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More than a decade later, an arrest has been made in the Karen Swift cold case. Wife and mother of four Karen Johnson Swift disappeared after a Halloween party in Dyersburg, Tennessee on October 29, 2011. About six weeks later, her body was found two miles away from her home in a cemetery.

An Alabama man has been indicted by a Tennessee grand jury on a charge of pre-meditated first-degree murder in the death of his former wife nearly 11 years ago. Karen Swift, a 44-year-old mother of four, was reported missing on Oct. 30, 2011 — just weeks after filing for divorce from her then-husband, David Swift, according to WMC, a Memphis television station.

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — An early morning crash ended with a man in jail for assaulting his wife and 2-year-old child, according to the Dyersburg Police Department. Dyersburg Police it all started around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, when 53-year-old Eric Williams began chasing his wife and 2-year-old child in a car around the Hogwallow Road and Phillips Street area.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Dyersburg man is facing charges after police say he pointed a gun at a car his wife and a 2-year-old were in during a car chase. Dyersburg Police said officers arrived on Cedar Street around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning and saw a vehicle ramming another vehicle and causing a wreck. The driver, […]

DYERSBURG, Tenn — A man was arrested Monday on charges of pre-meditated first-degree murder in the 2011 cold case of Dyersburg woman Karen Swift's murder. Members of the Dyer County Grand Jury indicted former Dyer County resident David Swift, Karen's former husband, on the charge, and he was arrested Monday in Birmingham, Alabama.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)– The husband of Karen Swift, a woman who was found dead after a Halloween party, has been indicted in her death, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office announced. A Dyer County grand jury indicted David Swift Monday afternoon on a charge of pre-meditated first-degree murder in the death of his wife Karen Swift. […]

MANILA, Ark. (KAIT) - A ribbon cutting was held Monday, Aug. 8 in Mississippi County for a first-of-its-kind medical center. The Wagner Medical Clinic has long served the area of Manila, but now, they’re partnering with St. Bernards to open the first and only Urgent Care center in Mississippi County.

Southland graduates Jenna Gibson and Jordan Zolman gathered girls from around the area at Ultimate Fitness in Kennett on Saturday for a junior softball clinic. Both are future teachers, and with experience playing softball at the collegiate level they offered a wealth of knowledge about what it takes to be successful on the diamond.

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — David Swift entered a not guilty plea to the charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Karen Swift. Swift made his first appearance in a Dyer County courtroom Wednesday after being extradited from Alabama. A judge appointed Swift a Public Defender...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (KFVS) - The man charged in connection with the murder of his former wife in 2011 pleads not guilty in a Dyer County Courtroom. David Swift appeared before Circuit Court Judge Mark Hayes on Wednesday, August 10 at 9 a.m., waived the formal reading of the indictment charging him with premeditated first-degree murder in the death of his former wife, Karen Swift, and entered a plea of not guilty.

GATLINBURG, T.N. (WGHP) — Another orange lobster has been rescued from Red Lobster this week. Last month in Hollywood Florida, a rare orange lobster was rescued and found a haven at the Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach. Ripley’s dubbed the unique little critter Cheddar, in honor of Red Lobster’s signature biscuits. On Monday, another orange […]

The Kennett football team is back together after the conclusion of dead week to finish out the final three weeks of the pre-season. With a roster slightly shorter than anticipated, the Indians took full advantage of the first official practice of the season on Monday, getting right into the details with a core group well-acquainted from events this summer.

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Friends of Karen Swift are relieved and even a bit stunned after an arrest in the nearly 11-year-old cold case. It comes after a Dyer County Grand Jury Monday indicted Swift's former husband, David Swift, on a charge of premeditated first degree murder, He was arrested in Alabama.