This video is no longer available. EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - One man is injured in an early morning shooting in east Jackson. According to police, the victim was in the 200-block of South Lindsey around 1 a.m. when he was…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- More police officers than usual are on the streets of Jackson, determined to keep the peace after Sunday's violence. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was able to join Officer Daniel Washburn and…
This video is no longer available. EAST JACKSON -- Superintendent of Jackson-Madison School System Dr. Verna Ruffin stopped by the WBBJ studio to talk about her plans for the upcoming school year. Watch the full interview to the left.
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.--24 hours after gun shots ring through an east Jackson apartment complex, killing 17-year-old Shomari Peterson, Jr. police revealed some surprising information. Jackson Police Chief Gill Kendrick said to his knowledge this apartment…
This video is no longer available. McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- McNairy County Commissioner Charlie Garrison died Friday at his workplace in Counce. He was running for his third term on the County Commission. "It's a tragic loss for the county…
This video is no longer available. WEST AFRICA -- Drastic measures are being taken to stop the world's deadliest outbreak of Ebola in Africa. The Liberian president has closed most of the country's borders. Two American doctors working to help…
This video is no longer available. NORTH JACKSON -- The traditional handshake could soon be a thing of the past. You may soon push your children to fist bump instead. Turns out, it transmits a lot less germs, according to…
This video is no longer available. EAST JACKSON -- After Sunday's surge of violence, some Jackson residents say this is the most crime they've seen in years. A man who didn't want to be identified says he's lived in East…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A company that provides insurance for contractors has given a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, center dedicated to construction safety research $20,000 to continue its work. Executive Director Ed Taylor says the funds will help the center…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON -- What is bad news for workers at a plant in Columbus, Georgia is apparently good news for the local Kellogg facility in Jackson. According to company spokesperson Kris Charles, as a part…
This video is no longer available. NORTH JACKSON -- University School of Jackson has a new chief financial officer. Mark Burden, a certified public accountant with 25 years of experience in accounting and regulatory leadership, had his first day at…
This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused in a March murder was indicted by the Madison County Grand Jury on Monday afternoon. Ytockie Fuller was indicted for first-degree murder of the shooting death of Algernon…
This video is no longer available. DENMARK, Tenn. -- A teen has been released from the hospital and sent to juvenile detention center after deputies say he was shot while attempting to break into a home on Sunday morning. According…
This video is no longer available. LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two agencies are investigating claims of animal abuse after a handful of malnourished horses were discovered in Gates, Tenn. On July 17, a caller complained to the Lauderdale County Sheriff's…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Jackson police are releasing the names of the two homicide victims in Sunday's shootings, and investigators have developed persons of interest who are believed to have knowledge about the shootings. At approximately 1:26 p.m. Sunday, police were…
