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 MILAN SHOOTINGReturn to index of stories... |
WE START THIS MORNING IN GIBSON COUNTY. WHERE A POLICE OFFICER IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A HOME INTRUDER. POLICE SAY 31-YEAR-OLD HUMBOLDT POLICE OFFICER MELODY PIERCE SHOT HER EX-BOYFRIEND ROBERT KENDALL AFTER HE BROKE INTO HER HOME SATURDAY AROUND SIX P-M. OFFICER HUNTER STEWART.ONE OF PIERCE'S COWORKERS.TELLS MILAN INVESTIGATORS HE TRIED TO STOP KENDALL AND THERE WAS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE TWO. PIERCE SAYS SHE SHOT KENDALL TO DEFEND STEWART. KENDALL IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING IN AN AREA HOSPITAL NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. HOWEVER PIERCE IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. |
| 4-WHEELING Return to index of stories... |
HERE IN MADISON COUNTY. CONCERNS OVER 4-WHEELING HAVE ONE MAN ASKING COUNTY LEADERS TO TAKE ACTION. CURTIS JAMES SAYS FOUR WHEELERS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON PUBLIC ROADS BUT HIS GREATEST CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. JAMES SAYS CARS SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD POSE A THREAT TO A SMALL FOUR WHEELER. COUNTY AND STATE LEADERS SAY THEY REGRET UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING. JAMES SAYS HE WILL NOT GIVE UP HIS PROTEST. |
| B 4-WHEELING Return to index of stories... |
*SOT* 06:43:45:22 "I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL TAKE THIS THE DISTANCE THAT I HAVE. NO ONE ELSE WILL TOUCH THIS." MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID WOOLFORK SAYS DRIVING A FOUR WHEELER ON PUBLIC ROADS *IS* ILLEGAL WITHOUT A LICENSE. HE ADDS DEPUTIES WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER TO INSURE NO LAWS ARE BEING BROKEN |
| CAMDEN CHURCH Return to index of stories... |
IN OTHER NEWS. YESTERDAY WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF A CAMDEN CHURCH. THOSE WHO ATTEND SANDY POINT CHURCH ARE CELEBRATING THEIR NEWLY REBUILT WORSHIP CENTER. THE CHURCH WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN JULY. THE NEW FACILITY WAS DEDICATED DURING A CEREMONY YESTERDAY. |
| B-CAMDEN CHURCH Return to index of stories... |
*SOT* 18:04:05-15 WE'RE ACTUALLY MUCH BETTER OFF. WE'VE UPGRADED AND WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER FACILITY THAN WE DID AND IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. GOD KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING. DURING THE CEREMONY PASTOR MELTON RECOGNIZED FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHERS WHO HELPED SAVE AND REBUILD THE CHURCH. |
| TRAVEL REMINDER Return to index of stories... |
NOW THAT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS OVER. MANY PEOPLE WILL BE HEADING BACK TO WORK TODAY. INCLUDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION CREWS. THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL RESUME ROAD CONSTRUCTION TODAY ON INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS. ROAD WORK INVOLVING LANE CLOSURES HAD BEEN HALTED SINCE WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF THE THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PERIOD. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DIAL 5-1-1 ON YOUR CELL PHONE, OR LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE, WBBJ TV DOT COM. |
| XMAS PARADE Return to index of stories... |
NOW THAT THANKSGIVING'S OVER.IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER HUB CITY TRADITION.THE JACKSON CHRISTMAS PARADE. THIS YEAR'S THEME. A STORY BOOK CHRISTMAS. THE PARADE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AT 6-30 AT THE CARL PERKINS CIVIC CENTER. THE PARADE WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON. PARADE ORGANIZER VICKI ZAMATA SAYS THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE EVENT. |
| B-XMAS PARADE Return to index of stories... |
