Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined Tennessee leaders and Trump family members as the state dedicated a renamed Interstate 40 bridge ... Read More

A bridge along Interstate 40 in East Tennessee will officially be renamed in honor of President Donald Trump during a ceremony Thursday. Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and a slate of elected officials will attend a ceremony in East Tennessee on Thursday to rename a bridge on Interstate 40 in honor of President Trump. Why it ... Read More

The study considered eight potential solutions to address congestion, reduce traffic time, and increase safety along a 17-mile stretch of the interstate from the I-40 / I-75 split to I-640. Two have ... Read More

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is asking the public for input as it works through plans to address congestion along a 17-mile stretch of Interstate 40 - from the I-40 / I-75 split to the ... Read More

On any day at any time, traffic on I-40 in West Knoxville is iffy at best. On Wednesday, the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) met with local ... Read More

Some of East Tennessee's most important roads have become landmarks in their own right. Interstate 40 carries travelers through mountain passes that once challenged pioneers, while Interstate 75 links ... Read More

Over 70,000 vehicles used Interstate 275 in Knoxville daily in 2025. The notoriously rocky three-mile stretch that connects I-40 to I-640 has suffered years of intense wear and tear, and relief is ... Read More

Zoo Knoxville isn't expanding across Rutledge Pike to the big new building. Instead, a growing business is moving into the highly visible location. Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A crash closed I-40 near the I-75 split Monday, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The Loudon County Sheriff's Office is reporting that the crash was ... Read More

Diesel fuel spilled on I-40 East near Rutledge Pike after a crash, causing lane closures and traffic delays. Drivers are urged to exercise caution. Read More

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - About 16 pounds of fentanyl and '?tranq'? were found during a traffic stop involving a tractor-trailer that was traveling to Knoxville, according to the West Tennessee ... Read More

A swarm of 1 million bees shut down part of a highway for hours as authorities quickly moved to address the situation. Read More

A truck carrying one million bees crashed on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, closing part of the highway as beekeepers scrambled to contain them. Read More

A beekeeper driving with roughly one million bees crashed on 1-40 on Friday, April 17, setting them loose and stopping traffic early in the afternoon. Read More

State transportation officials are asking people to avoid the area near the Henley Street exit of Interstate 40 East. Read More

Crews are working to contain approximately one million bees that were released when the truck that was hauling them crashed on I-40 East near downtown Knoxville. Read More

A tornado that struck Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, wrecked all but one of the 25 mobile homes in the Wash Trailer Park. But amid the rubble, a storm chaser and search-and-rescue volunteer with the ... Read More

Two people are dead after they were thrown from a motorcycle during a crash on I-40 early Thursday morning, Knoxville Police said. Read More

A multi-vehicle crash occurred around 9:00 p.m. Thursday night on Interstate 40, in the westbound lanes between the Kingston on-ramp (Exit 352) and the Clinch River bridge. The incident prompted three ... Read More

The Knoxville Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on I-40 Monday afternoon. Read More

Wes Rucker, Tennessee sports reporter, dies at 43 after a car crash on I-40 near Cedar Bluff in Knoxville on February 19. His father-in-law David Goldberg confirmed the news on Facebook. Rucker leaves ... Read More

Longtime University of Tennessee sportswriter Wes Rucker was killed in a car crash on Interstate 40 in Knoxville on Thursday. He was 43. Rucker, who had worked for 247 Sports covering Tennessee and ... Read More

The Knoxville Police Department responded to I-40 West near downtown Saturday after two tractor-trailers crashed. Read More

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reports that Interstate 40 West has been shut down due to hazardous road conditions and multiple car crashes on Thursday afternoon. PCSO ... Read More

TDOT reported the fire around 4:12 p.m. on Thursday. A second crash happened behind it on the overpass above U.S. 321 as traffic was backing up. Read More

The Knoxville highway was closed for several days over the summer and in September for the replacement of the bridge over Elm Street and Bernard Avenue, according to TDOT. Crews will replace the ... Read More

A 20-year-old Kingston woman is facing multiple charges after a Tennessee Department of Transportation work truck was struck in an active construction zone. The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a ... Read More

According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, all westbound lanes of I-40 closed near the Campbell Station exit around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. Traffic cameras showed lanes reopened around ... Read More

TDOT said the wreck was reported around 7:15 p.m. with traffic backed up near North Cedar Bluff Road around 8:30 p.m. Read More

