Tennessee-Mississippi Heat Warning: Risk of Illness as Humidity Spikes From Noon to 9 p.m....
Memphis, Tenn. – Extreme heat will grip southwest Tennessee on Monday as heat indices soar above 105°F, creating dangerous conditions from 12 to 9 p.m. According to the National Weather Service in Memphis, a heat advisory is in effect for much of the Mississippi River delta, including Memphis, Clarksdale, Forrest...
SCSO: Man accused of bringing gun into CJC arrested
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the man who’d been caught on video with a weapon at the Criminal Justice Center has been arrested. The announcement came from Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner during a press conference on Saturday afternoon. The suspect has been identified as...
DAVID BLACKMON: Enviros Head To Memphis For Another Attack On American Industry
The subject of the rapid growth of AI technology, its associated data centers, and how they will source the electricity required to meet their massive power needs has been one of hottest topics of discussion in the energy space for a year now. While many, like me, have commented at...
WATCH: Man accused in shooting outside of Cache 42 was on diversion program, records...
Man accused in shooting outside of Cache 42 was on diversion program, records show. A man connected to the shooting death of a teen earlier this month is in jail with a $500,000 bond. On Friday, Jerod Lawson made his first appearance in court and entered a not guilty plea.
Iyuana Patrice and Jonathan Ellis Bring the Blues to Broadway in West Memphis
Blues Off Broadway is a weekly blues concert every Thursday evening in the month of May in West Memphis, Arkansas, usually held on a portable stage just outside the Eugene Woods Civic Center near the downtown area. Each week generally features two performers separated by an intermission. On this particular week, the...
Man scams buyer to purchase truck trailer he never owned, sheriff says
The Grizzlies 2025 draft class has officially arrived at their new home. #11 overall pick Cedric Coward, plus second rounders Javon Small and Jahmai Mashack were introduced at a press conference at FedExForum on Friday afternoon. Ruling issued in case between shopping center and MSCS. Updated: 18 hours ago. |
Shootout at apartment complex leads to man’s death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing a murder charge after a shootout at a Whitehaven apartment complex, Memphis Police confirmed. Johnny Landon, 53, has been charged with second-degree murder and convicted felon in possession of a firearm. On June 26, officers responded to a shooting call at Methodist South at 12:45...
‘It’s unfortunate,’ DeSoto County families seek food resources after summer meal program ends
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Many families in DeSoto County are scrambling to find new food resources after the school district officially ended its summer meal program on the morning of Friday, June 27, 2025. The DeSoto County School District's child nutrition department said it distributed nearly 24,000 meals over a...
MPD: Employee steals over $200k from non-profit to pay bills
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is in police custody after she allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Memphis non-profit. On April 28, the interim executive director of a local non-profit filed a report with the Memphis Police Department. He told officers that an internal audit allegedly showed that one of...
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Offer Free Credit Monitoring After PowerSchool Data Breach
In what's becoming an all-too-familiar narrative, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) district is grappling with the fallout from a significant data breach in December 2024. Memphis's PowerSchool, a widely used educational software, has disclosed a breach that resulted in the theft of sensitive information about...
