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Tennessee WIC benefits move to electronic card system

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's Women, Infants and Children program has moved from issuing its benefits on paper to a debit card-style system. The state Department of Health says the program known as WIC will now allow beneficiaries to use…

Madison Co. sheriff addresses budget overages

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Over the last five years, the Madison County Sheriff's Office budget has increased by $5.5 million. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reporter Julia Ewoldt looked at the numbers. "When…

Suspect in custody after standoff in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- One person is in custody after a standoff Monday afternoon at an apartment near Lexington High School. Lexington police say the standoff stemmed from a domestic incident at an apartment at Parkview Courts. Police say the suspect…

Jackson city elections are Tuesday

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Only 6,555 of the 40,425 registered voters in the city of Jackson have voted in the municipal election. "I'm really disappointed with the low voter turnout we've had so…

Middle school students re-enact Civil War

MEDINA, Tenn. -- Students take their history class outside for a lesson on the battlefield. "History has to come alive to these kids, and this brings it alive to them,"  said…

Feds seek to have nurse practitioner held until trial

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Federal prosecutors have filed a motion to have a local nurse practitioner held until his trial. The motion, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Jackson, seeks a hearing in which federal prosecutors hope to have Jeff…

THP trooper reportedly killed in I-40 crash in Madison County

UPDATE: Local law enforcement agencies have reported on social media that a state trooper was killed in a Monday crash on Interstate 40 in west Madison County. The crash occurred near mile marker 74. The Tennessee Department of Transportation was rerouting traffic…

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