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - Eastbound traffic is shut down on I-40 in Sevier County after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The wreck happened near Mile Marker ... Read More

Jonathan Negrete-Toledo, 20, of Dandridge, who was driving a Toyota Camry in the crash, is charged with underage driving while impaired and violation of implied consent. His passenger, Victor ... Read More

An adult woman driver was ejected from the vehicle before being taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Knoxville police said. Read More

Interstate 40 East was closed near downtown Knoxville after a serious crash. The crash was reported around 8 p.m. near the I-640 / I-75 ramp west of downtown at mile marker 385. According to the ... Read More

Mexico transferred 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States on Tuesday as American authorities put pressure on criminal networks smuggling drugs across the border. The transfers are ... Read More

Sunset Beach is just over 7 hours away and 440 miles from Knoxville if you take I-40. An alternate interstate route is I-81 north to I-77 south through Winston-Salem, where it joins I-74 east ... Read More

KFD said it was responding to Ray Mears Boulevard, where several cars were reported to be in water after a torrential downpour flooded some roads. Read More

Authorities are investigating a serious crash after a truck hit a barrier and landed on Gallaher Road near the I-40 overpass. Read More

An overturned vehicle on I-40 in Sevier County caused a prolonged closure of eastbound lanes and severe traffic delays. Read More

LOUDON, Tenn. - Eastbound lanes of I-40 at Buttermilk Road in Loudon County were shut down near the I-75 split after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Read More

LOUDON, Tenn. - Eastbound lanes of I-40 at Buttermilk Road in Loudon County have been shut down near the I-75 split after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation ... Read More

LOUDON, Tenn. - Eastbound lanes of I-40 at Buttermilk Road in Loudon County have been shut down near the I-75 split after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation ... Read More

A crash closed I-40 near the I-75 split Monday, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The Loudon County Sheriff's Office is reporting that the crash was deadly, killing two people. Read More

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Multiple people died in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down I-40 east and west near I-75, said the Loudon County Sheriff's Office A Lifestar helicopter is ... Read More

A post by the Knoxville Police Department's Facebook page reports two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash near the I-40 East ramp to I-640 East. The East ramp to I-640 East will be ... Read More

Retired Knoxville Fire Department Capt. Dennis Noe died in accidental shooting March 5 on Interstate 640, Knoxville police said. Noe, 60, of Blaine, was driving a pickup truck on I-640 near Millertown ... Read More

One such facility recently opened near a Pilot Travel Center on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The clinic provides urgent care, primary care and occupational health services for locals, ... Read More

KPD said David Covington, 46, reportedly entered the restaurant, went behind the counter and implied he had a weapon. Read More

Snow flurries are falling across Knoxville this morning, but the storm has not significantly affected the streets. So far, there have been no major issues reported on the roads in Knoxville, according ... Read More

Patches of ice and snow have been reported on roads across East Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation's SmartWay map shows ice and snow patches on various roads in Campbell, Scott, ... Read More

New details are emerging about a shooting that involved Tennessee Highway Patrol officers earlier this month, including the identity of the suspect in the incident. Read More

Friday's snowstorm is expected to bring around six inches of snow to Knoxville, significantly impacting traffic in the region. Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - As wintry weather pelted the region, a semi-truck jackknifed on Interstate 40 and closed two eastbound lanes and a westbound lane near the Pellissippi Parkway exit, according to ... Read More

Throughout the day on Friday, there were numerous crashes along I-40 and other main roads as road conditions worsened. Read More

A gunman is dead after a standoff with the Tennessee Highway Patrol shut down part of an interstate Friday morning, according to WATE-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. Suspect James Cody John, 34, ultimately died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Read More

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said Friday morning that a police stand-off involving the Tennessee Highway Patrol has shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the Airport Road exit ... Read More

Traffic in east Tennessee between Knoxville and Nashville is at a standstill Friday morning, as authorities work to arrest a person of interest. Read More

ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. - Interstate 40 East in Roane County near Airport Road is closed due to law enforcement activity, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The incident was reported ... Read More

A 38-year-old Knoxville man died in a single-car crash on Interstate 40 at the Hall of Fame Drive exit on the night of Dec. 13. David Boatwright crashed into a barrier and rolled off the road at about ... Read More

