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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Death row inmate Tony Carruthers’ scheduled execution is set for May 21. He’s spent more than 30 years on death row, and while he’s fighting for a stay of execution to test evidence. A Memphis father says it is overdue for Carruthers to pay for his crimes. For the first time since […]

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis police officer is facing decertification in the state of Tennessee following an arrest for rape of a child last year. Marcus Hayes will go before the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission later this week. Hayes was indicted in May 2025 for...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is facing charges including first-degree murder after a woman was found dead in Binghampton on May 7. Just after 3:45 p.m., Memphis police officers responded to a individual unresponsive near the 800 block of North Holmes Steet. When police arrived, a woman identified as...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has arrested and charged a man accused of setting a home on fire. On March 31, fire crews responded to a fire at a home on Brower Street in the Messick-Buntyn neighborhood. According to the affidavit, the fire started in the rear...

FAYETTTE COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - Train traffic has been shut down and a section of a highway is closed indefinitely after a railway bridge collapsed in Fayette County, according to the Fayette County Emergency Management Agency. EMA officials say a concrete mixing truck struck a railroad bridge that overpasses Highway...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Elon Musk’s data center company, xAI, has more than doubled the number of unchecked natural gas generators at its Southaven facility since coming to Mississippi last summer. The company uses the turbines to power its two data...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in Highland Heights, according to Memphis Police. Terry Higgs, 51, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree murder (in perpetration of aggravated rape). On May 4, at around 3:40 p.m., officers responded to a person who was unr

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - At least ten daycares across Memphis closed for one day as workers took a stand against pay and a lack of federal funding. “It’s very hard to stay afloat,” said Ruby Cranford, the owner of Giant Steps Daycare Family Home in Frayser. Cranford joined hundreds...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - We will continue to see sunshine across the Mid-South in the coming days. It's a welcome sight after what felt like...