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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For decades, men in Memphis, looking for a premium hat, knew where to go: Mister Hats in East Memphis. But now, the once popular haberdashery on Poplar Avenue is set to close its doors for good. Mister Hats has been open in that location since 1979; the founder, Alvin Lansky, is an entrepreneur whose...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis says over 100 of its Ghanaian students could face academic dismissal, visa complications, and loss of housing and support after the Republic of Ghana scholarship program failed to meet financial obligations. Back in 2023, the university says it signed a Memorandum of...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are looking for a man who viciously attacked and robbed a woman who was sleeping on a bench outside a Cooper-Young restaurant. The incident occurred in the 900 block of Cooper just before 5 a.m. on July 5. The business was closed at the time. MPD said a man struck the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Frayser woman is in panic mode after her home was heavily damaged by a 4th of July fire believed caused by fireworks. On Thursday, Marcus Alsobrook helped his mother, Jacqueline, into her wheelchair. For the first time, the 70-year-old went to see how much damage was done to her home by […]

CORDOVA, Tenn. — Deputies are investigating a Cordova shooting that left one woman injured and one man detained, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. At around 9:50 a.m., deputies responded to a residence in the 9200 block of Lazzini Cove. SCSO said a woman was transported in non-critical condition to...

Memphis communities feeling the heat after closures of splash pads. The dog days of summer are here in the Mid-South, thanks to "feels-like" temperatures reaching triple digits. But some folks don't have a place to cool off because multiple splash pads across the City of Memphis are closed.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– It’s video you’ll only see on Your News Leader. Law enforcement agents uncovered an unsuspecting device used to steal your credit card information at a North Memphis grocery store. The discovery was part of a secret service operation that took place this week to combat a crime targeting lower-income...

HERNANDO, Miss. (WMC) - A DeSoto County inmate was about to be freed Thursday night until the man who came to bail them out was discovered to have active arrest warrants. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Keith Shaw allegedly fled the jail as he was being checked in as a visitor.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - An East Memphis man says he wants his tax dollars better-spent after dealing with an ongoing rat problem in his neighborhood. It’s an issue he says he’s dealt with for months. “That is a rat hole, that’s my rat hole, that’s ‘Pat’s rat hole,’”...