The Knoxville Police Department said Monday morning that it was investigating two separate fatal crashes that occurred Sunday night along Interstate 40 East. Two men, described in reports as a ... Read More

With the destruction of portions of I-40 and I-26, traffic in Knoxville and connecting interstates will ramp up for a year or more. Read More

Officer's patrol car was hit by a DUI suspect, causing minor injuries and prompting a police plea for sober driving. Read More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A mudslide has closed a major interstate between North Carolina and Tennessee, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. NCDOT states that I-40 between ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a mudslide shut down I-40 just outside of ... 2024 The interstate closure continues into Cocke County, where the ... Read More

Several more inches of rain are expected to hit East Tennessee, and wind will pick up. Here's how flooding has affected road conditions and closures. Read More

As Helene moves into East Tennessee, we are receiving reports of wrecks, downed tree, power outages and more. Here's the latest. As of 8:10 a.m., here are the reported wrecks: The Knoxville Police ... Read More

Locations impacted include' Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Lenoir City, Kingston, Rockwood, Loudon, Wartburg, Farragut, and Fairview. This includes the following highways' Interstate 40 in Tennessee ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Knoxville Police Department said two people were killed in a crash on the I-40 East to I-640 East ramp Monday morning. According to Knoxville Police, based on the evidence, the ... Read More

(WATE) - The Knoxville Police Department is investigating the circumstances that led to a deadly crash on Interstate 40 Monday morning ... alerts for updates. East Tennessee artists garner ... Read More

The Knoxville Police Department says there was a "serious multi-vehicle crash" on Saturday around 4:30 a.m. just west of Midway Road. Read More

Saturday morning, the Knoxville Police Department and Tennessee Department of Transportation responded to a multi-vehicle crash on I-40 East.In the latest update from KPD, it was confirmed that two ... Read More

according to the Knoxville Police Department. KPD stated in a release shared Friday morning that officers responded to the crash Wednesday at around 3:40 p.m. on Washington Pike at Edmondson Lane. The ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A crash on I-40 East blocked two lanes of traffic near the Papermill Drive exit Monday night, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Read More

The PFFD Chief Tony Watson confirmed with WBIR that the firefighter was identified as 20-year-old Aaron Huss. PFFD held a procession for Huss, taking his body from the Knoxville Forensics Center to ... Read More

WVLT reported that the Knoxville Police Department was called to the scene of a deadly crash on I-40 West near Pellissippi Parkway at approximately 4:15 p.m. Initial findings suggest that a white SUV, ... Read More

Police believe an SUV was slowing down due to traffic when it was rear-ended by a black pickup truck. Two other cars were struck after the initial collision. Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department responded to a '?serious'? crash on I-40 Thursday afternoon. The crash happened around 4 p.m., according to the Tennessee Department of ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, a multi-vehicle wreck reported around 11:20 p.m. on Sunday night has shut down all but one lane on I-40 East. The wreck ... Read More

The Tennessee Department of Transportation said traffic was backed up to near Blackburn Lane at around 5:50 p.m. Read More

High rates of intoxicated driving in Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas and frequent crashes have pushed the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency to implement an alcohol ban. Read More

Tennessee Department of Transportation ... Becky Duncan Massey, R-Knoxville, chairs the Senate Transportation Committee. Massey said she continues to worry about the traffic on I-40 in Knox County and ... Read More

TDOT is asking people to stay off the roads Friday morning after patches of ice formed from a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain across parts of East Tennessee. Read More

With snow rolling into East Tennessee, traveling on the roads ... the latest as of 5 a.m.: You can check conditions on I-40, I-75, I-640, and other major roads below or on TDOT Smartway: In Knoxville, ... Read More

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating after a person was hit by a car on I-40 near Watt Road, officials with THP told WVLT News Thursday.The crash happened Thursday morning. According to the ... Read More

A Gatlinburg man is facing charges after police say he crashed into multiple cars on I-40 in Knox County then attacked off-duty Loudon County Sheriff Jimmy Davis. Read More

Several people were hurt in the I-40 crashes. THP said the driver accused of causing the crashes also attacked and injured an off-duty sheriff who followed him. Read More

K NOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WATE) - The Knoxville Police Department has released the identity of a driver who died Thursday in Knoxville after a tire detached from another car and crashed through his ... Read More

A Knoxville man driving a pickup truck was traveling north on Lovell Road and struck a motorcycle from behind, killing the driver. Read More