Woman arrested at Memphis International after assaulting flight attendant, officers, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A woman was arrested at Memphis International Airport Tuesday after assaulting a flight attendant and biting an officer, airport police said Wednesday. Video obtained by FOX13 showed the woman as she was being placed under arrest, twisting away from officers as they tried to restrain her inside the...
Hundreds pack Southaven hearing on xAI concerns
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Southaven residents voiced their concerns at a public hearing over Elon Musk’s company xAI’s request to build and operate 41 natural gas turbines in a residential area. The public hearing held by members of the Miss. Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), initially planned for the Southaven...
Memphis firefighters and police officers among highest-paid employees
Unsurprisingly, the highest-paid members of the Memphis Police Department and Memphis Fire Department are the chiefs and deputy chiefs. Collectively, MPD and MFD top brass oversee more than half of the entire city workforce. They also oversee two of the biggest salary budgets in the city, a byproduct of the sheer...
Southaven honors Mullins, amends Critical Event Policy
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite with Mary Annette Mullins at the addition of Mike Mullins’ name to the City of Southaven Tribute Wall. (Mayor Musselwhite/Facebook) Tribute Wall Induction: Former Parks and Recreation Director Mike Mullins was posthumously honored for his transformative impact on the city’s athletic...
Musk’s xAI Plant Caught Running Unpermitted Gas Turbines
Thermal drone footage has added fuel to a growing controversy in Southaven, Mississippi, where Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is accused of operating unpermitted gas turbines to power its expanding datacenter footprint, as reported by The Guardian. An investigation by Floodlight newsroom used aerial...
‘Grateful, blessed:’ New home built entirely through donations almost complete for Memphis woman previously...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis woman is feeling the effects of Southern hospitality as the community works to get her into a new house so that she will never have to live in her car again. Christine Marshall, also known as “Momma,” is expected to move into her brand-new...
‘You didn’t have to kill her’: Woman shares grief of losing sister killed during...
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A family is grieving after a woman was shot and killed Monday night in southeast Shelby County. Lean Carnes was killed at the Centennial Gardens apartments. Police said the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. FOX13 spoke to the woman's sister, Devin Toliver. "It wasn't...
Remains from 20-year-old Mississippi County cold case identified using DNA testing
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Advanced DNA testing funded by the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office identified human remains found nearly 20 years ago in Mississippi County. The testing, conducted by forensic lab Othram, positively identified the remains of Little John Sutton, who was last seen in Memphis Aug....
Man found guilty of stabbing ex-girlfriend in face, body
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was found guilty Wednesday of stabbing his ex-girlfriend five times, according to the District Attorney General Frederick H. Agee of the 28th Judicial District. Antonio Pewitte, 38, was found guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault after he was originally indicted for...
Memphis teacher arrested for allegedly grooming, sending explicit content to student, records show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis mom made a disturbing discovery when she checked her son's iPad. Nude pictures and videos of a teacher at his school. According to court records, 29-year-old Kelsey Whitmore gave the student an iPad for Christmas and also gave him a cell phone at some point.
