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Memphis Mayor Paul Young joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries. Young addresses Memphis Police Department's response to a recent protest, youth safety, school oversight, state policies impacting Memphis, and more. How to Watch Behind the Headlines. Behind the Headlines is available to stream...

Elected leaders and organizations around Memphis have reacted to some of the early findings in the state-funded forensic audit of Tennessee's largest school district. Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been subject to a state-funded forensic audit . Tennessee allocated $6 million to perform the forensic audit in April...

Memphis has no shortage of spots doing big, smoky flavors, but Uncle Red’s Turkey Legs on Broad Avenue feels like someone turned the idea of a fairground turkey leg into a full‑blown, fall‑off‑the‑bone obsession. This family‑run spot dedicated to flavored and stuffed turkey legs uses...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was injured by a hail of gunfire as he pumped gas at a station on Shelby Drive, Memphis Police say. Police responded to the Exxon at 3796 Shelby Drive at 2:38 a.m. March 24. The victim told police he was pumping gas when a white Nissan parked in front of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Two Memphis rappers and seven others have been arrested following an FBI investigation into an alleged robbery and kidnapping involving other rappers. The North Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office held a press conference in Dallas on Thursday announcing the arrest of nine people, including Memphis...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An auto crash resulted in a broken water main flooding a sinkhole near Stage Park Meadows, the Memphis Police Department said Thursday. Just after 5:00 Thursday afternoon, MPD confirmed that a crash had occurred on Covington Pike and Chiswood near Stage Park Meadows. Around the same time, Memphis...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For more than 20 years, students carrying guitars, drum cases, and dreams of a music career have walked through the doors of Visible Music College in Downtown Memphis. This summer, that walk will take place somewhere new. Visible Music College is relocating its campus from downtown Memphis to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police investigated behind a Hickory Hill auto parts store Tuesday morning. The investigation happened behind the NAPA Auto Parts Store on Ridgeway Road, just north of Winchester. Forensic investigator vehicles and medical examiners were on scene, along with an excavator. Memphis Police...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -Memphis Police Department has confirmed an active investigation is underway behind NAPA Auto Parts on Ridgeway Road in Hickory Hill. Investigators from several different agencies combed through the wooded area using chainsaws, shovels to dig into the ground, and sifters to find anything in the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a shooting in the Sea Isle neighborhood in April 2025. Christion Douglas has been charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence following an arrest by MPD. MPD initially responded to a shooting off the 5500 block...