Two Critically Wounded After Shooting Near Poplar In Memphis
Two men were rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting Monday evening in the Parkway Village neighborhood, turning a stretch near Poplar Avenue and Ridgeway Road into an active crime scene. Police said the gunfire actually rang out around Andorra Court and Mediterranean Drive, and officers later...
Memphis Is My Boyfriend: Mother/Daughter Obsessions
My daughter and I are quite different people, but we also have basic things in common. For example, we’re both young. She’s 12 years young and I’m 42 years young. See? Same but different. She has endless energy and strong opinions. I have a bedtime and a heating pad. Yet, somehow, we manage to obsess over a few of...
MLGW announces new customer payment system
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) has announced a new payment system they'll be implementing to advance their customer service. PowerPay is the new way that customers can pay for their bills. This system also allows customers to "purchase utilities in advance and monitor their usage in...
Man accused of attacking, biting staff at Jonesboro care facility
Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – Police arrested a man after they said a violent disturbance left staff members with visible bite marks and injuries while trying to restrain him. According to a probable cause affidavit, on Feb. 6, Jonesboro police officers responded to the 2700 block of East...
IKEA Memphis announces closure
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - IKEA has announced the Memphis location is closing. According to an IKEA spokesperson, the store will be closing on May 3 as a “part of a strategic shift to build a more affordable, accessible, and sustainable future”. The Memphis location opened just nearly a...
STG Logistics Leases Getwell Road Hub For Amazon In Memphis
STG Logistics has locked in a warehouse lease on Getwell Road in Memphis to function as a cross-dock hub for Amazon, a concrete expansion of the city’s already crowded logistics landscape. The site drops another piece of last-mile and regional sorting infrastructure right by Memphis International Airport and nearby...
Haywood school district accused of First Amendment violation after Memphis rapper speaks to students
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. - A visit by a Memphis rapper drew a religious debate against a local school district. Project Pat visited Haywood High School in Haywood County in December 2025 to speak to the students during a mandatory assembly. According to a statement by the nonprofit Freedom From Religion...
Driver falls asleep behind wheel before striking pole, flipping car, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A car flipped and took down a power pole during a crash early Tuesday morning in East Memphis. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), an overturned car was reported just before 3:40 a.m. at the intersection of South Highland Street and Norriswood Avenue. FOX13 arrived to find a flipped car...
Elon Musk sparks backlash with concerning project near residential neighborhood: ‘Noxious’
"Imagine the outcry." Elon Musk sparks backlash with concerning project near residential neighborhood: 'Noxious' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Tennessee’s only IKEA — near Memphis — will be closing soon
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — IKEA's one and only location in Tennessee — near Memphis — will be closing soon. The furniture giant has been open off Germantown Parkway in the Cordova suburb for the past 10 years. In a news release, the company said it is closing the location on May 3 "as part of a strategic shift to build a more...
