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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A couple is facing child abuse and neglect charges after a drug bust led police to discover four children living with feces and urine in the home. The Tipton County Sheriff’s Office said SWAT personnel and investigators executed a narcotics search warrant Tuesday at a home on Old Memphis Road. Adam Stark, 37, […]

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss.– The DeSoto County school board voted Thursday morning to approve $2 million in funding for school resource officers. While school is out for the summer in DeSoto County, many are already looking to the future. Security is top of mind for district leaders as they head into the next school year. Back in 2017, the district said they […]

An Ohio man is dead after scuba diving in some of the deepest waters of Lake Erie.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis mom who was arrested after an AMBER Alert appeared before a judge Friday morning. Newly released court records detail the extent of the alleged abuse suffered by one of her children. The baby and her three siblings were found safe Wednesday night in Binghampton hours after the TBI issued an […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A state-run youth facility, the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County, is getting failing grades in a scathing report on conditions at the center. Two groups, Disability Rights Tennessee and Youth Law Center, said their investigation and interviews of youth and staff at the facility, along with public data, found beatings and […]

DYERSBURG, Tenn. – The Dyersburg police chief and neighbors say the system failed three young children removed from “deplorable” conditions at home on Brayton Avenue. The Dyersburg Police Department said a probation and parole officer checking on the children’s mother last week discovered the kids living in filthy and dangerous conditions with at least seven […]

The Department of Children’s Services has extended the deadline for former foster youth to apply for federal stimulus funds to assist with living expenses. The department received has $7.4 million in stimulus funds available for Tennessee youth.

UPDATE, May 17: The Dyer County prosecutor’s office confirmed the assault charge against Dyersburg teacher Carey Sanders was dropped last week. New story is here. Original story is below. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Dyersburg teacher is facing charges after he was caught on video throwing a student to the ground. According to the Dyersburg Police Department, […]

“I know the video wasn’t very appropriate for the cheer team, but I wasn’t in uniform or anything,” said Te’shauria Akinleye, who said she was recently kicked off Hardin Valley Academy’s cheer squad for the dance videos she shared on her social media platforms.

Authorities in Fayette County are searching for five juvenile detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Marshals Service, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced 150 children were recovered as part of Operation Volunteer Strong. In the fall of 2020, the agencies began creating files on 240 children that had been reported missing in the state. The operation ended in February with […]