Man charged in 2 burglaries after DNA match
JACKSON, Tenn. -- DNA evidence collected at two separate crime scenes has led to burglary and theft charges against a Jackson man. Marcus Lorenzo Graves…
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Police: Accused shoplifter sprayed Walmart employee with Mace
UPDATE -- Police say Brandie Allen gave them a false name when she was arrested April 14 at the Wal-Mart in north Jackson. See the updated story here. Original Story: JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman accused of spraying a Walmart loss…
UPDATE: TBI Top Ten fugitive has been captured
UPDATE -- A Dickson County man who was added to the TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list was arrested just hours after being placed on the list. According to officials, Primm was taken into custody without incident by deputies with the Dickson…
Pick Tennessee “Fill Your Grill” contest begins Friday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Purchasing meats directly from local farms is easy to do. With this year’s “Fill Your Grill” contest from Pick Tennessee, it might also be free. According to a…
City announces road closures for festival Friday and Saturday
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Engineering Department has authorized temporary road closures for Friday and Saturday in the downtown area. Two lanes of New Market Street from West Lafayette to Union Avenue will temporarily close on Friday and Saturday from…
"Sound Fuzion" rocks the Farmers Market in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn.- It was a night of pop, rock and soul at the Farmers Market in downtown Jackson, Thursday. The "Sound Fuzion" concert featured students from the University of Memphis-Lambuth Campus'…
School board approves budgets, start times
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School Board votes on, not one.. but two budgets, Thursday night, totaling millions in taxpayer dollars. Both the $101 million general and…
JPD search for gunman who opened fire on West Jackson house
JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson police search for a gunman who opened fire on a house full of people, Thursday evening. Investigators said it happened around 8:30 p.m. in West Jackson Officers said they…
Dozens of high schoolers graduate from Leadership University
JACKSON, Tenn.-Dozens of future West Tennessee leaders add another accomplishment to their resumes. 35 high school students graduated from Leadership University, a community youth leadership development program. The eight-month program is…
Madison Co. depts. make proposals to capital committee
JACKSON, Tenn.-County department heads make proposals, Thursday to the Madison County Capital Committee. From needs at the library to the county sanitation department, the presentations were for items several county offices…
Case sent to grand jury for suspects in Jackson police chase
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two of the three suspects charged in a car and foot chase in midtown Jackson appeared Thursday in city court where their cases were turned over to a…
Witnesses testify in deadly east Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An accused killer appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court. Trimon Pruitt is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tony Willoughby. Two of Pruitt's alleged fellow gang members…
Car show, concert among weekend events to benefit charities
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A few events start Friday afternoon around the Hub City all to raise money for charities. The inaugural Jacob Barker Musicfest will be rocking out for a cure Friday…
Union University senior class donates live mascot to campus
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Union University has grown by four feet — make that four paws — with the addition of its new live mascot, Buster. Buster is a 12-week-old English bulldog who comes…
Democrats want Republican lawmaker punished for Muslim video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three Democrats are demanding that a Republican state lawmaker be disciplined after she distributed a video on Muslims that the General Assembly's legal offices have said is so inflammatory that it could be viewed as religious…
