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Knoxville Man Charged after Breaking into School, Stealing Equipment, Report Says

Knoxville Man Charged after Breaking into School, Stealing Equipment, Report Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing charges for breaking into a school and stealing equipment. According to charging documents, Richard Passmore is facing charges for burglary, theft and vandalism after he broke into the Christian Academy of Knoxville. The report indicates that security cameras caught Passmore in the act, capturing him breaking into…MORE

Railroad Trestle in Newport Collapses, Closing Roads

Railroad Trestle in Newport Collapses, Closing Roads

Newport, TN (WOKI) Several roads in Newport are closed after a railroad trestle collapsed into the Pigeon River. Newport Police say the trestle spanned the river, which saw major flooding when Hurricane Helene moved through East Tennessee. It marks the latest in a series of damages caused by the storm. River Road, Liberty Alley and…MORE

One Killed, One Injured in Motorcycle-Involved Crash on Middlebrook Pike

One Killed, One Injured in Motorcycle-Involved Crash on Middlebrook Pike

One person was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle that happened on Tuesday night on Middlebrook Pike. At around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a crash on Middlebrook Pike at Whitehall Road. The crash involved a Suzuki motorcycle and a black Acura sedan. Based on the…MORE

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Releases Details in Late-Night Standoff

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Releases Details in Late-Night Standoff

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A man is in custody, charged with aggravated domestic assault, following a standoff late Monday night with police in Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Doane Road in the New Market area for a domestic violence call; the caller reportedly claimed 43-year-old Joshua Mumford had assaulted her…MORE

TDOT: Part of I-40 in Cocke County Re-Opens for Local Traffic
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TDOT: Part of I-40 in Cocke County Re-Opens for Local Traffic

The Tennessee Department of Transportation say Interstate 40 is back open across Cocke County. One lane is open in each direction between mile marker 451 (just before the TN/NC state line) and approximately mile marker 446. This opening is for local traffic, and not into North Carolina. I-40 is open as normal leading up to…MORE

LCSO: Deputies Arrest Canadian Woman Accused of Scamming People Out of $60K

LCSO: Deputies Arrest Canadian Woman Accused of Scamming People Out of $60K

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) A Canadian woman is arrested Thursday in Loudon County, accused of bilking people out of at least $60,000 in a scamming operation. Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say Soki Hangi of Quebec was part of a scamming operation spanning Loudon and Monroe Counties wherein the suspects were calling older…MORE

New Driver Services Locations Serving Storm Victims

New Driver Services Locations Serving Storm Victims

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDOSHS) is issuing free replacement identification licenses and driver licenses to citizens directly impacted by the East Tennessee floods at the Elizabethton Driver Services Center, Unicoi Police Department and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s (TEMA) three Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs).  Driver Services are available at the MARCs…MORE