WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court said Tuesday that the administration likely violated federal law in its efforts to rescind the program…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Tuesday, the Jackson-Madison County School System Superintendent Dr. Marlon King released the results of a survey. King’s letter says the data from the survey shows a majority of students wearing masks. The letter breaks the data down by school. The school system’s survey shows North Parkway Middle School with the most students wearing a mask. Meanwhile, JMCSS…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Kicking off the 2021 high school football season, Hardin County’s Kaydin Pope has been selected as the Player of the Week for Week 1. Last Friday in Jackson, Pope torched the North Side secondary with 7 catches for 218 yards resulting in four touchdowns, as the Tigers went on to defeat the Indians 33-14. The senior also…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade. It’s a step party leaders are touting as progress in their quest to turn back voting restrictions advanced in Republican-led states. But the bill passed Tuesday on a 219-212 vote faces dim prospects in…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is adding a new member to their team. “She is a special dog. It’s her nature too. The way she will approach that person there, she’s kind of like a comfort dog,” said Madison County Sheriff John Mehr. The state Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a contest with the sheriff’s office, where…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot detection system the police department uses rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city. The Office of Inspector General’s Public Safety section says its analysis of the ShotSpotter system that has cost Chicago tens of millions of dollars does not support the contention that…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office is now searching for suspects in a double homicide. What neighbors call a quiet street and a quiet neighborhood is now the scene of a murder investigation. Authorities arrived at a home on 139 Wilbur Nelson Road Monday evening to a fatal scene. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas says when they…
Weather Update – Tuesday, August 24th -8:50 PM FLOOD RECAP: A rare flooding event took place yesterday in Middle Tennessee. The system traveled more easterly than expected, dropping 17″ of rain in McEwen, Tennessee in less than 24 hours-Where 9.34″ of rainfall fell in only 3 hours. This broke the previous record for 24 hour rainfall accumulation in Middle Tennessee…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders have compromised with moderates and muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle. The 220-212 vote Tuesday hoped to end a standoff that halted proceedings but signaled challenges ahead. A band of moderate lawmakers was threatening to withhold their support for the $3.5 trillion plan. They were demanding the House first…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Tennessee Grand Jury has indicted Brandon Montreal Jones, 29, of Jackson, according to a news release. The release says that during a June 2019 traffic stop, Jones, who was a passenger, threw a firearm under a nearby parked car. The release says deputies were alerted to this by a concerned citizen. After taking Jones into custody, officers found…
