http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/state/ My Eyewitness News: State News en-us Copyright 2009 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:00:01 GMT Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:52:20 GMT State News /sites/wpty/images/template/mycom-mobile-rss.jpg http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/state/ 144 49 15 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Officials-Say-Memphis-Crime-Rate-Distorted/EsEZYsfgy0yR98_de0YBYg.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Officials-Say-Memphis-Crime-Rate-Distorted/EsEZYsfgy0yR98_de0YBYg.cspx?rss=60 Memphis officials say the city's high crime rate is distorted by the methods used to report crime. State News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:41:29 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Man-Charged-In-Fatal-Boat-Collision-In-Tennessee/VLN8v9LrpkWjColPNQ375A.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Man-Charged-In-Fatal-Boat-Collision-In-Tennessee/VLN8v9LrpkWjColPNQ375A.cspx?rss=60 A man has been charged in a boating collision in Henry County that killed one woman and injured her daughter. State News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:36:01 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Hospital-Donates-Breast-Pump-To-Zoo-Elephant/YbHnrC_q9U6WUDW7STL--g.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Hospital-Donates-Breast-Pump-To-Zoo-Elephant/YbHnrC_q9U6WUDW7STL--g.cspx?rss=60 Just like human children, baby elephants need important antibodies and nutrients found in its mother's milk. State News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:26:57 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Woman-Gets-13-000-Phone-Bill-in-Tennessee/B75xAAiYS0OzCvS5moGiAA.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Woman-Gets-13-000-Phone-Bill-in-Tennessee/B75xAAiYS0OzCvS5moGiAA.cspx?rss=60 Shirley Ann Billings of Church Hill talks on her cell phone, but not at a cost of more than $13,000. State News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:31:26 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Man-Accused-in-Murder-of-Prison-Nurse-4-Year-Old/HJZL5TEzYE6R7s-AulL4zA.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Man-Accused-in-Murder-of-Prison-Nurse-4-Year-Old/HJZL5TEzYE6R7s-AulL4zA.cspx?rss=60 A man accused in the 2006 murder of a prison nurse and her 4-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life without parole. State News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:26:38 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Extended-Unemployment-Benefits-For-Eligible/1BjYvW-uYE-Uj1KxhHP6WA.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Extended-Unemployment-Benefits-For-Eligible/1BjYvW-uYE-Uj1KxhHP6WA.cspx?rss=60 Governor Phil Bredesen recently signed into law legislation extending unemployment benefits with federal funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. State News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:36:26 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Free-Federal-Money-Helps-Slash-Utility-Bills/7BxAXuvINE6IRbEufBYMNw.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Free-Federal-Money-Helps-Slash-Utility-Bills/7BxAXuvINE6IRbEufBYMNw.cspx?rss=60 Nearly $15 million is coming to Shelby County to help lower your energy bill. It's part of the new Recovery Act Weatherization Program. State News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:37:07 GMT Free Federal Money Helps Slash Utility Bills http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=559439@wpty.dayport.com http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Lawsuit-Filed-to-Stop-Tenn-Guns-in-Bars-Law/Z0b2UNVCYUe2UuFSVTI7Gg.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Lawsuit-Filed-to-Stop-Tenn-Guns-in-Bars-Law/Z0b2UNVCYUe2UuFSVTI7Gg.cspx?rss=60 A lawsuit has been filed to stop a law that allows handguns to be carried in Tennessee bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. State News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:12:08 GMT Lawsuit Filed to Stop Tenn. Guns in Bars Law http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=559438@wpty.dayport.com http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Memphis-Population-Dips-in-2008-Census/vx-KDRYwIkKZuUp7OEkj3w.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Memphis-Population-Dips-in-2008-Census/vx-KDRYwIkKZuUp7OEkj3w.cspx?rss=60 Estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau show that Memphis has dropped in rankings of the nation's largest cities. State News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:34:42 GMT http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Husband-Admits-to-Beating-Wife-Before-She-Died-in/T70FPxD8VUCo5WgAzaTAbw.cspx?rss=60 http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com:80/news/state/story/Husband-Admits-to-Beating-Wife-Before-She-Died-in/T70FPxD8VUCo5WgAzaTAbw.cspx?rss=60 A Weakley County man charged in his wife's beating death pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. State News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:20:26 GMT