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West Tennessean Writes Criminal Minds Episode

This video is no longer available. BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Listen up, Criminal Minds fans. Bolivar Central High graduate Tocona S. Joy. wrote Wednesday night's episode titled "What Happens in Mecklinburg." The episode is about a series of targeted abductions near…

Alcohol May Have Been a Factor in Deadly Wreck

TRENTON, Tenn. -- A car wreck in Trenton claimed the life of one, Tuesday night. According to Trenton Police Chief Sanders, Bradford Higgins of Brownsville was traveling south on Highway 45 Bypass at around 7:15 p.m. Witnesses at the scene…

Humboldt Police Search for Stolen Trailer

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for those responsible for taking a trailer from a Humboldt construction site early this week. Sometime after 5 p.m. on Tuesday and 8 a.m. on Wednesday, a Tandem…

Employees Charged with Setting Fire to Sonic

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police arrested two fast food employees Tuesday accused of setting their former workplace on fire. Dezeare Higgs, 18, and Kimberly Chalker, 31, face vandalism and arson charges. The Sonic on…

Search resumes for 2 missing in Mississippi River

HICKMAN, Ark. (AP) - The search has resumed for two men reported missing in the Mississippi River in northeast Arkansas after a barge overturned and sank. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Bill Colclough says the search resumed Wednesday morning for the…

Aspen Dental to Participate in Free Day of Service

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Aspen Dental Office in Jackson is one out of 10 offices in Tennessee where dentists and team members will be volunteer their time and talents for a free “Day of…

JMCSS Maintenance Staff Transported to Hospital

JACKSON, Tenn. -- According to a JMCSS spokesperson, a member of the JMCSS Maintenance Department lost consciousness while working on scaffolding at Madison Academic Magnet High School on Wednesday morning. His co-workers secured him in place until EMS and the…

Police Believe Body Found in North Park is Suicide Victim

This video is no longer available. UPDATE at 4/9 5:15 p.m.: According to JPD, the victim is a 62-year-old man. He was found by a park bench near the walking trail at North Park. The investigation has confirmed that he…

Deputies Confirm a Late Night Shooting in Buchanan

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - A man is in custody this morning after a late night shooting in Henry County. Henry County deputies say it happened at 11:18 p.m. Tuesday night on Swan Bay Estates Road in Buchanan. Authorities say 37-year-old Guy…

Neighbors Credited with Suspected Drug Dealers Arrest

This video is no longer available. DYER COUNTY, Tenn.- Deputies are crediting neighbors for an arrest that put a felon behind bars on drug and weapons charges. Deputies charged Jeffrey Joy, 21, with possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug…

Go Red for Women Raises Funds to Fight Heart Disease

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Hundreds of West Tennesseans gathered in downtown Jackson to fight heart disease Tuesday night. The annual Go Red for Women event was presented by the American Heart Association. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…

Gov. Haslam Makes Disaster Declaration

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.- It seems the cost of winter is still affecting us here in West Tennessee. Governor Haslam has officially requested a disaster declaration for the ice storm in early March. The declaration included nine counties in Tennessee, six…

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