Updated story: The Knoxville City Council approves funding of no more than $150,00 to hire a company to apply for grants to help fund the more than $50 million dollar pedestrian bridge project which will connect The University of Tennessee to South Knoxville. The bridge would consist of walking and bike trails only, starting from…… MORE
The mother accused of killing her 15 month old daughter is back in court. During Megan Boswell’s hearing in Sullivan County this morning, it was decided that shel would not go to trial until February of 2025. Authorities arrested Megan, who waited more than a month before reporting her daughter missing, after her daughter’s body…… MORE
Bears aren’t just in Sevier County, at least one is in downtown Knoxville. Knoxville police received a call about a bear last night on Walnut Street toward Main Street then another caller reporting seeing the bear on Central Street going toward Summit Hill Drive. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was contacted and they told police…… MORE
Country music superstar Shania Twain bringing the second leg of her 2023 Queen of Me Tour to Thompson Boling Arena. The show will be October 16 in Knoxville and tickets for the newly added dates go on sale starting December 16th at LiveNation.com. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning next Tuesday (12/13)…… MORE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the Federal Highway Administration awarded a construction contract to conduct routine bridge repairs at 19 locations across the park through August 2023. Crews will implement single-lane closures in most locations to safely accomplish work, however, full road closures will be necessary at a few, select sites. “Work…… MORE
A Farragut bistro is making sure guests have a safe way to get out of uncomfortable situations. Water into Wine Bistro & Lounge has a code name that alerts staff when someone needs to be escorted to safety. It’s called an ‘Angel Shot’. Many bars and restaurants are using the shot code. There are three…… MORE
Knoxville Police arrest a violent, registered sex offender for the rape of a woman and being too close to a park. Police responding to an apartment near downtown yesterday (Thursday), they say a woman with a bloody nose, bruised chest and “prominent” strangulation marks around her neck told officers she had been raped. She claims…… MORE
Do you remember hearing about Real ID licenses before the pandemic which delayed it going into effect. Don’t know what Real ID is? Beginning May 3rd next year, it will be required to access certain Federal buildings, entering nuclear facilities and boarding commercial flights within the United States. This isn’t something new, the Real ID…… MORE
Sevier County authorities are on the scene of an apparent explosion this afternoon. 9-1-1 dispatchers confirm the incident which seems to have happened near, or at, the Johnson Matthey chemical plant on airport road. We’ll have further information throughout the afternoon. Listen LIVE to NewsTalk 98.7 WOKI.… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Blue alert for 34-year-old Samuel Q. Edwards, wanted by Metro Nashville PD and TBI for Attempted Criminal Homicide and Evading Arrest. Samuel Edwards has brown hair, brown eyes. He is 5’11” and weighs 160 lbs.Edwards may be traveling in a white 2009 Chevy Silverado with TN tags…… MORE
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