Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) A fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that broke out last month has grown again. Park officials providing an update Thursday say The Flint Gap Fire which was sparked by lightning on August 26 has grown to 58 acres, a 12 acre increase since the last update from the park…… MORE
Officials in Kentucky believe a body found in the area where the I-75 mass shooting happened could be the suspect, Joseph Couch. Kentucky State Police say the body was found near Exit 49. Officials say officers are still processing the scene and are waiting for a positive identification, but items found at the scene, including a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying a man whose body was found more than year ago in West Knox County. KCSO says deputies were called to 325 Walker Springs Road around 4:30 on Saturday, August 5, 2023 for the report of a dead person near the wood line…… MORE
A Knoxville man is arrested after authorities say he impersonated a security guard at the Tennessee Valley Fair. 31-year-old Luke Jones went to the Tennessee Valley Fair on September 9th and said he was working security for the event. Jones then walked up to a sold out concert being held that night and went behind…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The Flint Gap Fire is 46 acres as of the last estimate. Although the fire is presently 0% contained, only a few areas are actively burning within the perimeter. Once firefighter access and safety in this remote and steep terrain is addressed, a full suppression strategy will be executed. The fire did not receive…… MORE
We now have a list of arrests, charges and more for this weekend’s Rod Run in Pigeon Forge. The twice-yearly event is known to be a bit of a workout for Pigeon Forge law enforcement, with it not being uncommon for officers to respond to quadruple-digit incidents. 2024′s fall Rod Run was no exception. According…… MORE
We now have a list of arrests, charges and more for this weekend’s Rod Run in Pigeon Forge. The twice-yearly event is known to be a bit of a workout for Pigeon Forge law enforcement, with it not being uncommon for officers to respond to quadruple-digit incidents. 2024′s fall Rod Run was no exception. According…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Northview Junior Academy student has been charged with misdemeanor assault after threatening another student. Officials with the Sevierville Police Department say school resource officers investigated a report of a Northview Junior Academy student threatening another student at the same school on Friday. SPD reports the rumor was that there was…… MORE
The 19th boating-related fatality on Tennessee waters this year. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says a man has drowned while participating in a fishing tournament on Normandy Lake 74-year-old William Henry from Murfreesboro was found after he did not return to the weigh-in. He was found unresponsive in the water near his boat and was…… MORE
A teen lucky to be alive after a single vehicle crash in Grainger County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol along with several agencies responding to a on Lakeshore Drive at Sam Heim Road Saturday afternoon. The preliminary investigation shows a 17-year-old driving a Ford Expedition south on Lakeshore Drive tried to negotiate a curve before running…… MORE