*SOT* 19:22:38-44 IT'S JUST A GREAT TIME. IT KICKS OFF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON AND EVERYONE COMES OUT AND HAS A FABULOUS TIME. MEMBERS OF THE ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS TEAM WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE PARADE. AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. |
| CORINTH CHASE Return to index of stories... |
AREA POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF A DEADLY CAR CHASE WHICH TOOK THE LIFE OF A MISSISSIPPI MAN. POLICE IN CORINTH MISSISSIPPI SAY THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL AND OTHER OFFICERS WERE CHASING AN S-U-V WHICH HIT A CAR. KILLING 41-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM MARION. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V IS 28-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN HILL. HILL IS DESCRIBED AS BEING ABOUT 6-FOOT-1, WEIGHING 164 POUNDS AND HAS BLACK HAIR. |
| SECURITY TEAM Return to index of stories... |
TURNING TO NATIONAL HEADLINES. PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO NOMINATE KEY MEMBERS OF HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM TODAY. OFFICIALS SAY ERIC HOLDER. SEEN HERE GIVING A SPEECH A THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY. IS HIS PICK FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON WILL LIKELY BE NAMED AS SECRETARY OF STATE. AND DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN HIS CURRENT POST. OBAMA WILL ALSO NAME RETIRED MARINE GENERAL JIM JONES AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. |
| MUMBAI VIGIL Return to index of stories... |
LOOKING OVERSEAS. A SHAKEN CITY AND A SHOCKED NATION ARE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE AFTERMATH OF WHAT SOME ARE CALLING "INDIA'S NINE-ELEVEN." THE DEATH TOLL IN MUMBAI NOW STANDS AT 188. AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE REMAIN IN HOSPITALS RECOVERING FROM THEIR INJURIES. SEVERAL CANDLELIGHT VIGILS TOOK PLACE IN THE STREETS YESTERDAY AS SURVIVORS REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE DEADLY ATTACKS. |
| RICE VISIT Return to index of stories... |
IN A SHOW OF U-S SUPPORT FOR THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZA RICE WILL ARRIVE IN THE INDIAN CAPITAL OF NEW DELHI ON WEDNESDAY.
YESTERDAY PRESIDENT BUSH OFFERED WASHINGTON'S HELP IN INVESTIGATING LAST WEEK'S TERRORIST ASSAULT ON MUMBAI. SIX AMERICANS WERE AMONG THE 183 PEOPLE KILLED. |
| THIS WEEK Return to index of stories... |
THE ATTACKS HAVE INFLAMED TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOR. INDIAN AUTHORITIES SAY THE ATTACKERS HAVE TIES TO PAKISTAN. THAT RISING TENSION IS YET ANOTHER ISSUE INCOMING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHEN HE TAKES OFFICE. ONE IDEA THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED INVOLVES FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON. YESTERDAY ON ABC'S "THIS WEEK". GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS ASKED HIS GUESTS ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY. STEPHANOPOULOS: THE CARNAGE IN MUMBAI RAISES THE PROSPECT OF NEW TENSION BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA HAS TALKED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF SENDING FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AS A HIGH LEVEL MEDIATOR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN. ON THIS WEEK I ASKED SENATOR RICHARD LUGAR AND JACK REED WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. LUGAR: WELL, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THERE IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AT THIS POINT FOR THE INDIANS AND THE PAKISTANIS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS GROUP THAT PROBABLY CAUSED THIS COULD CAUSE HARM TO BOTH OF THEM. BUT I THINK THAT THE SUGGESTION JUST MADE THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA SEND A VERY HIGH-LEVEL PERSON TO THE SITUATION UNDERLINES THE NEED FOR DIPLOMACY ON OUR PART STEPHANOPOULOS: SO YOU'RE FOR THIS HIGH-LEVEL NEGOTIATOR? LUGAR: WELL, I WOULD THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA, SOMETHING -- BECAUSE, IT APPEARS TO ME, THAT WE HAVE AN INTERLOCKING SITUATION OF AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIA. STEPHANOPOULOS: HOW ABOUT IN THE QUESTION OF THE MEDIATION? DOES -- IF, FOR EXAMPLE, AND PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA DID TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE CAMPAIGN -- HAVING PERHAPS PRESIDENT CLINTON SERVE AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN OVER KASHMIR. THERE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE A CONFLICT THERE IF HE CHOSE TO HAVE PRESIDENT CLINTON DO THAT. BUT YOU'RE SMILING. YOU DON'T THING IT IS LIKELY ANYMORE? REED: NO, I THINK IT'S ENTIRELY LIKELY. AND I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A CONFLICT. STEPHANOPOULOS: DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT ON INDIA AND PAKISTAN, AS A MEDIATOR, PRESIDENT CLINTON? LUGAR: YES, I THINK HE COULD DO A GREAT JOB THERE. AND FOR THAT MATTER, IN LOTS OF PLACES. BUT, AS I SAY, THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION HISTORICALLY. STEPHANOPOULOS: THAT'S THE BEST OF THIS WEEK I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. |
| MONEYSCOPE Return to index of stories... |
WELL. THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR NATIONAL AND WORLD HEADLINES. NOW WITH THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS HERE'S ABC'S VINITA NAIR GOOD MORNING. HERE IS YOUR MONEYSCOPE REPORT. DESPITE PREDICTIONS OF GLOOM AND DOOM, THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON KICKED OFF WITH A BANG. ACCORDING TO ONE SURVEY, 172 MILLION AMERICANS SHOPPED AT STORES AND ONLINE OVER THE "BLACK FRIDAY" WEEKEND. SPENDING 41 BILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S UP MORE THAN 7 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. BUT THERE IS SOME CAUSE FOR CONCERN AMONG RETAILERS: TRAFFIC TAILED OFF ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AND MANY PEOPLE WERE MOTIVATED BY BIG BARGAINS. WHICH WILL EAT INTO PROFITS. THE STRONG ONLINE SHOPPING NUMBERS MAY ACTUALLY PUT SOMETHING OF A DAMPER ON WHAT'S KNOWN AS CYBER MONDAY-- TRADITIONALLY THE BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY OF THE YEAR. ANALYSTS SAY DON'T EXPECT BIG NUMBERS THIS YEAR. THAT'S BECAUSE MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICAN HOMES NOW HAVE BROADBAND ACCESS. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET BACK TO WORK TO CYBER SHOP. THE SOLID BLACK FRIDAY NUMBERS COULD HELP WALL STREET BUILD ON ITS BEST WEEK SINCE 1932. THE DOW SURGED 782 POINTS LAST WEEK-- OR NEARLY 10 PERCENT. INVESTORS WILL BE WATCHING AS RETAIL NUMBERS ROLL IN ALL WEEK. THEY'LL ALSO BE FOCUSING ON THE NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT. ECONOMISTS EXPECT THE ELEVENTH STRAIGHT MONTH OF JOB LOSSES. WE'LL FIND OUT ON FRIDAY. THE HEAD OF THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS IS URGING CONGRESS "NOT" TO LET THE BIG THREE FAIL. AND APPROVE THE 25- BILLION DOLLAR AUTO INDUSTRY RESCUE PLAN. U-A-W PRESIDENT RON GETTLE-FINGER SAYS THE UNION IS WILLING TO HELP WITH MORE CONCESSIONS. PROVIDING THE COMPANIES SHARE IN THE SACRIFICE. GENERAL MOTORS, FORD AND CHRYSLER ARE SUPPOSED TO OFFER UP THEIR REVISED RECOVERY PLANS TO CONGRESS TOMORROW. MOVIE-GOERS WERE IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT THIS WEEKEND. "FOUR CHIRSTMASES" DEBUTED AT NUMBER- ONE WITH NEARLY 32 MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES. THE COMEDY STARS REESE WITHERSPOON AND VINCE VAUGHN. THE ANIMATED FEATURE "BOLT" FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE. EDGING OUT LAST WEEK'S NUMBER- ONE, "TWILIGHT." COMING UP ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA FIVE WAYS TO LIVE LONGER. THAT'S AFTER YOU LOCAL NEWS. AND THAT'S YOUR MONEYSCOPE REPORT. I'M VINITA NAIR. |
| HOLIDAY SALES Return to index of stories... |
THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON HAS ARRIVED. AND SO HAVE DIRE PREDICTIONS ABOUT SALES AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. BUT AS ABC'S VIVIANA HURTADO REPORTS. CONSUMERS MADE BLACK FRIDAY A SUCCESSFUL SALES DAY FOR MERCHANTS. THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY SHOPPED. PRELIMINARY FIGURES SHOW, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, CONSUMERS SPENT MORE -- TO THE TUNE OF $10.6 BILLION DOLLARS. "WELL, WE DID HAVE SOME KEY ITEMS IN OUR STORE THAT WERE HOPEFULLY ATTRACTING OUR CUSTOMERS INTO OUR STORE." BUT NOW THAT BLACK FRIDAY IS OVER, WILL THE EXCITEMENT DRUMMED UP BY ADVERTISED DISCOUNTS BE ENOUGH TO BOOST RETAILERS' SLUMPING SALES? "WILL THAT TRAFFIC SUSTAIN ITSELF? AND WILL THAT MOMENTUM CARRY THROUGH? AND IF IT DOESN'T, THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION THAT THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY IS GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR RETAILERS TO GENERATE EXCITEMENT." THE BATTERED ECONOMY HAS RETAILERS HOPING THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, WHICH CAN ACCOUNT FOR UP TO 40% OF ANNUAL SALES.PUSHES THEM INTO THE BLACK. IT'S ALSO MADE THIS YEAR'S CONSUMER.KING. THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE FOR SHOPPERS, MANY WHO ARE HESITANT TO LET GO OF THEIR CASH. "I STILL HAVE A JOB BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE DO." THOSE WHO ARE SPENDING ARE FOCUSED ON PRICE--LOOKING FOR THE DEEPEST DISCOUNTS. "THEY HAVE SOME STEALS OUT HERE! NO DEALS, STEALS" BUT NOT ALL SHOPPERS ARE CONVINCED RETAILERS HAVE DONE ENOUGH TO SLASH PRICES. THEY'RE HOLDING OUT, HOPING TO FIND BETTER DEALS CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS. EXPERTS SAY EVEN WITH A STRONG HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, THIS WILL LIKELY BE A YEAR OF RECKONING FOR MANY RETAILERS WHO MAY HAVE TO CLOSE STORES THAT AREN'T MAKING MONEY. THIS OF COURSE COULD MEAN MORE LAY OFFS. VIVIANA HURTADO, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. |
| MILAN SHOOTING Return to index of stories... |
STARTING IN GIBSON COUNTY. A HUMBOLDT POLICE OFFICER IS PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A HOME INTRUDER. POLICE SAY 31-YEAR-OLD HUMBOLDT POLICE OFFICER MELODY PIERCE SHOT HER EX-BOYFRIEND ROBERT KENDALL AFTER HE BROKE INTO HER HOME SATURDAY AROUND SIX P-M. OFFICER HUNTER STEWART.ONE OF PIERCE'S COWORKERS.TELLS MILAN INVESTIGATORS HE TRIED TO STOP KENDALL AND THERE WAS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE TWO. PIERCE SAYS SHE SHOT KENDALL TO DEFEND STEWART. KENDALL IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING IN AN AREA HOSPITAL NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. HOWEVER PIERCE IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. |
| GAY RIGHTS Return to index of stories... |
IN OTHER NEWS. GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND IN JACKSON TO PROTEST PROPOSITION EIGHT. PROPOSITION EIGHT IS THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION BANNING GAY MARRIAGE. THESE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HELD UP SIGNS OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE SATURDAY. PUSHING FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGES. |
| B-GAY RIGHTS Return to index of stories... |
*SOT* 4:37:16-24 WE WANTED TO SHOW THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATE VOICE IN JACKSON AND THAT VARIOUS BELIEFS AND UNBELIEFS AND WE'RE HERE TO EXPRESS THAT. STINNETT SAYS GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PROTESTED AT FEDERAL COURTHOUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROMOTE THEIR CAUSE. |
| OBAMA TEAM Return to index of stories... |
