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Bill requires metal detectors for city, county gun bans

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee proposal would give cities and counties an ultimatum: buy metal detectors, hire security guards and check bags at many public buildings, parks and buses, or let handgun permit holders bring in their guns. The…

Shooting in north Jackson sends man to hospital

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate an early morning shooting in north Jackson. Officers say it happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday at a duplex on Old Humboldt Road. Investigators say a man was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life…

UPDATE: Workers in south Jackson report hearing gunfire

UPDATE -- The Jackson Police Department released a statement Wednesday afternoon about this Tuesday night incident. They say they responded around 9:05 p.m. to Long John Silvers on South Highland Avenue for a report of a disturbance involving several people.…

Multi-agency operation nets 39 arrests in Hardin County

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A weekend joint investigation resulted in 39 arrests in Savannah and Hardin County, according to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The 12-hour, multi-agency operation was held from 1 p.m. Friday, April 28, to…

Five people accused of vandalizing area school property, caught

DRESDEN, Tenn.-The Weakley County Sheriff's Department said it has caught the five people responsible for at least $3,000 in vandalism at Dresden High School. Investigators said Friday night, the four students and one other person broke into the field house,…

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