The North Carolina Department of Transportation expects I-40 across the state line to be open through the Pigeon River Gorge by New Year’s Day. NCDOT says traffic would be moving slower than normal, estimating a 40 mph speed limit with one lane in each direction. The news comes just over a month after Hurricane Helene…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Free parking on nights and weekends in downtown Knoxville is here to stay. The announcement coming from City of Knoxville officials Monday night though additional details about the City’s “updated parking plan” have not been released. In May, the city released a report from Walker, a group hired to evaluate Knoxville’s current…… MORE
A 15-year-old male has been charged for making a threat of mass violence following a late-night Knoxville Police Department investigation. On Monday, November 4, 2024 at around 7:30 p.m., KPD detectives were made aware that the aforementioned male, a Bearden High School student, had made a verbal threat to commit an act of violence at…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is asking for help to identify a woman who was found along I-40 in Roane County and died from her injuries. THP says troopers were dispatched to a person lying in the emergency lane of I-40 East in Roane County at mile marker 341 on October 13th. THP says the victim…… MORE
UPDATE from Knoxville Fire Department: UPDATE: At approximately 8:30 PM this (Monday) evening Knox County 911 communications received a call about Knoxville College possibly being on fire. The caller stated they could see very high flames and a lot of smoke. When crews arrived, they saw heavy fire coming from the top of the administration…… MORE
11/11/24 UPDATE: The suspect in a Monroe County murder has been taken into custody in South Carolina. According to the Columbia Police Department, Nicholas Hamlett was found at a hospital there and taken into custody. He is accused of killing 34-year-old Steven Lloyd in Tellico Plains on October 18th and is facing first-degree murder charges.…… MORE
UPDATE: The victim from the fatal hit-and-run crash that happened on Magnolia Avenue Friday night has been identified as Andrew Quayle, age 63. KPD crash reconstruction investigators are still working to identify the involved vehicle and driver. The car was described as a black SUV or crossover vehicle, which reportedly fled east on Magnolia Avenue…… MORE
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An investigation is underway, and officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have released the name of the inmate who died over the weekend at the Campbell County Jail. TBI says agents responded to the jail for a reported death Sunday morning; officials confirming Monday the identity of the deceased…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Area Transit, better known as KAT, will be offering free rides for Election Day. KAT offers the service each election cycle. This year, all transit rides, from buses to KAT’s Lift service (for those with disabilities), will be fare-free. Officials with KAT say the move is aimed at making sure anyone…… MORE
Oakdale, TN (WOKI) A second man is sentenced in the death of a Roane County man. District Attorney Russell Johnson says 44 year-old Shane Douglas Parks was convicted and sentenced in the death of Robert Quenton McCullough in 2020. He is facing two concurrent 45-year sentences in the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Parks joins 39-year-old…… MORE
