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New website is designed to help manage medications for seniors

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new website is helping educate families of aging seniors about unintentional medication misuse. In 2015, more than 100,000 seniors were hospitalized because they took too much of their medication too often. Home Instead Senior Care has developed letstalkaboutrx.com…

House destroyed in Gibson Co. fire

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Firefighters responded Wednesday evening to a blaze at a home outside of Dyer. Multiple units responded to the fire on Highway 77, also known as Yorkville Highway, according…

2-year-old Anna Kate Wenz of Martin has died

MARTIN, Tenn. -- In a sad update from the city of Martin, Anna Kate Wenz, a 2-year-old diagnosed last year with a brain tumor, has died. The news came to us Wednesday from close relatives and friends of…

Local students take part in Read Across America Week

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thousands of stories were shared Wednesday as part of Read Across America Week and in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. What looks like story time at Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School is actually part of a weeklong celebration. It's sort…

Late night gunfire damages car in East Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn.-- Police respond to a shots fired call in east Jackson. Officers say around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, they responded to a shots fired call on Briarcliff Drive. Police say gunfire damaged a car in front of a house near…

Roane named JPD Employee of the Month

JACKSON, Tenn.-A Jackson Police Department employee with almost 60 years of law enforcement experience is named as the department's Employee of the Month. Bill Roane, who is assigned to…

Jackson Police searching for missing woman

JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson police are asking for help finding a 60-year-old woman who has not been seen early Tuesday morning. Melvina Bond was released from the hospital just before 5 a.m. after her…

Judge rules in favor of fired Madison Co. deputy

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local judge rules in favor of a fired Madison County deputy Tuesday, saying she should get her job back. Vatisha Evans-Barken took her case to the Civil Service Board after then-newly-elected Sheriff John Mehr fired her in…

Commissioner McQueen visits West Tenn. schools

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- State Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen's mission to meet 10,000 Tennessee teachers brought her back to West Tennessee on Tuesday. She made several stops throughout the area, talking with teachers and students.…

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