot Amputated
Knox County, TN (WOKI) - A Knox County deputy injured in a head-on crash while on duty back in July will soon have his foot amputated. Blue Line Tennessee reporting Deputy Matt Kirchner's family made ...
Oct 28, 2025 Deputy Matt Kirchner (photo courtesy of Blue Line Tennessee)
Study Recommends Large Number of Changes at Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - A new report on the Knox County Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center recommended a number of changes. The report was requested by Knox County's Chief O...
Oct 28, 2025
NEW RECIPROCAL FISHING AGREEMENTS WITH TN AND KY NOW IN EFFECT
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is happy to announce anglers can once again use their Tennessee resident licenses to fish certain waters shared with Kentucky as new recipr...
Oct 28, 2025 TWRA LOGO
TENNESSEE STATE PARKS TO DISCUSS SITE MANAGEMENT PLANS, RECEIVE PUBLIC FEEDBACK FOR 14 STATE PARKS
Nashville, TN (WOKI) - Tennessee State Parks will hold public meetings across the state in the coming weeks to discuss site management plans specific to 14 parks. The plan for each park is part of a 1...
Oct 28, 2025 Tennessee State Parks logo
Parole Denied for Man Sentenced in Death of John Drummonds
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The Tennessee Board of Parole has made a final decision in Jesse Rogers' parole case. Rogers was sentenced to life in prison in the 1993 murder of John David Drummonds. Yesterda...
Oct 28, 2025 Jesse Rogers - photo courtesy of TDOC
