BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation temporarily closed a bridge over the Tennessee River after a barge hit the bridge early Thursday morning near New Johnsonville. TDOT says the bridge was temporarily closed at Highway 70 while…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "I'm just finally glad to bring him home, he deserves to be home," said Tanya Johnson, great-niece of Corporal Benjamin White Scott. Tanya Johnson said her great-uncle, Corporal…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wednesday night, members of the Republican caucus for the Madison County Commission met to discuss various issues. One of them was the recent proposal of re-opening Malesus Elementary…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A former Henry County bank executive has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison after fraudulently renewing a loan for a bank customer. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Robert Newcomb Jr. was the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Defendants convicted of first-degree murder would be prohibited from facing the death penalty if they have certain severe mental illnesses under a bill making its way in the Tennessee General Assembly. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- John Kilzer was a Jackson native whose life and legacy continues to be felt by the many people he has crossed paths with. "John is going to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers have advanced legislation that critics argue is designed to restrict which public restrooms and other areas transgender people can use. A House subcommittee agreed Wednesday to send the proposal to a full hearing. Roughly…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Students at Peabody High School have a week full of events leading up to the third annual STEM Expo and unveiling of The Cube. "The Cube is a maker space.…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- "One of our employees has been arrested and booked and charged with two felonies," said Director of Hardin County Schools Michael Davis. Davis identified the employee…
BELLS, Tenn. -- Residents of Crockett County came together to help deliver supplies to victims of this year's flooding in Decatur County. "People at the river, it's really devastated in Fisherville…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Haywood County Sheriff's Office is investigating two early morning burglaries at businesses on Highway 70. The sheriff's office says the suspect entered the Moose Lodge, at 2219 Highway 70 West, and the Firehouse Bar,…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County man is in custody after investigators searched his home Tuesday in Gleason. Clarence Grantham, 59, is charged with indecent exposure, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, simple possession of methamphetamine, and possession…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee singer and songwriter whose music career spanned 30 years, and who became a pastor, has died. St. John's United Methodist Church in Memphis says John Kilzer's death is sudden. However, the cause of death was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A school district in Tennessee says it no longer wants teachers to use crowdfunding websites to get extra school supplies. WZTV-TV reported Tuesday that the Metro Nashville School District has banned teachers from using sites like…
JACKSON, Tenn.--4,869. The total number of distracted driver traffic crashes in Madison County from 2008 through 2018. This number comes from research provided by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland…