TURNING TO NATIONAL HEADLINES. PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA IS PLANNING TO NOMINATE KEY MEMBERS OF HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM TODAY. DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS SAY ARIZONA GOVERNOR JANET NAPOLITANO. SEEN HERE AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN PHOENIX. IS OBAMA'S PICK FOR HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY. OFFICIALS SAY SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON WILL LIKELY BE CHOSEN AS SECRETARY OF STATE OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO CONFIRM KEEPING DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES TO HIS CURRENT POST. AND WILL NAME RETIRED MARINE GENERAL JIM JONES AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. |
| OBAMA Return to index of stories... |
PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA ANNOUNCES HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM THIS MORNING. HE WILL BE REVEALING HIS NOMINEES FOR SIX CABINET POSITIONS. AMONG THEM HIS FORMER RIVAL HILLARY CLINTON AS SECRETARY OF STATE. ABC'S CHRISTIANNE KLEIN IS IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST. IN CHICAGO THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA WILL UNVEIL THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THE U-S NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM. THE STARRING MEMBER -- SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON -- OBAMA'S FORMER PRIMARY RIVAL, NOW HIS CHOICE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. CLINTON: "THERE IS SOMETHING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IS CALLED TO DO, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM." IN ADDITION TO CLINTON, OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE OTHER MAJOR CABINET CHOICES, INCLUDING ARIZONA GOVERNOR JANET NAPOLITANO AS SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY. SUSAN RICE AS U-S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS. FORMER CLINTON OFFICIAL ERIC HOLDER AS ATTORNEY GENERAL. FORMER NATO COMMANDER, RETIRED MARINE GENERAL JAMES JONES AS OBAMA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. AND DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES IS EXPECTED TO STAY ON FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR. ROTHENBERG: "YOU'RE LOOKING AT GROWNUPS. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE TOUGH AND THEY'RE SMART. " WITH WARS IN IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN, AND LAST WEEK'S TERROR ATTACK IN INDIA, OBAMA IS SHOWCASING AN EXPERIENCED TEAM FOR THOSE WHO QUESTION HIS OWN THIN FOREIGN POLICY RESUME. AND SO FAR, OBAMA'S GETTING BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT. LUGAR : "I THINK THEY'RE EXCELLENT SELECTIONS. I THINK IT WILL BE A STRONG TEAM. I WOULD JUST SAY, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH ONE OF THEM." THERE'S ANOTHER CLINTON WHO COULD JOIN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION -- FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON -- WHO OBAMA SUGGESTED COULD BE SENT AS A SPECIAL ENVOY TO NEGOTIATE WITH INDIA AND PAKISTAN OVER KASHMIR. CHRISTIANNE KLEIN, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. |
| MILAN SHOOTING Return to index of stories... |
STARTING IN GIBSON COUNTY. A HUMBOLDT POLICE OFFICER IS PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A HOME INTRUDER. POLICE SAY 31-YEAR-OLD HUMBOLDT POLICE OFFICER MELODY PIERCE SHOT HER EX-BOYFRIEND ROBERT KENDALL AFTER HE BROKE INTO HER HOME SATURDAY AROUND SIX P-M. OFFICER HUNTER STEWART.ONE OF PIERCE'S COWORKERS.TELLS MILAN INVESTIGATORS HE TRIED TO STOP KENDALL AND THERE WAS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE TWO. PIERCE SAYS SHE SHOT KENDALL TO DEFEND STEWART. KENDALL IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING IN AN AREA HOSPITAL NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. HOWEVER PIERCE IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. |
| BLACK FRIDAY Return to index of stories... |
DESPITE PREDICTIONS OF GLOOM AND DOOM, THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON KICKED OFF WITH A BANG. ACCORDING TO ONE SURVEY, 172 MILLION AMERICANS SHOPPED AT STORES AND ONLINE OVER THE "BLACK FRIDAY" WEEKEND. SPENDING 41 BILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S UP MORE THAN 7 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. BUT THERE IS SOME CAUSE FOR CONCERN AMONG RETAILERS: TRAFFIC TAILED OFF ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AND MANY PEOPLE WERE MOTIVATED BY BIG BARGAINS. WHICH WILL EAT INTO PROFITS. |
