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Knoxville Police Searching for Man Involved in Assault on Cumberland Avenue

Knoxville Police Searching for Man Involved in Assault on Cumberland Avenue

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police Department officials announcing Wednesday that they are searching for a man involved in an assault. Police say the suspect assaulted another man in the early morning hours of September 14 in the area of Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street. Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect is urged…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

Five Tennessee Kids at Center of ‘Endangered Child Alert’ Found Safe

Five Tennessee Kids at Center of ‘Endangered Child Alert’ Found Safe

Athens, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Five children at the center of an Endangered Child Alert out of Athens are found safe. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the alert early Wednesday morning for the five boys saying that they may have been with their non-custodial parents. TBI says all five children were later…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

MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Girls Scouts Encouraging Citizenship

MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Girls Scouts Encouraging Citizenship

Knoxville (October 22, 2024)—MEDIC Regional Blood Center is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians to promote civic engagement. MEDIC will have a mobile collection bus at the Girl Scouts parking lot (1567 Downtown West Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37919) on October 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This drive is planned specifically…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