Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department is asking for help to locate an 11-year-old girl who has been missing since 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23, from the 600 block of Woodstone Circle. Janiya Jackson ran away from home and has not been heard from since. She is an...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Southwest Tennessee Community College will be hosting a free ACT prep workshop for high school students. The workshop sessions will be on Saturday, October 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the school's Macon Cove Campus, Academic Building, at 5983 Macon Cove. The sessions will equip...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County officials are offering a clearer picture of how increased arrests stemming from the Memphis Safe Task Force and the recent National Guard deployment could strain nearly every aspect of the local criminal justice system. While the Shelby County Sheriff's Office has already acknowledged...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A man is facing charges in Shelby and DeSoto counties after a chase in a stolen vehicle from Tennessee into Mississippi, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a report of an auto burglary in progress around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Tapestry Forest Creek Apartments on...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police are looking for a man who broke into East High School and several buildings at the University of Memphis in the past couple months, stealing several items that included computers, backpacks and medication. The Memphis Police Department (MPD) identified the man as Tony Caldwell. They said...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two different resolutions regarding how the county should handle the arrival of the National Guard appear to reveal what is becoming a mixed Shelby County Board of Commissioners. Monday, Commissioners are set to continue talks. One resolution seeks to completely halt the mobilization of the Guard,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Shelby County School Board members discussed the potential closure of some schools due to a board policy on Tuesday. The action is part of the MSCS Facilities Framework action plan, which proposes several closures, consolidations, transfers, or repurposing of the school buildings. Last year,...

Trial will be live in the video box above at 1:30 p.m. Judge Carlyn L. Addison gave the jury preliminary instructions for the trial. State prosecutors gave opening statements during the trial. Defense attorneys gave opening statements during the trial. State calls first witness, Officer Cody Sutton, who found...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Police arrested a man with over 1,000 prescription pills, MPD said. MPD said officers arrested 58-year-old Davis Hamilton, a convicted felon, on Thursday with alprazolam, dextroamphetamine, oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, oxycontin, and carisoprodol. Police claim Hamilton distributed the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the city prepares to see National Guard troops, the Mayor of Memphis said he’s meeting with leaders in Washington D.C. to learn about the National Guard’s role there. Memphis Mayor Paul Young says the work was framed around law enforcement, beautification, and homelessness services. The city of...