Teen now charged as adult in 2 murders allegedly committed when he was 15
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A teenager is accused of shooting and killing two men in separate incidents when he was just 15 years old. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said that Maximus Tate, now 16, has had both cases transferred to adult court. Tate faces two counts of second-degree...
Three charged with assaulting Memphis Police officers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three men are accused of fighting with officers in Downtown Memphis, according to the Memphis Police Department. Police say the suspects were fighting with MPD at the corner of Second and Beale Streets on Friday night. The three suspects—21-year-old Jermiah Rucker, 19-year-old Christopher Rucker, and...
WATCH: Video shows fight on Beale Street involving law enforcement
Video shows fight on Beale Street involving law enforcement. The video shows Memphis police officers along with the National Guard fighting with several other men on Beale Street. Officers are seen fighting and later dragging a man in handcuffs across the ground.
Olive Branch senior center to host Spring Craft Fair
The Olive Branch Senior Center will host its Spring Craft Fair, the City of Olive Branch said in a government post. The fair is set to open at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Senior Center, 8800 College Street. The post said the indoor and outdoor event will feature a variety...
Raleigh shooting leaves one dead; suspects at large
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was found dead in a Raleigh home after a shooting was reported early Friday morning, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) confirmed. Officers say they responded to the shooting call at 4:20 a.m. in the 5200 block of Blueridge Drive, just off Covington Pike. 📡...
Olive Branch Police Department Launches 33rd Citizens Police Academy
The Olive Branch Police Department started its 33rd Citizens Police Academy last night. The program, launched in 2005, aims to foster community engagement, officials said. During the first session, participants met with the department’s command staff, toured the police station, and visited the Emergency...
Mom facing charges after her daughter’s remains were found in apartment, police say
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WMC/Gray News) - A Mississippi woman is facing charges after her daughter’s remains were found in an apartment, authorities said. Cynthia Clemons, 40, was taken into custody and charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult and tampering with evidence. Police said Tuesday that officers were called to...
Descendants of Sultana survivor visit Marion museum to honor ancestor
MARION, Ark. — The Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion recently received a visit from the descendants of Private William Henry Windsor, who survived the explosion of the Sultana steamboat in April 1865 on the Mississippi River. Private Windsor was among the POWs at Castle Morgan, a Confederate prison camp...
Language of the Blues: How the Mississippi Delta Gave Rise to the Blues
The Delta is a two-hundred-mile, leaf-shaped triangle of rich black soil bounded by the Tallahatchie and Yazoo Rivers to the east, and the Mississippi River to the west. This birthplace of the blues is completely flat from Memphis, Tennessee to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The land was flooded each spring by the...
Accused child rapist from Memphis captured in Jackson, TN
A Memphis man wanted in the rape of a nine-month-old infant was captured Friday in Jackson, Tennessee.
