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Meth Lab Discovered, Agents Make Arrest

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Metro narcotics agents make an arrest after the discovery of an active meth lab at a house in west Jackson. According to Lieutenant Mark Byrum with Metro Narcotics, acting on a tip,…

Hamlett New Supt. of Humboldt City Schools

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn.- Humboldt City School district leaders said they have a new superintendent. Versie Hamlett said she has officially accepted the superintendent position for Humboldt City Schools. According to district leaders, she will be…

Union Univ. Files Suit to Block Abortion Mandates

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Union University has joined other faith-based institutions in filing a federal lawsuit that challenges an order to provide abortion-causing drugs as part of employee health care plans. The suit, filed Friday seeks…

Doctor Suspeneded from Practicing Medicine

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-A Jackson doctor is suspended from practicing medicine. According to the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiner's Doctor Omar Ahmad was suspended for unprofessional and unethical conduct and engaging in the practice of medicine…

Storm Damage in Decaturville

DECATURVILLE, Tenn.- Jackson and Madison county escaped serious storm damage Thursday night, but our neighbors to the east were not so lucky. Some areas in Decatur County were hit hard by the storms, including Crawford School Road, where National Weather…

Update: Man Dead After Officer Involved Struggle in Humboldt

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation to determine why a man is dead after a struggle with officers in Humboldt, Thursday night. According to the Humboldt Police Department,…

West Tennessee Schools Among Colleges With Decrease In Crime

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police at Jackson State Community College believe their recent decrease in crime is because of surveillance cameras and extra patrols on campus. "We have a welcome invitation to both Jackson Police…

Vote to Buy Police Chief a New Truck Causing Controversy

This video is no longer available. UNION CITY Tenn., -- A vote by Union City's council to buy the town's police chief has residents speaking out. "We've got plenty of other cars down there not being used; why not sell…

Man Charged in Recent Attacks on the Elderly

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Jackson police have arrested and charged a man in four recent attacks on the elderly between March 24 and April 1. The victims range in age from 79 to 83. Mario…

First Friday Forum Focuses on Downtown Development

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The growth and development of Downtown Jackson was the topic of this month's First Friday Forum. Businesses and investors who are working to develop the downtown area met Friday for the…

Heart House Opened for Families of Hospital Patients

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hospital board members attended a ribbon cutting Friday morning that will make life easier for those with family members in the hospital. The "Heart House" is a place for families who…

Hardeman County Family Gives Dying Baby a Second Chance

This video is no longer available. HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Doctors once said Evan had only a couple of months to live, but that didn't stop the Nields from adopting the now 4-month-old. "They told us he was a body…

Free Tune-up For Sleep Apnea Machines

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Many people suffer from sleep apnea, which is a condition where the patient will stop breathing while sleeping, causing them to wake up multiple times during the night. The CPAP machine is the number one non-surgical fix…

'I-55 Bandit' bank robber gets 5 years in prison

This video is no longer available. ST. LOUIS (AP) - A teenage serial bank robber the FBI dubbed the "I-55 Bandit" for a series of crimes in five states has been ordered to spend five years in federal prison. Nineteen-year-old…

Jackson Meadow Residents Return Home After Fire

This video is no longer available. WEST JACKSON -- Residents began returning to Jackson Meadow Retirement Residence Friday morning after a fire in early March forced them from the building. The Jackson Fire Department evacuated more than 100 senior residents…

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