Knoxville shelters offer help for unhoused as the temperatures start to drop
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Now that we're seeing more consistent cooler temperatures, our unhoused neighbors need shelter more than ever. The Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability operates emergency warming centers when night temperatures fall to 25 degrees or below, and we have not met that this week. The cold...
KPD issues nearly 300 citations over Thanksgiving holiday weekend
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department has released its Thanksgiving traffic report for 2025, issuing nearly 300 citations and responding to one fatality. According to the department, it responded to the following from 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Total citations: 281. Speeding citations: 67. Warning...
Dogwood Arts has last-minute dogwood trees for sale
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Dogwood Arts is gearing up to deliver a “very limited” number of dogwood trees through its Bazillion Blooms program. The deadline for the program has passed, but the group has announced there’s still some stock for last-minute ordering. The trees run $25 each,...
Plan seeks 30-bed psychiatric unit to ease strain on Knoxville emergency rooms
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - City and state leaders are backing a $20 million proposal to open a 30-bed long-term psychiatric facility in Knoxville. Jery Harnish with American Medical Response (AMR) said neither ambulances nor emergency rooms are designed to provide sustained psychiatric care, and that creating an...
Knoxville Police officer charged with aggravated domestic assault in Sevier County
A Knoxville police officer was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault in Sevier County, according to KPD.
Federal review finds nearly half of truck driving schools not meeting requirements
POWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) - The U.S. Department of Transportation found nearly half of the 16,000 truck driving programs nationwide are not following requirements, putting their certification at risk. Nearly 3,000 schools could have their accreditation revoked if they don’t fix their training requirements in the next 30...
Country’s first small modular reactor to be developed in East Tennessee, governor says
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Governor Bill Lee announced on Tuesday the first small modular reactor in the United States is set to be developed in East Tennessee. Lee said the Tennessee Valley Authority had been selected for a $400 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the development of a small...
Brights Zoo discusses death of spotless giraffe Kipekee, thanks community for condolences
LIMESTONE, Tenn. (WJHL) — News Channel 11 spoke with Brights Zoo owner David Bright on Monday, days after the death of his zoo’s rare spotless giraffe, Kipekee, who made worldwide headlines when her birth was announced. The zoo announced that Kipekee had died at just two years old on Wednesday. Bright told News...
New Dateline episode to revisit Brittany Eldridge’s unsolved murder in Knox County
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new episode of Dateline set to come out on Friday will follow the case of Brittany Eldridge, who died in Knox County while 8 1/2 months pregnant in 2011. Eldridge was found dead in her Cross Creek apartment off Western Avenue, strangled and stabbed with...
Three indicted on murder charge after 2024 overdose death in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knox County Grand Jury indicted three people on murder charges after someone overdosed on fentanyl, the Knoxville Police Department said Monday. Devin Kilgore, 27, was found dead in a home on Woodcrest Drive in February 2024. An investigation led by KPD’s Organized Crime Unit and Drug...
