Memphis On Edge As Round Two Of Storms Targets Evening Commute
As of Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 5:30 a.m. CDT, Memphis International Airport was reporting mostly cloudy skies, a muggy 66°F, and south-southwest winds around 20 mph. Dew points in the low 60s will keep the air feeling sticky through the morning before storms build later today. Afternoon And...
Photos: Aftermath of severe weather in Mid-South
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Many counties across the Mid-South have faced damage from Tuesday’s severe weather. WREG weather experts have been tracking severe weather on Tuesday. At 3:30, a Tornado Warning was issued for parts of Crittenden and Cross counties in Arkansas. At around 4:50, a Tornado Warning was issued for Haywood County, Lauderdale County, and […]
2 hospitalized after crash in I-55 construction zone
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Two people are in the hospital after a collision in the active construction zone on I-55 South near the South Third Street exit Tuesday afternoon. The Memphis Police Department says two vehicles were involved. Officers responded to the scene at 4:35 p.m. First responders remain in...
12 Tennessee restaurants serving smoked ribs so tender locals plan weekends around them
Tennessee takes its barbecue seriously, and nowhere is that more obvious than at the state’s legendary rib joints. From Memphis to Nashville and beyond, pitmasters spend hours — sometimes all night — tending fires to get that perfect smoky tenderness. These restaurants have earned loyal followings not...
Tennessee Appeals Court Reverses Injunction On Memphis National Guard Deployment
Judge's Gavel. TFP File Photo A Tennessee appellate court has overturned a lower court’s decision...
Drug-resistant ‘Superbug’ on the rise, Mid-South doctors warn
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Health experts in the Mid-South are warning about a growing threat from a drug-resistant strain of Shigella, a highly contagious bacteria that causes gastrointestinal illness and, in some cases, can be difficult to treat. Doctors said Shigella has long been a known cause of diarrhea and stomach...
38-year-old man arrested on child grooming charge in Vancleave
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) — A 38-year-old North Mississippi man was arrested and charged with grooming of a child in connection with an incident in Vancleave, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Justin Bryant Giles, of Southaven, was arrested by the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department on April...
Man accused of robbery after iPhone sold at Walmart
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is accused of punching a victim several times, stealing and selling the victim’s phone at a kiosk in a Walmart. Memphis Police said that Zachary Brown, 30, was charged with robbery. On April 21, just before 8 p.m., officers responded to a robbery in the 400 block of North Main […]
Man sentenced to 22 years for fatal stabbing in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday after a victim was stabbed to death in 2022 in South Memphis, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. James Sherman, 56, was sentenced to 22 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. The stabbing happened in February 2022 in the 200 block […]
MPD working to identify 2 men tied to Frayser apartment complex shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department needs the public’s help to identify two suspects in connection with a shooting at a Frayser apartment complex Monday evening. The shooting happened at an address along Shady Vista Drive at Ridgecrest Apartments. Officers were dispatched to the complex at 6:15...

















