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JMCSS Addresses Tornado Safety Plan for Students

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson-Madison County School District discussed its tornado policy after Monday‘s deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. The twister killed dozens of people, including children at an elementary school. Heavy rain soaked the city…

Three Arrested, One Wanted in Burglaries

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Three people are charged in a Madison burglary and one other is being sought. Kevin Cunningham, 35, Jonathan Wade, 24, Jarodd Moore, 23, are facing charges ranging from burglary to possession of…

Tornado-ravaged community to be searched twice more

3:00 pm Update: MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The fire chief in the Oklahoma City suburb raked by a massive tornado says the search for survivors and the dead is almost complete. Fire Chief Gary Bird said Tuesday that he's "98…

UT-Martin to offer nursing degree at Parsons

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee at Martin says it will offer a degree in nursing at its Decatur County location beginning next year. The university says its Parsons Center location will offer a Bachelor of Science in…

Suspect Arrested in Texas in Murder of Madison Co. Man

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Nashville say Texas state troopers and deputy U.S. marshals have arrested a homicide suspect in Lyford, Texas. Eric Lozano, who is 31 years old and from Lyford, was arrested Monday night in the killing…

Wheel Tax Voted Down, School Repairs On Hold

This video is no longer available. SELMER, Tenn. - The school year is coming to a close, but some parents in McNairy County are concerned after the County Commission voted down a $50 wheel tax. That is because a portion…

Burned Out Home Causes Concern for Neighbors

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Residents in north Jackson are upset claiming a home damaged in a fire more than three years ago has not been repaired, and is now home to wild animals. Randy Seymore told…

Students Honored at "Do the Write Thing" Banquet

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- The school year is coming to a close but not before some West Tennessee middle schoolers were recognized for doing the right thing. This year, 469 middle school students in the Jackson-Madison…

Jackson Man Sentenced on Federal Gun Charges

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-A Jackson man accused of having two guns as a convicted felon has been sentenced to just shy of four years in federal prison. Travarious White was able to briefly elude police as…

Peacocks on the Loose in Lambuth Area

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Two Peacocks roaming through the city are getting a lot of attention. Residents said the birds have been spotted several times in different neighborhoods. "I looked around the corner out of my…

Supreme Court to Consider Public Meeting Prayers

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- The United State Supreme Court will take on a case involving prayer before public meetings. Jackson City Council members pray before every monthly meeting. “We've had pastors and ministers and people from…

Rash of Burglaries Hit Brownsville

This video is no longer available. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn- More than a dozen car burglaries in less than a week in Haywood County have investigators looking for the thief. According to police, more than 14 people have reported items stolen from…

2-Mile-Wide Tornado Swallows Part of OKC Suburb

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Casualty numbers are starting to come in from the Oklahoma City area, where a monstrous tornado has left a scene of devastation. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says 51 people have been killed. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott…

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