10 stops in Tennessee included in US Civil Rights Trail
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Haslam made a special announcement Wednesday in Memphis at one of the 10 sites in the state now included in the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. "They help us…
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Complaints question Harwell's PAC help, $3.1M self-loan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two campaign finance complaints question House Speaker Beth Harwell's help from a political committee and a $3.1 million self-loan to her Republican gubernatorial campaign. One complaint says a December…
Registration open for 'Walk Across Tennessee'
RIPLEY, Tenn. -- Registration is open for the upcoming "Walk Across Tennessee" event, which kicks off next month with a goal of walking 470 miles by April 28. The challenge begins…
Former Hardeman Co. teacher pleads guilty in theft of Beta Club money
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former fifth grade teacher at Toone Elementary School has pleaded guilty to theft. Erin Piefer pleaded guilty Feb. 16 to theft over $1,000 after an investigation…
SWAT officers surround north Jackson home; police say suspect remains on run
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It was a busy morning for the Jackson Police Department as SWAT officers surrounded a north Jackson house for hours. "This [Wednesday] morning about 2:15, the Jackson…
Corrections officer accused of bringing guns on prison property; reportedly threatened church
WAYNE COUNTY, Tenn. -- A corrections officer is accused of bringing three weapons onto prison property in Clifton, just across the Tennessee River near Savannah, and he may face additional charges of threatening to shoot up a church in rural West…
10 Tennessee sites included in new US civil rights trail
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- State officials say 10 Tennessee landmarks are being included in a new civil rights trail. Gov. Bill Haslam and state tourism commissioner Kevin Triplett plan to announce the Tennessee sites on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail…
Judge hands down 5-year sentence in deadly hit-and-run
JACKSON, Tenn -- A woman who plead guilty, earlier this year, to a deadly 2017 hit-and-run appears in court, where a Madison county judge decided her fate. Almost a year after the fatal…
Fire investigators believe house fire may have started in kitchen
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn.--Multiple agencies responded to a house fire in Gibson County, Tuesday afternoon. The Trenton fire chief said when they arrived heavy smoke was coming out of the house. Everyone inside…
Police looking into false report of bomb at school, student cited
MARTIN, Tenn.-- Police in Martin are looking into a false report of a bomb being placed in a building on the Westview High School campus, Tuesday. According to Martin police, the SRO…
NAACP honors lynching victims in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Community members gathered Tuesday in downtown Jackson to remember the victims of several lynchings from the late 1800s. Participants in the ceremony collected soil from lynching sites and met…
Woman sentenced in deadly Jackson hit-and-run
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A driver who pleaded guilty in a 2017 hit-and-run that left a woman dead has now been sentenced. Natasha Washburn was sentenced Tuesday to serve four years for vehicular…
Woman describes being attacked by estranged boyfriend; police say she was hit with machete
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- "I don't want to look at him," Krystal Flowers said in court. It was an emotional day for Flowers as she recounted the night she says Jerry Neal Wilson…
Report lists Jackson among top 40 safest cities in Tennessee
JACKSON, Tenn. -- According to new report from alarms.org, a few local cities are identified as the safest cities in Tennessee. If you live in Jackson, you are a resident of one…
Hearing reset for man accused of waving gun in cemetery
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of waving a gun in a cemetery during a funeral service appeared Tuesday in court. David Wyatt's case was reset to 8:30 a.m. March 20. Wyatt's attorney…
