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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) arrested a man on Thursday and charged him with several felonies including gun and drug charges. Official say 39-year-old Deonta Jones was arrested for possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, burglary, possession with intent to sell a controlled...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After days of dangerous winter weather, road conditions across the Mid-South are slowly improving, but the recovery process remains uneven. Some melting has occurred, especially in areas that received more sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures, but progress has been slower than many people may...

CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas State Police said one person died and three others, including a Walnut Ridge man, suffered injuries in Thursday’s crash on Interstate 55 near Marion. The crash happened at 7:48 a.m. Jan. 29 at the nine-mile marker in Crittenden County. According to the preliminary...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. With icy roads and frigid temperatures lingering in much of Tennessee, many districts in the state have blown through their allotted inclement weather days with months left in the school...

For 25 years, Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies, founded in Memphis, Tennessee, has built its reputation on a simple promise: scratch-made cookies, baked fresh with 100% pure butter, delivered with consistency and care. Founded in 1999, Makeda’s was named in honor of the Hills’ niece, Makeda, who died from leukemia...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people were arrested after the West Tennessee Drug Task Force seized drugs, guns and a list of rules at an alleged residential drug market in Highland Heights. One man was arrested in connection with the seizures and is being charged with two counts of Possession of a schedule II controlled...

Tragedy struck in the Westwood area of Southwest Memphis when a 14-year-old girl was critically injured in a shooting incident on Wednesday afternoon, officials reported. The Memphis Police Department (MPD), answering a call about the episode at 4:07 p.m., found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound in the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a long week of ice and snow, here’s a story that may warm your hearts. A friendship between an unlikely duo is bringing smiles to many at a local nursing home, and it just goes to show that sometimes all you need to brighten up your day is a Friendly Face. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Town of Collierville is reminding residents to stay away from rooflines as snow and ice begin to melt. On its Facebook page on Wednesday, the town posted a picture of an employee’s car damaged by a large sheet of snow that slid off the roof of the public services building. The […]

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A domestic dispute at a Southaven apartment complex turned violent Wednesday, leaving one man injured and a female suspect in police custody. Police say a male victim arrived at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto to receive treatment for a stab wound. Officers later placed a woman in custody in...