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Humboldt Police confirm fatality in Wednesday evening crash

CORRECTION BY THE HUMBOLDT POLICE DEPARTMENT: Correction Deceased is Arthur Tate not Pirtle. Also a second victim has died Nellie Tate 85-year-old Female from Humboldt. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE HUMBOLDT POLICE DEPARTMENT: On March 13, 2024 at 5:23 p.m. officers…

Pothole repairs update

PRESS RELEASE FROM TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews continue working around the clock repairing potholes along interstates and state routes caused by January’s record winter storm. The statewide effort is using all…

Motorists encounter multi-vehicle wreck in east Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some motorists encountered a multi-vehicle wreck Thursday morning in east Jackson. We were alerted by a WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Tipster to the collision, which occurred shortly before noon…

Semi and car wreck halts I-40 traffic Monday

UPDATE (2/27/24): Family pet ‘Rosco’ located after fleeing from I-40 wreck HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A wreck halted interstate traffic early Monday afternoon. A WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Tipster alerted us to the collision…

Vehicle accident causes road closure in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn.---Accident causes road closure in Jackson. According to a social media post from the Jackson Police Department, the area of North Parkway to Skyline Drive's southbound lanes are closed…

Morning wreck halts traffic on Highway 70

JACKSON, Tenn. -- You may have ran into some traffic on Highway 70 Friday morning in Madison County. There was a morning wreck involving a GMC truck near My Animal…

TDOT: Mainline of SR 690, future I-69 to open Wednesday in Obion County

INFORMATION FROM NICHOLE LAWRENCE, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: JACKSON, Tennessee – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ready to open the mainline of SR 690 (future I-69) in Obion County on Wednesday, February 21. Crews will be there Wednesday morning to…

Drug Task Force searches vehicle on Interstate 40

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A law enforcement presence halted traffic on Interstate 40 Friday morning. Around 9:30 a.m., Tipsters altered us to a possible vehicle pursuit on the interstate. Our crews arrived shortly…