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Kids kick off summer drug free

[gtxvideo vid="KZxrSRLl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KZxrSRLl.jpg" vtitle="Anti Drug Kick Off”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of youths were invited Thursday to kick off a drug-free start to their summer break. The event at the Skyzone Trampoline Park was held to teach kids…

Dyersburg investigator indicted on felony ID theft charge

OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- An investigator with the Dyersburg Police Department has been indicted on a felony identity theft charge. Cara Elizabeth Johnson-Peckenpaugh was indicted Wednesday by the Obion County grand jury on the identity theft charge and a charge…

Humboldt police seek suspect who fled after traffic stop

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Humboldt police are seeking a man in a Monday incident that left an officer injured. Markell Young, 23, of Humboldt is wanted on charges including two felonies after police tried to stop a car Monday evening on…

Two accused of vandalizing Gibson Co. church

RUTHERFORD, Tenn. -- Two people are accused of vandalizing a Gibson County church. Anthony Eaves, 18, and a juvenile are charged the vandalism over $1,000. They are accused of throwing eggs and tomatoes at the Salem Methodist Church in Gibson…

Milan school board votes to 'release' superintendent

[gtxvideo vid="Yn6S0Vzq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Yn6S0Vzq.jpg" vtitle="Milan Superintnendent PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- During a specially called meeting Wednesday night, the Milan Special School District Board approved a motion to release their superintendent of eight years from her contract. It is a…

Recent wreck evidence of speeding problem, residents say

[gtxvideo vid="Fe7pqyH0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Fe7pqyH0.jpg" vtitle="Old Humbolt Accident”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Residents in Jackson said a crash late Tuesday night was bound to happen because they see so many speeders on their street. Jackson police said speeding caused a car…

1 horse dead, another recovering after being shot in Haywood Co.

[gtxvideo vid="1F0P25zR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1F0P25zR.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Co Horses Shot PKG”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee family was still in mourning Wednesday, days after one of their horses died from more than a dozen gunshot wounds, and another is…

Knoxville's DeFoe leads BASSfest after Day One

[gtxvideo vid="EmZ7Jew4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EmZ7Jew4.jpg" vtitle="Bassfest Day One”] PARIS, Tenn. - The first day of competition of the second annual Bassmaster BASSfest is in the books. Leading the pack after the first day is Ott DeFoe. The Knoxville native brought…

Lexington police chief appointed as interim fire chief

[gtxvideo vid="2scsbk3s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2scsbk3s.jpg" vtitle="Lexington FD Cheif Retires PKG”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- The city of Lexington has a new interim fire chief. At the monthly city board meeting, longtime Police Chief Roger Loftin was appointed into the new position…

Neighbors want Alamo business to clean up property

[gtxvideo vid="pbvVq2ko" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pbvVq2ko.jpg" vtitle="Business Angers Neighbors PKG”] ALAMO, Tenn. -- A pile of tires sparks controversy in Crockett County. People who live nearby want the property cleaned up. Tires and trash sit stacked up at the intersection of…

Weakley Co. man survives crash that crushed car

[gtxvideo vid="TGsmdHCi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TGsmdHCi.jpg" vtitle="Man Survives Accident PKG”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man is back to work after surviving an accident that crushed his car. John Johnson was driving to work Monday morning off of Highway…

Tip leads to Camden man being arrested on drug charges

BIG SANDY, Tenn. -- Police arrest a man on drug charges Tuesday after a traffic stop. Police say a tip from residents led them to pull over a vehicle Tuesday evening. Harold Gallimore, of Camden, was arrested and charged with…

Police seek man in theft at Jackson jeweler

[gtxvideo vid="cn7sQ6Lf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cn7sQ6Lf.jpg" vtitle="Jewelry Burglary”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police are investigating a theft Wednesday evening at a north Jackson jeweler. A man entered Little's Jewelers at 1143 Vann Drive just after 5 p.m., taking an unknown amount of…

Man injured in Lexington newspaper shooting still in critical condition

[gtxvideo vid="Y8SdColf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Y8SdColf.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Progress Shooting Update”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A man injured in a Tuesday shooting at a Lexington newspaper is still in critical condition, according to police. The shooting took place around 11 a.m. at the…

Police seek man who fled from stolen vehicle

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are still looking for a suspect who fled on foot Tuesday when police tried to stop a stolen vehicle. Officers say they tried to stop a gold Honda CR-V in the parking lot of Kentucky Fried…

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