Milan Police search for burglary suspects
MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police search for three suspects after a local business is burglarized and it is what they got away with that has officers wanting to find them…
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Superheroes converge to celebrate reading
JACKSON, Tenn.-Dozens of students at Alexander Elementary channeled their inner superhero Tuesday night. The Superhero Bash gave students the chance to dress up as their favorite superheroes and celebrate reading. Teachers, parents…
Local celebrities raise funds for Gibson Co. 4-H, one scoop at a time
JACKSON, Tenn.-It was an evening of local celebrities and ice cream at Maggie Moo's in north Jackson Tuesday night to benefit the Gibson County 4-H Club. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Chief…
Crowds turn out for 9/11 traveling museum in Huntingdon
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- This year will mark 15 years since terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. A traveling 9/11 exhibit opened to visitors Tuesday in West Tennessee for a one-day-only showing. "We forget things…
Tenn. lawmakers approve online voter registration
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With just a keyboard and the click of a mouse, Tennesseans will soon be able to register to vote from their home computer. A new measure approved by…
Tenn. lawmakers pass Fantasy Sports Tax Act
JACKSON, Tenn. -- State lawmakers on Tuesday put an end to a debate over online fantasy sports in the Volunteer State, passing the Fantasy Sports Tax Act. The state senate passed the…
U.S. Marshals in Jackson arrest Texas fugitive wanted on homicide charge
JACKSON, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals captured a fugitive wanted on a homicide charge in Texas on Monday at a Jackson apartment complex. Marshals received…
Jackson chosen for $50K Tenn. Main Street Entrepreneur Grant
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Hub City is among six communities to receive $50,000 Tennessee Main Street Entrepreneur Grants. State officials announced Tuesday that Jackson Downtown Development Corporation's project to create three new retail storefronts for entrepreneurs has been accepted among…
Peyton Manning to speak at Freed-Hardeman scholarship fundraiser
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Peyton Manning's "Retirement career" will next bring the "Rocky Top" legend to West Tennessee. Manning will speak at the Henderson campus of Freed-Hardeman University this fall at the…
GOP leader vows retribution for companies that opposed 'bathroom bill'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- House Republican leader Gerald McCormick is vowing retribution for companies that spoke out against a transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee. While McCormick said he favored a decision to withdraw the bill for the year, the Chattanooga…
Paris police investigate shooting; victim airlifted to Nashville
PARIS, Tenn. -- Police are asking witnesses to come forward after a Monday evening shooting in Paris results in a man being airlifted to Nashville. Officers responded just after 5 p.m.…
Bomb threat leads to brief evacuation of Criminal Justice Complex in Jackson
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Tuesday morning bomb threat led to a brief evacuation at the Criminal Justice Complex in Jackson. Someone called in the threat around 11 a.m. to the…
African-American Leadership Conference convenes in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- People from more than a dozen West Tennessee counties attended the 18th annual African-American Leadership Conference on Tuesday. Chairwoman Anne Banks said speakers cover topics including education, health and…
Woman accused of spraying Walmart employee with Mace charged with ID theft
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman accused of spraying a Walmart employee with Mace is now facing an additional charge of identity theft after police say she provided someone else's name when…
DA finds Gibson Co. officer-involved shooting was justified
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Following a lengthy TBI investigation, the Gibson County District Attorney said a November officer-involved shooting near Trenton was justified. According to investigators, on Nov. 15, Michael Bartkiewicz called 911 several times saying he was heavily armed and that…
