JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say Jesus Beltran Rodriguez has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder related to a deadly prison riot in Mississippi. The 36-year-old Rodriguez entered the plea Monday before in federal court in Jackson. He will be…
[gtxvideo vid="f7yrHu3K" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f7yrHu3K.jpg" vtitle="Red Hat Babies”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The newborns at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital delivered a special message Tuesday in honor of Heart Health Month. The babies wore red hats provided by the Volunteer Auxiliary. This…
DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Dyer County High School Co-Ed Cheerleaders from Newbern recently participated in the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando. The team won first place for the third consecutive year in the Nationals Competition and…
[gtxvideo vid="bPVM7tf5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bPVM7tf5.jpg" vtitle="Child Rape Arrest - Milan”] MILAN, Tenn. -- A man is charged with rape of a child after Milan police investigate a report of sexual abuse from the Department of Children Service. Ray Charles Bills,…
[gtxvideo vid="H0sb5kor" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/H0sb5kor.jpg" vtitle="Farmers Market”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Plans are in the works for a big addition to downtown Martin, with a new farmers market on the way. Construction on the new structure is expected to being next…
[gtxvideo vid="g9IjTey7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g9IjTey7.jpg" vtitle="White Powder Scare”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court building has been evacuated after an employee there opened a letter containing an unidentified white powder. Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security spokeswoman Jennifer…
[gtxvideo vid="ibikCQeU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ibikCQeU.jpg" vtitle="Stewart Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man faces a domestic assault charge after police say he threatened to put a gun to a woman's head and to blow up her house. A woman flagged…
[gtxvideo vid="dCJPMvkR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dCJPMvkR.jpg" vtitle="Cheairs Assaults Officer”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Tuesday for reportedly shoving a police officer. Court papers say when officers responded to a scene Monday night, Terry Cheairs became uncontrollable. Cheairs was…
[gtxvideo vid="JWAnYmQV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JWAnYmQV.jpg" vtitle="Loaded Gun At Lane”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police arrested a Lane College student Monday accused of having a loaded gun on campus. The college confirmed they suspended the student. Dammarious Clifton faced a judge…
[gtxvideo vid="JTfp0dXf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JTfp0dXf.jpg" vtitle="Elderly Abuse Charge”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman has been charged after she allegedly caused her great grandmother to fall down stairs during an argument, according to a release from the Gibson County Sheriff's…
[gtxvideo vid="7cxFNVxH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7cxFNVxH.jpg" vtitle="Early Morning Shooting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police confirm an early morning shooting at Park Place apartments in Jackson. Officers confirm that a vehicle was shot at the apartment complex at about 4:45 a.m., but no…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport believe they are closer to knowing which carrier will serve Madison County. Airport leaders met Monday night to discuss what would be done if Seaport Airlines were to leave for good…
[gtxvideo vid="L44d0WVc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/L44d0WVc.jpg" vtitle="Birds Of Prey”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at Union University breathe a sigh of relief when a bird that has been in their rehabilitation center takes flight back into nature. "I love working directly with…
[gtxvideo vid="se4oO0Wn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/se4oO0Wn.jpg" vtitle="Matthew Barnes Sentenced”] McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The McNairy County chiropractor charged with aggravated statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty. When the suspect was charged last May, deputies said he could face…
[gtxvideo vid="nKzbzUKw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nKzbzUKw.jpg" vtitle="College High Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students in the Jackson-Madison County School system soon may be able to graduate with an associate's degree thanks to a new program called early college high school. Monday night,…
