NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - House Speaker Beth Harwell said Tuesday that the scandal surrounding a Republican lawmaker who has gone on hiatus amid sexual harassment allegations shouldn't damage her prospects as a serious gubernatorial candidate in Tennessee. The Nashville Republican…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The ladies in pink and green were set up inside Jackson State Community College on Tuesday to encourage people to register to vote. The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority said about 42 students…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Crockett County Schools will be closed Wednesday due to storm damage at Crockett County high school, officials with the school system have confirmed. Bells City Schools also will be closed Wednesday due to area storm damage. According…
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CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Crockett County EMA Director Joe Jones has confirmed that Crockett County High School and at least five homes have been damaged in Alamo. Two tractor-trailers also were blown over on Highway 412, Jones said. According to…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals helped arrest a man Tuesday morning who is now facing charges in a home invasion robbery last week in Medina. Kenneth Dshawn Cook, of Milan, was arrested…
UPDATE -- The tornado warning for areas of Chester County, Henderson County and Madison County has expired as of 2:30 p.m. Original story: MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for areas of Chester County,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of customers are reportedly without power in north Jackson, according to Jackson Energy Authority's Electric Outage Map. The affected areas are along Interstate 40 in the areas of Emporium Drive, the Jackson Country Club and MCO…
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JACKSON, Tenn. -- The following school schedule changes have been announced due to the threat of severe weather the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 2.
JACKSON, Tenn. -- All after school activities for the Jackson-Madison County School System are canceled due to the threat of severe weather. However, Superintendent Verna Ruffin announced in a release that the schools will dismiss on regular schedule. The canceled…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- City Council members made a decision Tuesday morning on who will take out the city's garbage. Without discussion, council members voted 7-2 in favor of Waste Management to remain the city's garbage service provider. Councilmen Earnest Brooks…
A WARM FRONT HAS PUSHED NORTH OF THE MID-SOUTH AND IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT. WARM, MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME SEVERE, AHEAD OF…
JACKSON, Tenn.- The Jackson City Council will vote Tuesday morning on who will take on the city's solid waste contract. Red River Waste Solutions and Waste Management are the two contenders for garbage collection in the city. Perhaps the biggest…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a 5-year-old boy called police in Chattanooga to report that his parents had been shot, and both were pronounced dead at the scene. The Chattanooga Police Department said in a statement that the boy…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has revoked the credit card privileges of the Davidson County Election Commission and ordered an audit of all charges paid with tax dollars. The move on Monday comes after Election Commission Chairman…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's $34.8 billion spending plan includes new spending for schools, colleges and road projects along with another large deposit into Tennessee's emergency budget reserves. Haslam made his sixth budget proposal in his annual…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating the weekend armed robbery of a Dollar General in north Jackson. Officers responded Sunday to the report of an armed robbery at the Dollar General at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at Lane College hosted a prayer walk Monday afternoon as part of the school's annual Religious Emphasis Week. Lane students, staff and community members including fellow students from Union University gathered…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- After finding a woman's body early Saturday, police now have ruled the case a homicide and say they have a suspect in custody. Police responded around 4 a.m. Saturday to Boardwalk Cove where they found a woman's…
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GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A home is destroyed after an early Monday morning fire just north of Milan. The home was fully engulfed when crews responded around 3:45 a.m. to the 300 block of Cades Atwood Road, according to the…
CAMDEN, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a woman wanted in recent thefts from a convenience store. The Camden Police Department released an image Monday from security video of the woman they believe is responsible for…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- After serving three terms, Congressman Stephen Fincher announced Monday that he will not run for re-election this year. Fincher, a Republican from Frog Jump in Crockett County, has represented the state's…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A weekend traffic stop for a headlight violation lands a man in court on a motor vehicle theft charge from 2008. Brandon…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say they arrested 2 people in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a local restaurant. Police say it happened at Waffle House on North Highland Avenue. Authorities say they got the call around 11:00 p.m.…
[gtxvideo vid="CkxQhJiV" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CkxQhJiV-120.jpg?cachebust=1454287189752" vtitle="Weathercast 6PM.flv"] Weather Update: 8:40 PM Sunday Today was another beautiful afternoon. Spring-like conditions continued with temps reaching into the low 70s! Winds were gusty for everyone even if the county wasn't in the Wind…
