JACKSON, Tenn. -- The National Weather Service has confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in West Tennessee on Wednesday. The NWS says one was in Denmark, another near Medina, and a third in Huntingdon. All were EF-1 tornadoes. The NWS…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Library is hosting a scavenger hunt this weekend. The hunt will be held in downtown Jackson on Saturday. You can grab a map from the main library and get to hunting at 9 a.m..…
MEDINA, Tenn. -- All across West Tennessee families are picking up after Wednesday's storm, including Medina. "Even though we were underground, it was the scariest moment of my life," said Ryne Fisher. "You…
"Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider, the first openly transgender winner on the popular quiz show, visited the White House Thursday to meet with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Ms. Schneider, who is an advocate for transgender visibility and inclusion, told reporters "I'm…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's state-owned nuclear power company says Russian forces have begun leaving the damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The operator says the exit comes after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says security screeners found guns in carry-on baggage at all five of Tennessee’s major airports last week. The TSA says guns were discovered at security checkpoints during the week of March 20…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral. Among the changes are updates to scanners used for screening and the use for the first time of an “X” for travelers going through Precheck…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been convicted in two stabbing deaths outside a Nashville bar in 2019. The Tennessean reports Michael Mosley was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths, attempted first-degree murder in the stabbing of…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- DARE is back in action and making active changes. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program was previously paused because of COVID-19, but has recently resumed. Student Resource Officer Donelda Clayton leads the program and uses a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wednesday's storms caused heavy damage to many West Tennessee communities, including Jackson. "My neighbor called and sent us a picture and said, 'You have a tree.' I didn't see…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A group of ministers held their weekly Prayer Circle meeting with a special dedication. Ministers with the prayer circle gathered to share their thoughts and prayers for a fan favorite, Storm Team 7 Meteorologist Moe Shamell.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The University of Memphis Lambuth is cleaning up after the loss of several trees on campus. Dr. Niles Reddick, the dean of the campus, says while many trees around the campus were either damaged or blown…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Congressman Mark Green, representing Tennessee's 7th District, joined other U.S. lawmakers on a bipartisan congressional delegation to eastern Europe last week amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The group visited…
A storm swept through West Tennessee on Wednesday. What did you see? Share your photos with us at news@wbbjtv.com.
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Our crews were in several areas Wednesday evening to get an idea of how some locations were impacted by the storms. Areas across West Tennessee were…
