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Police investigate report of needle in candy bag

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - Police in Winchester say they are investigating after the parents of an 8-year-old girl reported finding a medical needle in her bag of Halloween candy. Winchester police told WKYT-TV that they are investigating, but they think…

Officer Involved in Shooting (UPDATED)

This video is no longer available. JACKSON Tenn.- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News has uncovered new details in Tuesday's officer-involved shooting in east Jackson. U.S. Marshals were trying to arrest a man described as a wanted violent fugitive, when a shooting…

Officers Check on Sex Offenders

This video is no longer available. JACKSON Tenn.- Correctional officers from different West Tennessee counties joined forces with the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole to make sure registered sex offenders were not targeting kids this Halloween. Teams of officers…

'Trunk-or-Treat' Event Held in North Jackson

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- If you noticed you did not have as many 'trick-or-treaters' as you might have expected Halloween night, there was a good reason. Most of them were at the Jackson-Madison County sponsored 'Trunk-or-Treat'…

Woman Dies after Wreck in Henderson Co.

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn.- A Lexington woman has died after being seriously injured in a Saturday two-car collision on Highway 412, just west of Lexington. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Maxine Rahn, 67, was…

Family of Murdered Man Seeking Answers

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - It has been one year since Demetris Cole was fatally shot in North Jackson, and his family is still looking for answers. Police have made no arrests. On Wednesday, several of…

Abandoned Milan Business Torn Down

This video is no longer available. MILAN, Tenn. - A building that once housed a thriving business is being torn down after sitting empty for at least 10 years. On Wednesday, construction crews began tearing down the former home to…

JMCSS School Bus Ads are not Selling

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - After two years only one company has chosen to use Jackson-Madison County school buses as a traveling billboard. Director of Operation, Stan Parker said the bus ads have not been successful.…

Bald Eagle Shot, Reward Offered

This video is no longer available. SILERTON, Tenn- It is a living U.S symbol that was shot down in Silerton, earlier this week. Hardeman County wildlife officers responded to a report of a bald eagle shot near Highway 125. Now…

Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries

JACKSON, Tenn.- Daylight saving end this Sunday, November 5. While it is always important to "fall back" and get an extra hour of sleep, why not change your clock and change your batteries to sleep an extra hour without fear?…

Battlefield roads close to ward off ghost hunters

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (AP) - Interest in the ghost of a Confederate soldier has become so great that the National Park Service is closing some roads into a north Georgia Civil War battlefield this Halloween. Rangers say they hope that…

Bankruptcy judge rules Memphis can take over Beale

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that the city of Memphis can take over the Beale Street Entertainment District from Performa Entertainment Real Estate Inc. The city owns the entertainment district and Beale Street Development Corp.…

Baptist, Vanderbilt collaborate on cancer care

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Two major hospitals in Tennessee have teamed up to fight cancer in a collaboration that will allow doctors in Memphis and Nashville to pool resources and share research. The Commercial Appeal reports Baptist Memorial Health Care…

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