Milan police urge residents to enroll in emergency alert system
MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police want more people to sign up to receive emergency alerts from their department. "It allows us to get the word out to lots of people," Detective…
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2 in custody after break-in at Madison Co. home
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are in custody after a woman found at least one person in her Mifflin Road home Thursday morning. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Office, the woman reported the burglary around 10:30 a.m. The…
Man sentenced to 30 years on crack cocaine charges
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man who pleaded guilty to felony drug charges is sentenced to 30 years in custody after a 2017 drug raid. Bobby Lewis Parks, 45, pleaded guilty in July to possession of cocaine with intent to sell/deliver…
Local health officials take part in prostate cancer awareness roundtable
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local health care leaders attended a lunch Thursday in Jackson to raise awareness for a deadly disease. West Tennessee Healthcare, Tennessee Men's Health Network and State Rep. Jimmy Eldridge hosted a roundtable to raise awareness for prostate…
Man found not guilty of child rape in 2015 accused again
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A former Tennessee teacher's aide who was found not guilty of child rape three years ago has been accused of raping another boy last year. The Leaf-Chronicle cites Clarksville police spokesman Jim Knoll in a Wednesday…
Girls 'ruin everything,' says TN high school official on athletic shorts ban
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee high school official posted online a video banning athletic shorts, saying "blame the girls, because they pretty much ruin everything." The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the athletic director and assistant principal of Soddy-Daisy…
West Tennessee nurses return from Hurricane Florence relief
JACKSON, Tenn.--West Tennessee nurses receiving a warm welcome home after putting their skills to work in the Hurricane Florence recovery effort. "They took cots, sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, they took uh…
Judges picking winners for RIFAs' 14th annual Canstruction
JACKSON, Tenn.--Local companies and organizations are teaming up to help fight hunger. This is the 14th annual Regional Interfaith Association's Canstruction. Organizers with RIFA say the 13 impressive structures will be…
TN Secretary of State encourages West TN college students to Go Vote Tennessee
JACKSON, Tenn.--Go Vote Tennessee...That's the slogan from a new campaign encouraging college student to get involved in the electoral process. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett made a stop in…
Local church members play dodge ball to win free Chick-fil-A
JACKSON, Tenn.--Local church members are playing dodge-ball to win free Chick-fil-A. Church members from ten different church across West Tennessee hosted the second annual church dodge-ball tournament at the Ballpark at…
Leadership Jackson hosts poverty simulation
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Leadership Jackson gives its student a hands-on experience of living in poverty. "Hopefully with that they'll be inspired to do what they can to inspire change," Pierre DuVentre,…
Suspicious package at bank causes bomb squad, FBI to investigate
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A potentially dangerous threat at a local bank in Henry County forces law enforcement to call in the bomb squad for help. "There was a letter…
JMCSS to receive $300K in security funding
JACKSON, Tenn. -- State leaders announced $35 million in funding for school safety and security. Many local school districts in West Tennessee will receive some of that money. "I think that's…
Police release names of 3 officers in Memphis shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Tennessee have released the names of three officers who are part of an investigation into a man's shooting. The Memphis Police Department said Wednesday that 26-year-old Officer Jamarcus Jeames shot 25-year-old Martavious Banks on…
UPDATE: Device found at Henry County bank 'an elaborate hoax'
UPDATE: The Henry County Sheriff's Office says a suspicious package found outside a local bank and believed to contain an explosive device was determined to be "an elaborate hoax." Investigators say the box contained components that are used in explosive devices,…
