Woman detained after crash involving MFD fire truck, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is investigating a multi-vehicle crash involving a fire truck Saturday morning. Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a Memphis Fire Department fire truck on the 3700 block of Hazelwood Road just before 11 a.m. No injuries were reported in this...
Memphis Officers Could Be Dropped From Tyre Nichols Suit
In a late twist in the Tyre Nichols case, attorneys for Nichols' mother have asked a federal court to remove five former Memphis police officers from the family's civil rights lawsuit, a procedural move that could reshape one of the city's most closely watched cases. The filing adds a new wrinkle to litigation that...
Pedestrian struck in Downtown Memphis Sunday night
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is critical condition after being struck by a car Sunday night in Downtown Memphis. Memphis Police responded to the incident near Danny Thomas and Union Avenue at 8:40 p.m. and found a man in need of medical attention. He was taken to the hospital...
EXCLUSIVE: Detained protestors talk with Action News 5 after being released from custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Two of the three No Kings protesters arrested by Memphis Police were released from 201 Poplar on Sunday afternoon. Following their release, they talked exclusively with Action News 5 about their arrests. Adam Nelson said he was arrested after trying to intervene when police detained another...
Southaven garden begins to bloom ahead of Hummingbird Festival, city says
The June Wheeler Memorial Hummingbird Garden at Snowden Grove Park is beginning to bloom, and the Hummingbird Festival is approaching, the City of Southaven’s municipal government said. The garden sits next to the Field of Dreams at Snowden Grove Park, the city said. In a post, the city said,...
Two teens charged after 7-year-old robbed at gunpoint
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police have arrested a second teen following the robbery of a 7-year-old at gunpoint on March 18. MPD said that a 16-year-old is in custody and he has been charged with with aggravated robbery and being in possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
Veterans Clean Up Highway 302 in DeSoto County
Members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Chapter 44-3 collected more than 30 bags of trash and several large items along Highway 302 from Center Hill Road to the Marshall County line in DeSoto County on March 14 as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program. The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office thanked the group...
Rare blue crawfish found in flowers at Memphis grocery store
A bright blue surprise for one Tennessee grocery store manager.
Arlington mayor cited for misdemeanor shoplifting in Memphis, records show
ARLINGTON, Tenn. — The mayor of Arlington was cited for a misdemeanor after he was caught shoplifting over the weekend in Memphis, records show. Mayor Michael Wissman is facing a misdemeanor charge for shoplifting, records show. An incident report by the Memphis Police Department (MPD) shows Wissman's name, age and...
Locals overwhelmed with Elon Musk’s makeshift AI power plant: ‘Treating our neighbors as a...
"This was not a thoughtful, phased development. It was an industrial surge imposed on our residential community." Locals overwhelmed with Elon Musk's makeshift AI power plant: 'Treating our neighbors as a sacrifice zone' first appeared on The Cool Down .

















