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Tenn. Supreme Court evacuated for white powder in letter

[gtxvideo vid="g9IjTey7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g9IjTey7.jpg" vtitle="White Powder Scare”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court building has been evacuated after an employee there opened a letter containing an unidentified white powder. Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security spokeswoman Jennifer…

Jackson man officially charged after alleged threats

[gtxvideo vid="ibikCQeU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ibikCQeU.jpg" vtitle="Stewart Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man faces a domestic assault charge after police say he threatened to put a gun to a woman's head and to blow up her house. A woman flagged…

Jackson man faces judge after allegedly shoving police officer

[gtxvideo vid="dCJPMvkR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dCJPMvkR.jpg" vtitle="Cheairs Assaults Officer”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Tuesday for reportedly shoving a police officer. Court papers say when officers responded to a scene Monday night, Terry Cheairs became uncontrollable. Cheairs was…

Former Lane student accused of carrying gun on campus

[gtxvideo vid="JWAnYmQV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JWAnYmQV.jpg" vtitle="Loaded Gun At Lane”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police arrested a Lane College student Monday accused of having a loaded gun on campus. The college confirmed they suspended the student. Dammarious Clifton faced a judge…

Gibson Co. woman faces elder abuse, assault charges

[gtxvideo vid="JTfp0dXf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JTfp0dXf.jpg" vtitle="Elderly Abuse Charge”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman has been charged after she allegedly caused her great grandmother to fall down stairs during an argument, according to a release from the Gibson County Sheriff's…

Jackson police investigate early morning shooting

[gtxvideo vid="7cxFNVxH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7cxFNVxH.jpg" vtitle="Early Morning Shooting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police confirm an early morning shooting at Park Place apartments in Jackson. Officers confirm that a vehicle was shot at the apartment complex at about 4:45 a.m., but no…

Airport authority board discusses air service for Madison County

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport believe they are closer to knowing which carrier will serve Madison County. Airport leaders met Monday night to discuss what would be done if Seaport Airlines were to leave for good…

Bird rehab facility gives students higher edge

[gtxvideo vid="L44d0WVc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/L44d0WVc.jpg" vtitle="Birds Of Prey”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at Union University breathe a sigh of relief when a bird that has been in their rehabilitation center takes flight back into nature. "I love working directly with…

McNairy Co. chiropractor pleads guilty to rape charges

[gtxvideo vid="se4oO0Wn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/se4oO0Wn.jpg" vtitle="Matthew Barnes Sentenced”] McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The McNairy County chiropractor charged with aggravated statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty. When the suspect was charged last May, deputies said he could face…

School board looks to create early college high school

[gtxvideo vid="nKzbzUKw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nKzbzUKw.jpg" vtitle="College High Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students in the Jackson-Madison County School system soon may be able to graduate with an associate's degree thanks to a new program called early college high school. Monday night,…

Lane improves to 10-10

[gtxvideo vid="j69UccVL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j69UccVL.jpg" vtitle="Kentucky State vs Lane Men”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Lane College's men's basketball team defeated Kentucky State University 75-63.

Lane loses to Kentucky State

[gtxvideo vid="Uh3ClWBh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Uh3ClWBh.jpg" vtitle="Kentucky State vs Lane Women”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Kentucky State University's women's basketball team defeated Lane College 71-61.

Stove fire damages home in east Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A house in east Jackson was severely damaged Monday afternoon, and firefighters say a stove fire is to blame. Officials said the woman inside the house said she walked away from a pot on the stove then…

Henderson County Sheriff's Dept.: Protocol Followed in Inmate Death

[gtxvideo vid="8zgYaFPB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8zgYaFPB.jpg" vtitle="Inmate Death”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn -- The Henderson County Sheriff's Department said it has finished an internal investigation into the death of an inmate from early Saturday morning. Sheriff Brian Duke said Monday the department…

Milan police ask for help to ID man in security video

[gtxvideo vid="93DCK0F7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/93DCK0F7.jpg" vtitle="Milan Burglar”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Police in Milan are asking for help identifying a man in security footage who broke into the Milan Utility Department. Investigators say the man broke a window to get inside…

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