WVLT-TV (Knoxville, TN)

3 days ago | wvlt.tv | Victor Puente

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Alvin asks: Tornadoes are classified as EF 1, 2, 3, and ect. What does EF and the number mean? The EF stands for Enhanced Fujita. That’s because the original Fujita Scale was updated in 2007. It was named for Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita, a meteorologist at the University of Chicago. The school says his goal was to create categories that could separate weak tornadoes from strong ones.

4 days ago | wvlt.tv | Caleb Wethington

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Crossville Police Department reports a barricaded suspect was arrested in the early morning hours of Thursday. CPD reports that officers were able to identify a suspect wanted on multiple warrants, including violation of sex offender, violation of probation, and vandalism, at about 5:34 a.m.Here are instructions on how to watch WSMV4 live on various platforms.

5 days ago | wvlt.tv | Caleb Wethington

SPARTA, Tenn. (WSMV) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report in the crash that left three dead in Sparta, Tennessee, in late April. The NTSB reports that a Mooney M20TN, N242RE, was substantially damaged and the pilot and two passengers were killed at about 11:47 a.m. on April 26. Earlier in the day, the plane departed from Alabaster, Alabama, after boarding two passengers and cargo to return to the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (SRB) in Sparta.

5 days ago | wvlt.tv | Josh Jarnagin

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A rockslide shut down I-40 in Cocke County on Wednesday, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The rockslide and ensuing flooding trapped several people on the interstate, which is down to one lane eastbound and westbound due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.

5 days ago | wvlt.tv | Josh Jarnagin |Kelly Ann Kruger

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation said a rockslide shut down I-40 in Cocke County Wednesday afternoon. TDOT’s Mark Nagi announced made the announcement of the rockslide near mile marker 450 in Cocke County shortly after 5 p.m.Nagi said drivers should seek alternate routes as both westbound and eastbound lanes of I-40 were shut down.