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Annual 'Trunk-or-Treat' offers safer alternative of going door-to-door

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-Super heroes from The Avengers, the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and characters from other popular TV shows were in north Jackson Thursday night to get candy. The annual "Trunk or Treat" event that…

Trenton police arrest man after two-year investigation

This video is no longer available. TRENTON, Tenn.- The Trenton Police Department has arrested a man they said they have been investigating for two years. Officers executed a search warrant Wednesday on 8th Street where they arrested Adrian Tipton and…

Jackson police officer indicted in two counties

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson police officer is fired this week after being indicted by grand juries is McNairy and Chester counties. The indictments against Blake Huckabee, 27, of Selmer, involve alleged insurance fraud.…

State report shows JMCSS is failing

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School District got its annual report card from the Tennessee Department of Education Thursday and showed significantly lower scores from last year. In benchmark subject areas of reading…

Henderson County inmate accused of bribing corrections officer

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators said a man is found with marijuana in his jail cell, then bribed a corrections officer to dispose of it. Captain Tracey Grisham with Henderson County Sheriff's Department said…

Police: Juveniles behind recent Hub City car burglaries

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson police said juveniles are also behind a rash of car burglaries throughout the city. The most recent at Camilla Trace and the Hermitage Apartments. Two were arrested Wednesday night after an alert…

Man jailed, accused of threatening others with gun

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn.-A Humboldt man is behind bars after police said he threatened others with a gun and said he was going to hurt himself. Roy Kitzmiller faces several counts including unlawful possesion of a…

Lawyer suspended by state supreme court

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn.-A Henderson County lawyer has been suspended by the state supreme court. According to the Board of Professional Responsibility, April Rebecca Mims of Lexington has been suspended until she signs a new…

Finney holds final town hall meeting as senator

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Lowe Finney hosts his last Town Hall meeting as state senator. Finney was joined by TBI Director Mark Gwyn and focused the talk on crime in the city of Jackson. The two…

Police arrest four in East Jackson shooting

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-An attempted home invasion sends one person to the hospital and four others are in custody after an east Jackson neighborhood is rocked by gunfire. "I encountered three of them coming out of…

Former Haywood County Jailer Sues

This video is no longer available. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.--The Haywood County Sheriff's Department is being sued by a former employee, after he said they fired him after he suffered an injury during his training. Patrick Franklin claims in the lawsuit that…