‘Unsafe:’ East Memphis neighbors scared after slew of shootings in new year
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - East Memphis residents are on edge after a slew of shootings within the first days of the new year. The most recent shooting took place Tuesday night on North Highland Street at Greenline Apartments, according to the Memphis Police Department. MPD said video surveillance showed four...
Another AI data center coming to Memphis, sources say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A business that works with the software company Oracle plans to build an AI data center in Memphis. The Daily Memphian reports that Nate Golden of Golden Acquisitions bought the building at 1341 Sycamore View. Golden told Daily Memphian he is working with The STEM Practice,...
Olive Branch awarded $2.3 million for Lick Creek Conservatory and Recreation Area
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. — The City of Olive Branch has been awarded $2.3 million from the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund (MOSTF) to develop the new Lick Creek Conservatory and Recreational Area, a major addition to the city’s expanding outdoor recreation network. The MOSTF Board of Trustees unanimously...
Former officer up for decertification harassed, threatened ex-girlfriend while in uniform, records show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two former Memphis Police officers are on this week's agenda for the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (POST) Commission in Nashville. Records obtained by FOX13 show Elizabeth Kirby was submitted to lose her certification after she failed two drug tests between July and November 2024....
Crittenden County man sentenced to federal prison for unregistered sawed-off shotgun
LITTLE ROCK — A Crittenden County man who has been locked up for parole violations for almost three years was sentenced yesterday to 7.5 years in federal prison for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun. Jerry Shinn, 28, of Marion, was arrested in April 2023 by West Memphis police...
Dozens of GXO employees lose jobs as xAI expands
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - As xAI expands into Southaven, dozens of GXO employees said they lost their jobs. “We lost our job with no notice, no extra pay, no nothing,” said Delnishia Atkins, a former temporary employee at the property on 2400 Stateline Road. In December, xAI purchased the 810,000-square-foot...
Woman arrested after striking MPD officer with glass bottle
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An officer was injured after being hit in the head with a glass bottle in Northeast Memphis overnight, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). MPD says they responded to a suspicious person call in the 2100 block of West River Trace Drive. When officers arrived to survey the area, they said...
Bartlett Police warns of AT&T text scam
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials from the Bartlett Police Department (BPD) are warning residents about text messages in which scammers are posing as the wireless service provider AT&T. The scheme, as demonstrated on the department's Facebook page, involves the scammer telling the recipient that they have reward points that...
Amazon to open first same-day delivery facility in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Amazon, announced its plans to develop Memphis’ first same-day delivery facility, according to a press release from the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. GMCC says the facility will be located at 4131 Clarke Road in Southeast Memphis and is anticipated to begin operations in late 2027. Once the...
Two dead, two injured in five-car crash that shut down I-55, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people have died and two others were injured in a five-car crash that shut down Interstate 55, the Memphis Police Department said. According to information on the Tennessee Department of Transportation website, a multi-car crash at the South Parkway exit on I-55 has resulted in that entire...
