Archives: July 2017

From the Heat Extremes to the Cool Extremes…

Weather Update 11:00 PM CDT   Heat advisories will continue into Thursday as we will experience anther day much like Today. The difference is that skies will become mostly cloudy late afternoon ahead of more organized showers and storms. A powerful cold front will move through overnight Thursday into Friday taking us into the COOL EXTREMES for a while. Weekend…

6-year-old dirt bike racer tears up tracks across US

  ATWOOD, Tenn. — From Tennessee to Texas, to Ohio all the way down to Florida, Colt Delagarde spends his weekends seeking competition on the Amateur Motocross circuit. Delagarde and his family have about two months out of the year to rest. The other 10 months are spent on the road. “Somewhere in the country where there’s a race every weekend,…

Lexington looks to replace 22 seniors in 2017

LEXINGTON, Tenn. — The Lexington Tigers went 9-3 in 2016 and got bounced out the playoffs in the second round. Obviously every teams goal is to win a state championship, but making it to the second round of the playoffs is nothing to hang your head about.  But like every high school team across America, the turnover is high from one…

MCSO searches for 2 suspects in connection with shooting

  MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. —  The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for suspects and vehicles after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in northeast Madison County. Some witnesses are calling the incident a drive-by shooting, saying it was an unexpected event to take place in broad daylight in a normally quiet neighborhood. The intersection of Highway 70 East and Quiet…

Madison Co. sheriff holds 29th community meeting in west Madison County

  MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — Madison County Sheriff John Mehr held his 29th community meeting Tuesday night for residents in west Madison County at Ararat Baptist Church. During the meeting, the relocation of the sheriff’s office was discussed as well as the new Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab that is coming to the area. The sheriff also discussed what…

A Short Term Burst of Heat Returns…A Cool Down is Coming!

Updated Tuesday 10:45 pm. Long gone is the little cold front that brought a brief break in the heat…yes it is playing cards in down in Alabama and Mississippi. Meanwhile, the heat continues to build again. We can expect some extreme heat into Thursday before our next and larger cool down Friday through the weekend.  And here comes the heat…

Man shot multiple times in Humboldt; suspects still on loose

  HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — The search is on for the suspect or suspects behind an early Tuesday morning shooting that left a man fighting for his life. “Shortly after one this morning, officers responded to the area of North 12th and Mitchell Avenue after hearing gunshots,” Assistant Police Chief Reynard Buchanan said. When police got there Tuesday morning, they found two…

Crockett Co. officers arrest armed suspect while neighbor films

ALAMO, Tenn. — Crockett County officers are able to arrest an armed man without resorting to pulling the trigger, and it was all caught on camera. Timothy Jetton “Kill me,” the suspect said. “Kill me. I ain’t doing nothing wrong. Kill me.” Although the video is dark, you can hear Timothy Jetton, 29, challenging Crockett County officers to shoot him during…