Marion, AR fire leaves local business in ruins, residents safe
The above video is courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) cameras. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An early morning fire in Marion, Arkansas, destroyed a local business. The flames erupted at a building on Service Road just off I-55 near Exit 10. According to Marion Police, the building is a mechanic shop,...
Memphis in May announces entertainment lineup for World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis In May announced the entertainment lineup for the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, happening May 13-16. The contest returns to Liberty Park this year, featuring pitmasters from 27 states and seven countries. Mainstage Lineup (1) by Jacob Gallant. Also returning are the VIPit...
Pooh Shiesty’s father, Big30 face robbery, kidnapping charges in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge decides there is probable cause for prosecutors to move forward with its robbery and kidnapping case against Memphis rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30, along with five other defendants. Court was in session Friday for an alleged robbery and kidnapping that Memphis rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30...
Kaye’s Pints Scoops Up Sweet Magnolia’s Old Crosstown Spot with The Scoop
Kaye's Pints & Scoops is settling into a brick-and-mortar home at Midtown's Crosstown Concourse, turning its new walk-in shop, The Scoop, into the latest reason to wander the building's plaza. The small-batch creamery is taking over the storefront recently vacated by Sweet Magnolia Gelato, giving owner Kiamesha...
El Veracruz to Serve Superior Mexican Fare to Millington
The primarily Mississippi-based concept is attaining permits for its new Memphis-area home.
Memphis Zoo welcomes new gorilla, reuniting with 2 gorillas from her past
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Zoo welcomed a new gorilla who is reuniting with two other gorillas from her past. According to zoo officials, 29-year-old western lowland gorilla Ndjole comes from the Oklahoma City Zoo but previously lived with two female gorillas in San Diego who now live at the Memphis Zoo.
68-year-old arrested in Memphis for 1977 Wisconsin cold-case murder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 68-year-old man living in Whitehaven for the past decade was arrested on Monday in connection with a nearly 50-year old cold case. “Everything about him was scary, but it seemed like he had some suspicious behavior, but I never would’ve guessed he was a serial killer,” said Alexandria Carter, a...
Memphis Zoo evacuated due to bomb threat
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Zoo was evacuated on Saturday due to an anonymous bomb threat. The Memphis Zoo posted on Facebook on Saturday that out of an abundance of caution, visitors were evacuated and the Zoo was closed. Action News 5 has reached out to law enforcement for...
Columbia Woman Arrested After Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Authorities have arrested a 30-year-old Colombian woman in Tennessee on a warrant accusing her of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2025 motorcycle crash that killed a local man. Investigators say Kyshonda Williams was taken into custody on Thursday in Tennessee on the Boone County warrant. The case stems...
Sea Isle Shooting Case Cracks As Memphis Man Nabbed Nearly A Year Later
Nearly a year after a deadly shooting rattled Memphis’ Sea Isle neighborhood, police say they have their suspect. Christion Douglas has been arrested in connection with the killing and is now facing second-degree murder and tampering-with-evidence charges, with bond set at $250,000. The shooting happened on April 9,...
