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LOCAL | Southaven PD Identify Victim Shot & Killed This Week
The Southaven Police Department (SPD) has now identified the guy who was shot and killed on Tuesday. According to SPD, the victim is Memphis, Tennessee resident Jacquey R. Witherspoon. Decoriun Veasley is accused with armed robbery, armed carjacking, capital murder, and poss...
May 08, 2026
LOCAL | DeSoto Co. DA Launches Billboard Campaign Warning Criminals About Legal Firing Squads
"WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI. WHERE THE FIRING SQUAD IS LEGAL. THINK TWICE" is the slogan of a new billboard campaign that DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton launched on Thursday. It's a reference to a Mississippi law that allows death row inmates to be exec...
May 08, 2026
UFO FILES | "You could see, the look on their face was total disdain for this jerk"
Congressman from the 2nd District in Tennessee, Tim Burchett told Ditch & Tim during his call on Memphis Morning News, that it's not all about little green men. "For what ever reason, they've hid this stuff". Burchett laid out the scene during one of his visit...
May 08, 2026
HISTORY | Birth Of "King Of The Delta Blues"
Today marks the birthday of a MidSouth legend named Robert Johnson, often called the "King of the Delta Blues" and the "Grandfather of Rock & Roll." While born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1911, Johnson spent much of his formative years in Memphis. F...
May 08, 2026
TN | Gov. Bill Lee Signs New U.S. House Map Into Law
Memphis will be split into three congressional districts under the new U.S. House map that Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law on Thursday. Despite irate protests at the Capitol, the Republican-led legislature ultimately approved the redistricting proposal, and Lee s...
May 07, 2026
POLITICS | "This law does not entitle people to proportional representation" - Hans Von Spakovsky
As written in Section 2 of The Voting Rights Act- "this law does not entitle people to proportional representation". Former Federal Election Commission member and voting rights legal expert, Hans Von Spakovsky detailed the interpretations of justices in the past o...
May 07, 2026
National News
Hardline Resistance: The Faction Working to Block Iran-U.S. Diplomacy
A hardline political faction in Iran is working to limit support for any possible agreement with the United States, as internal pressure grows around ...
May 10, 2026
Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Agreed to Three-Day Ceasefire
President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a temporary three-day ceasefire, with the pause in fighting expected to begin...
May 09, 2026
U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire in Strait of Hormuz; Peace Proposal Still Under Review
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz, putting a month-old ceasefire under renewed pressure. U.S. military officials said t...
May 08, 2026
Iran Reviews U.S. Peace Proposal to End War and Reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Iran is reviewing a U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route f...
May 07, 2026
Sports News
2026 NBA mock draft: AJ Dybantsa best fit for Wizards at No. 1 overall
After a much-maligned race to the bottom of the standings, the first round of the draft board is finally set. As the pre-draft process ramps up and NBA front offices get their ducks in a row, here is my initial post-lottery 2026 mock draft (assuming ...
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Memphis Rallies with Eight-Run Sixth to Clinch Series Win Over UTSA
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis (21-29, 12-12 American) baseball team erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning to defeat American Conference-leading UTSA (34-17, 16-8 American), 10-5, Sunday afternoon at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. T...
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Smith IV Homers in Tigers' Game Two Loss to UTSA, Rubber Match Moved to 11:05 a.m.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis (20-29, 11-12 American) baseball team fell to American Conference-leading UTSA (34-16, 16-7 American) by a score of 9-2 Saturday afternoon at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. First pitch for tomorrow's series...
May 10, 2026
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama demands more in Game 4 vs. Wolves
Victor Wembanyama is still years away from hitting his prime.That's a scary factoid with the San Antonio Spurs star already rating as one of the best players in the NBA at age 22.Wembanyama is coming off a historic performance and he will look to del...
May 10, 2026