| CYBER MONDAY Return to index of stories... |
THE STRONG ONLINE SHOPPING NUMBERS MAY ACTUALLY PUT SOMETHING OF A DAMPER ON WHAT'S KNOWN AS CYBER MONDAY-- TRADITIONALLY THE BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAY OF THE YEAR. ANALYSTS SAY DON'T EXPECT BIG NUMBERS THIS YEAR. THAT'S BECAUSE MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICAN HOMES NOW HAVE BROADBAND ACCESS. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET BACK TO WORK TO CYBER SHOP. |
| OBAMA SECURITY Return to index of stories... |
PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL HIS HIGH-POWERED NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM IN CHICAGO LATER TODAY. THE TEAM WILL INCLUDE SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AS SECRETARY OF STATE. ROBERT GATES STAYING AS DEFENSE SECRETARY. AND RETIRED MARINE GENERAL JIM JONES IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS ARE EXPRESSING ADMIRATION FOR A GROUP THAT DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS CONFIRM WILL ALSO INCLUDE SUSAN RICE AS U-S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS. JANET NAPOLITANO AS HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY. AND ERIC HOLDER AS ATTORNEY GENERAL. |
| 90TH BDAY Return to index of stories... |
BACK IN THE HUB CITY. A LOCAL WOMAN CELEBRATED A MILESTONE MANY NEVER SEE OVER THE WEEKEND. VERNICE DIXON TURNED THE BIG 9-OH IN STYLE. AT A SPECIAL PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT SHE WAS HONORED FOR SERVING THE WEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY. DIXON HAS WORKED NEARLY 900 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS DURING HER 32-THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED AND FIFTY DAYS ON EARTH. SHE ALSO RECEIVED A NATIONAL HONOR. THE PRESIDENT'S CALL TO ACTION AWARD ALONG WITH A KEY TO THE CITY. |
| B-90TH BDAY Return to index of stories... |
"IM JUST OVERJOYED, AND IM ELATED, AND I JUST NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LIVE TO SEE THIS. SO WHAT MAKES FOR A HAPPY 90 YEARS? DIXON SAYS LISTENING TO YOUR PARENTS AND ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT THING. |
| HOLLYWOOD MINUTE Return to index of stories... |
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. MOVIE-GOERS GOT INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT THIS WEEKEND APRIL WILLIAMS HAS THE DETAILS IN TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. MOVIE-GOERS LOOKING FOR HOLIDAY CHEER MAY HAVE FOUND SOME THIS WEEKEND. AS "FOUR CHRISTMASES" DEBUTED IN THE TOP SPOT AT THE BOX OFFICE. THE COMEDY STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON AND VINCE VAUGHN TOOK IN 31-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS. EARLY ESTIMATES SHOW THE DISNEY FLICK "BOLT" CAME IN SECOND PLACE.THE ANIMATED MOVIE WITH THE VOICES OF JOHN TRAVOLTA AND MILEY CYRUS BROUGHT IN 26-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS. "TWILIGHT" DROPPED TO THE THIRD SPOT THIS WEEKEND. THE VAMPIRE ROMANCE FILM - BASED ON THE TOP SELLING NOVEL - PULLED IN 26-POINT-4 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER DEBUTING AT 70 MILLION DOLLARS LAST WEEKEND. THE CLASSIC HOLIDAY MOVIE "A CHRISTMAS STORY" TURNS 25 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. TO HELP CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY. THE "CHRISTMAS STORY HOUSE AND MUSEUM" HELD A CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND AT A HOTEL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. VISITORS COULD RIDE THE ORIGINAL FIRE TRUCK USED IN THE MOVIE. OR MEET SOME OF THE ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS. A PREVIEW OF "A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL" WAS ALSO SHOWN. FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M APRIL WILLIAMS. |