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Inspection to force lane closures on I-40 bridge

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - Lanes will be closed this week as crews inspect the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis, Tenn. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department says the eastbound outside lane…

Shooting at Jackson Best Buy Store

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police are investigating a shooting that occurred at the Best Buy store on Vann Drive. People on the scene told 7 Eyewitness News that the gunman fired several shots at…

THP uses No Refusal Campaign

This video is no longer available. CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. - Officials were refusing to take "no" as an answer when doing sobriety checks during the Labor Day weekend. A new enforcement effort by the state had highway patrol officers and…

TBI Investigator Arrested during Holiday Weekend

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - An investigator with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was arrested on a charge of being drunk in public. According to a news release, the Madison County Sheriff's Office responded to a…

Residents React: Haywood Co. Reports West Nile Case

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. - Several people have died from West Nile Virus since the beginning of the summer. Now, the threat of getting the disease from a mosquito bite is even closer after a new report that someone in Haywood…

Isaac Leaves Record Rainfall in Mississippi

Officials say twenty-two inches of rain has fallen in Picayune in the three days. City engineer Brooks Wallace says that the rain unleashed by Isaac was the heaviest downpours ever recorded in city. Rain began late Tuesday and ended early…

Teen Dies from ATV Injuries

A LaFollette teenager who was severely injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident has died. 17-year-old Trinity Henegar was thrown from an ATV on Aug. 13 when the driver did a U-turn. The youth was taken to University of Tennessee Hospital.…

Man Killed in Boat Crash

A man has been killed when his boat and another craft collided on the Hiwassee River during a rainstorm. 65-year-old Dale Rose was killed. Family members say Rose was an avid sportsman and was very familiar with the river where…

Lightning Knocks Out 911 in Mississippi County

Chickasaw County Sheriff Jimmy Simmons says lightning knocked out the county's 911 system and main emergency communications network. He says that his officers are using a backup radio system, but 911 calls are disabled until repairs can be made. Simmons…

Gold Medalist to Appear at Kentucky School

Olympic gold medal swimmer Claire Donahue will be in Bowling Green speaking to the Class of 2016 at her alma mater Western Kentucky University. Donahue is scheduled to speak to freshmen on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CDT in Diddle Arena.…

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