For the third year, Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are joining the Tennessee chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA) to offer low-cost kayaking instruction Saturday, May 18. The event is part of National Safe Boating Week. Last year, the event trained 279 students across North Carolina and Tennessee in 24 simultaneous…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tennessee’s Attorney General is leading 18 states in a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over new sexual harassment guidance. Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed the suit on Monday against the EEOC’s new guidance that he says “unlawfully extends Title VII’s protections against sex-based discrimination to cover gender…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department Monday releases the Knox County Regional Forensic Center autopsy report on an officer who died in training earlier this year. According to the report, 32-year-old Officer Wisbens Antoine passed away due to natural causes stemming from “exertional compartment syndrome.” Though it is rare, the report indicates the disease…… MORE
A special tribute in honor of a Heritage High School graduate, the badge of a fallen officer worn by his son. Cayden McCowan, the son of Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan who was shot and killed in the line of duty in February, graduated Friday night and he wore his father’s badge over his heart…… MORE
The annual City of Sevierville Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival will take place in the downtown area on May 17 and 18. To facilitate the event, several streets must be temporarily closed, and the Sevier County Courthouse will be closed on Friday, May 17. The following streets and parking areas will close at approximately…… MORE
For the first time since, 2005, NOAA has issued a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch over the northern half of the U.S. The storm could even bring aurora borealis, or northern lights, to East Tennessee skies. G4 storms are the second-strongest type of geomagnetic storm. According to NOAA they can ““trip out key assets from…… MORE
Zoo Knoxville is hoping to help you out this year for a gift for Mom, but you do need to act fast. For a $10 donation to the Zoo, you can symbolically name a parakeet after your Mom. Each donation also includes a digital fact sheet and certificate, plus a free seed stick to feed the parakeets…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that happened in West Knoxville last month. KPD says the shooting happened April 27 when officers responded, around 8:00 a.m., to 4705 Santala Drive on the report that a man, 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin, was armed with a gun. As…… MORE
A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Javian Griffin, 38, was sentenced Monday to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for using excessive force against an inmate and writing a false report to cover it up. Griffin pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 11, 2023. His co-defendant, another…… MORE
Updated story: Tonka, the last elephant at Zoo Knoxville, has been euthanized after being placed on hospice care because of declining health and an injury to his left front leg. Officials with Zoo Knoxville say that the injury worsened, causing pain and discomfort, leading to the decision to humanely put Tonka down yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).…… MORE
