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…
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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…
Local runner participates in Boston marathon
MILAN, Tenn. -- A local runner hit the streets of Boston on Monday to participate in one of the biggest races in the world. Robin Robbins of Milan finished the…
County Commission talks soccer fields, West TN Healthcare
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Madison County commissioners met Monday night to discuss a number of topics and vote on a number of hot topics. The big topic of the night was…
Tennessee transgender bathroom bill dead for session
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee transgender bathroom bill has failed after a sponsor pulled the measure until next year. The move Monday comes after intense opposition from businesses and gay, lesbian and transgender rights' organizations that called the measure…
McNairy Co. woman charged with TennCare fraud involving doctor shopping
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- An Adamsville woman is facing a TennCare fraud charge on accusations of doctor shopping to obtain controlled substances. Barbara Alexander, 52, is charged with two counts of fraudulently obtaining the painkillers Oxycodone and morphine by doctor…
