Over 100 new Tennessee laws to take effect Tuesday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — 177 new Tennessee laws will be going into effect starting on Tuesday. Tennessee residents can expect to see changes ranging from Senate Bill 0392, which criminalizes hiding people who are undocumented. To Senate Bill 0707, which requires sellers of tobacco, alcohol, vapes, and hemp products to ask...
Your First Alert to an approaching cold front that brings a change
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Another hot and humid day with scattered rain and t’storms and the chance for more rain continues tonight in the Mid-South, but the excessive humidity and rainy pattern will take a nice break beginning tomorrow. TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy with scattered rain and t’storms along with...
Memphis Airport to be Renamed After FedEx Founder
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority passed a resolution on Thursday to begin renaming the Memphis International Airport after recently deceased FedEx founder Fred Smith. “We applaud the board for recognizing the enduring legacy and impact that Mr. Smith had on the airport and the Memphis community,” the...
Family speaks out after woman killed in I-240 shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Another life lost on Memphis highways. A place where thousands of people drive every day has turned into a scene of heartbreak once again. A woman was killed and a man was injured after a shooting on I-240 near the Highway 385 Exit. Ikeyana Bowie spent her...
South Memphis residents commemorate legacy of beloved community leader, bring awareness to gun violence
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dr. Autura Eason-Williams was killed by gun violence when three teens carjacked her in the driveway of her own home here in Memphis on July 18, 2022. “It’s particularly painful, even three years after because her legacy looms so large,” said Keith Caldwell, a senior pastor at Centenary United...
Memphis woman goes missing after running from three armed men, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn — The Memphis Police Department has issued a city watch for a woman who went missing from the area on June 29, 2025. Bobbie Gunter, 48, was last seen in the 3100 block of Lamar Avenue when she and another person were approached by three armed black men, according to a statement posted to MPD's Missing...
Man charged with murder for beating death of elderly man in Mississippi, sheriff says
BYHALIA, Miss. - A man was arrested and charged with murder after he allegedly beat to death an elderly man Sunday night in Byhalia, according to the Marshall County Sheriff's Department (MCSD). The sheriff's department identified the suspect as 28-year-old Jaleyone Young. MCSD said that deputies responded just...
Two MS pharmacists indicted in National Health Care Fraud Takedown
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two Mississippi pharmacists were among 324 defendants charged nationwide in what the Department of Justice calls the largest health care fraud takedown in history. Ricky Wayne Quinn and John Anthony Null, aka “Andy Null,” both of Corinth, were charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit health...
MSCS Students Honored as Rising Stars
MEMPHIS – A group of students from Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) was honored at Shelby County Government’s first Rising Star Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 26. The ceremony, which recognizes outstanding young leaders, scholars, and changemakers in Shelby County, was held at the Collage Dance Center (also...
Bartlett Community Sighs in Relief as Missing 81-Year-Old Veteran Found Safe
Relief washed over the community of Bartlett, Tennessee, today as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced the safe recovery of 81-year-old Lester Hastings. Earlier, the TBI had issued a Silver Alert to aid in locating the elderly man who had gone missing in the area of 7546 Highway 70. Hastings, described as...
