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Two Arrested in Connection with Wednesday Shooting

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Jackson police have arrested a man in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting along Belmont Avenue. But they also arrested the man he may have been aiming for. Police said B.J. Ward,…

Shots Fired into Building on Old Hickory

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson police are looking for two men who opened fire shots outside an apartment complex along Old Hickory Boulevard in west Jackson, Thursday morning. Witnesses told police they saw two black men fire…

Football Coach Waived Preliminary Hearing

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-. JCM assistant football coach Anthony Anderson was back before a judge, Thursday afternoon. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was there when the 25-year-old waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Court records showed…

Holly Bobo's Purse Found, Law Enforcement Searching the Area

This video is no longer available. FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports that nothing resulted from Thursday's search effort. They do not currently have any plans for another search in the near future. ORIGINAL STORY: DARDEN, Tenn.…

County Files Public Nuisance Action Against Poise Lounge

JACKSON, Tenn. - A public nuisance action has been filed against a Madison County night club. According to Sheriff David Woolfork, at his request, Madison County Attorney Steve Maroney filed the petition in Chancery Court, Thursday. The petition requests that…

Miss. man charged with threatening Obama, others

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin has been charged with threatening President Barack Obama and others. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Thursday that 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis…

Storms building, will sweep east across Tenn.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across Tennessee and some could become severe. The National Weather Service said West Tennessee will see stormy weather late Thursday afternoon into the evening as a squall line moves eastward…

Miss. mail suspect described body-parts conspiracy

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin described uncovering a conspiracy to trade human body parts on the black market and sometimes performed as an Elvis Presley impersonator. Forty-five-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis was…

College Baseball: FHU vs. Lemoyne-Owen

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON, Tenn.- Wednesday was a long day for the Freed-Hardeman Lions as they took on Lemoyne-Owen College on the diamond... In the 8th inning, the Lions would get three straight hits, followed by an…

Three West Tennessee Sites Finalists for New 4-H Camp

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.- Camp Hazlewood in Henry County has been formally designated as one of three finalist as the site for the proposed 4-H Youth Education and Conference Center. Hazlewood will be in competition with a Hardeman County site which…

Dispatchers Celebrated All Week

JACKSON, Tenn.- Those who answer the telephones during emergencies and alert first responders are being celebrated this week. National Public Safety Telecommunications Week is dedicated to the men and women who make those dispatches. At the Madison County Sheriff's Department…

Shots Fired at East Jackson Apartment Complex, One Injured

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-Shots were fired late Wednesday night near an east Jackson apartment complex that left one person injured. Jackson police said they received dozens of calls from witnesses hearing multiple shots being fired near…

Jackson Bomb Squad Explains Boston Bomb

This video is no longer available. JACKSON Tenn.- Evidence recovered from the site of the Boston Marathon explosions suggested the bomb was homemade. Authorities said at least one of the bombs was possibly contained in a pressure cooker. "It's going…

Man Accused of Running Fake Pest Control Business

This video is no longer available. PARIS, Tenn. - Henry County resident Kayla Nation said she locks her doors to keep criminals out and is shocked to find out her neighbors let in a criminal without even realizing it. "Everybody…

Two Charged in Courtney Cove Burglary

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- A alert neighbor in east Jackson is credited with nabbing two suspected theives breaking into a house nexxt door. Matthew Dehass, 18, and Justin Williams, 19, both of Jackson are charged with…

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