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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The federal civil lawsuit filed by the family of Tyre Nichols could be heading towards another delay. This week, attorneys for the City of Memphis filed a motion asking for an extension in reviewing discovery and filing a response. Some of the reasons cited include the admission...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis City Council members received an update on the plan to offer affordable housing for seniors at the old Melrose High School during a committee meeting Tuesday. Council was told the nearly $17 million project is still on track. The developer is working to secure tax...

OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi — Members of the Olive Branch Citizens Police Academy Class 33 trained alongside the Olive Branch SWAT team at a firing range on April 11, the Olive Branch Police Department said. The department said class members also observed drone operations in real time and were shown...

Seven candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination for Shelby County mayor. MLK50: Justice Through Journalism has reached out to each of them with your questions. MLK50 recently surveyed Shelby County residents to learn your top questions for the candidates. We shared the most commonly asked questions with the candidates to get their responses. The public had questions on everything from public transit to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was struck by a vehicle in Raleigh Tuesday night, which closed lanes in the area, according to Memphis Police. At around 8:30 pm, officers responded to a pedestrian struck call in the 3000 block of Scheibler Road. They said a man was transported to the hospital in critical condition and […]

The Olive Branch Police Department said officers attended a 4-year-old’s birthday party Saturday after the child asked to “be the police.”. In a social media post, the department said it received an invitation to celebrate William Maxwell’s 4th birthday and that “William gave us a call and said he wanted to be the police for his birthday, so we made it happen...

MEMPHIS, Tenn — A woman hired to watch two dogs for five days is accused of stealing bags filled with the homeowners’ clothing and other belongings and then selling them online. Tiffany Little was charged with theft of property between $2,500 and $10,000 after the items were reported missing last month. The homeowner, who did […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A group of community leaders and activists held a press conference ahead of the Memphis City Council meeting Tuesday night regarding the ‘No Kings’ protest on March 28. Individuals like State Representative Justin J. Pearson, Mauricio Calvo with Latino Memphis, and several others spoke,...

TENNESSEE — A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning in a South Memphis neighborhood, according to the Memphis Police Department. Police said the call came in just before 3 a.m. to the area of Alice Drive between Benton and Marjorie streets. When officers arrived, they found a […] The post One person dead, one injured following shooting...

Drivers heading through Shelby Farms Park on Tuesday afternoon suddenly found themselves in the middle of a major law enforcement operation, as a heavy presence of Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies and task-force agents clogged Farm Road and backed up traffic. Parkgoers said deputies were out in the roadway directing cars while additional units, including deputies on ATVs and tactical vehicles, were staged...