Humboldt police seek man on false imprisonment charge
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are seeking a man they say held a woman against her will and assaulted her at a local motel. Charius…
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California man pleads guilty in Humboldt bank shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A California man has pleaded guilty to charges related to trying to rob a Humboldt bank and shooting a bank employee twice. Dominic…
Funeral, visitation set for slain TBI agent
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials have shared funeral and visitation arrangements for slain Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agent De'Greaun "Dee" Frazier. …
Jackson manufacturer officially changes name
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Toyota Boshoku Tennessee LLC cut the ribbon Thursday outside its plant in Jackson, symbolizing a name change. “We hope that it'll be a new beginning for our…
Benton Co. Schools closed Friday after water main break, boil alert
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- All Benton County Schools will be closed Friday, Aug. 12, as a precaution after a water main break and resulting 24-hour water boil alert. Officials with the…
Medina police seek 2 in theft of lawnmower from store
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police in Medina are seeking a man and woman in a lawnmower theft from a local store. Officers believe the pair are responsible for the theft of a push lawnmower Saturday morning from Fred's retail store,…
Nashville law would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An ordinance in Nashville seeks to reduce the penalty for people caught possessing or exchanging small amounts of marijuana. The Tennessean reports that under the new ordinance, people who possess or exchange a half-ounce of marijuana…
Benton County Schools Closed Thursday
UPDATE -- School officials say Benton County Schools will also be closed Friday after a water main break and resulting boil alert. Read the updated story here. Original story: BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials with the Benton County School System says all…
Brianfield Cove residents fear for safety after TBI agent killed
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Those who live near Brianfield Cove in norht Jackson walked out of their apartments to a sea of police cars, Tuesday. But to learn it was a TBI agent who…
Jackson man sentenced after pleading guilty to counts of rape of a child
JACKSON, Tenn.-A Jackson man charged with raping a 5-year-old boy multiple times, pleads guilty this week and is sentenced to more than 3 decades in prison. According to the DA's…
Popular Pokemon tracking app 'Go Radar' founder is Hub City native
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new app for the game that's swept the globe is making the rounds itself, all thanks to a Hub City student. "First day it didn't do…
Brownsville's 'The Basket' wins TDEC's Best Burger contest
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The grill is extra hot at "The Basket" in Brownsville this week after they've been named the best burger in the state of Tennessee by the…
Family seeks to bring granddaughter home amidst custody battle
JACKSON, Tenn. -- After an almost two-year search for their granddaughter, two WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers reach out to us after they say their search for answers has…
Accused gunman in deadly shooting of TBI agent has criminal past
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An accused gunman now facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of an undercover Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent reportedly has a criminal history. According to the Tennessee…
TBI agent's former police department remembers slain officer
MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- Before Agent De'Greaun Frazier worked for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, he spent six years as an officer with the Millington Police Department. "They're still required…