MILAN, Tenn. -- Officers are investigating a late morning robbery at a Milan Dollar General. Around 11:55 Sunday morning, a black male entered the Dollar General on the corner of Ellington…
DETROIT (AP) - Nissan is recalling thousands of Altima midsize cars for a third time to fix a latch problem that could let the hood fly open while the cars are moving. The latest recall covers 846,000 cars from 2013…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Democrats have chosen state Rep. Sannie Overly as party chairwoman after a two and a half month search. The Kentucky Democratic Party Executive Committee unanimously elected Overly its new chairwoman Saturday. Overly is a state…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Mississippi parole officer will serve 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes from a parolee. Forty-four-year-old Andra Smith, of Anguilla, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee. He also…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Memphis man who was on trial in the fatal shooting of his former girlfriend has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Thursday that 42-year-old Xavier Becton was…
Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants and trim about 670 jobs in Illinois and several other states, in the latest phase of a larger cost-cutting campaign announced last year. The mining and construction equipment company will cut about…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama-based construction company is settling claims that it built housing complexes that violate the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Birmingham Friday say Gateway Construction…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A prominent civil rights leader in Kentucky who became the state's first woman and African-American elected to the state's Senate has died. Georgia Davis Powers was 92. Raoul Cunningham, Kentucky NAACP president and longtime friend, says…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Data gathered by The Associated Press shows 12 percent of Louisiana's federal funds "set-aside" to improve water infrastructure go toward administrative costs. While permitted, the use of the monies to fund salaries, travel and other expenses…
[gtxvideo vid="1FVvicJY" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1FVvicJY-120.jpg?cachebust=1454215290149" vtitle="Weathercast 6pm.flv"] Weather Update: 9:00 PM Saturday Today was absolutely beautiful with temperatures in the upper 60s. A few areas did see the 70 degree mark. Clear skies this afternoon and the breezy conditions made…
TAZEWELL, Tenn. (AP) - A man on Tennessee's Top 10 Most Wanted list has been found hiding behind a refrigerator in London, Kentucky. Rick Brock is wanted on four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and four counts of…
[gtxvideo vid="yrgazhDz" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yrgazhDz-120.jpg?cachebust=1454186187947" vtitle="Weathercast Saturday"] 749 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2015 A warming trend will continue through this weekend as southerly winds increase ahead of a developing low pressure system. Temperatures will be mainly in the mid…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Friday in city court on charges stemming from a November robbery at a Jackson pharmacy. Antario Montgomery is accused of threatening an employee and…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Tennesseans who want to vote in the March 1 presidential primary must register to vote by Monday. Local and state officials are recommending voters take advantage of early voting…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Troopers responded Friday morning to a rollover crash involving a log truck. The driver of the truck was traveling eastbound along Highway 114 and attempted to make…
[gtxvideo vid="w2sU5xDr" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/w2sU5xDr-120.jpg?cachebust=1454129227410" vtitle="Weathercast 10.flv"] Weather Update: 7:45 PM Friday This afternoon was mild with afternoon temps reaching into the low to mid 50s. We keep the clear skies through tonight and into the start of the weekend.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police continue to investigate a Thursday night attempted robbery of an Exxon as the suspect remains hospitalized in critical condition as a result of a self-inflicted…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Emergency crews are on scene at a fatal wreck along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near mile marker 90 in east Madison County. Lt. Brad Wilbanks with…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Fourteen members of an alleged drug ring manufacturing and distributing what is commonly called synthetic marijuana and bath salts have been sentenced to federal prison. The suspects were…
The warming trend we have talked about this week is finally kicking in with highs to in the low 50s. Southerly winds are ushering in warmer weather ahead of a developing low pressure system. Highs on Saturday could reach the…
New York (AP)-- Barbie's got a brand new bod. Mattel Inc., the maker of the famous plastic doll, says it will start selling Barbie's in three new body types -- tall, curvy and petite. She'll also come in seven skin…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The city council held a meeting downtown Thursday night to discuss the agenda for Tuesday's meeting. The main focus of the meeting was discussing a possible grant to widen the walking trail at Liberty Gardens. The grant is for…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Fire chiefs from around West Tennessee gathered Thursday night to discuss first responder safety. Fire chiefs from 40 different departments across the area were in attendance. Educational material was presented to show how to keep firefighters and other first…
