Category Archives: Local

LOCAL | Hundreds Gather In Germantown For Vigil Honoring Charlie Kirk
To mourn and celebrate the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed this week on a college campus in Utah, several hundred people flocked to the Germantown Municipal Park Pavilion on...
Josh Rivera Sep 12, 2025

TRUMP | "We're going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled"
Heard first on Memphis Morning News, President Trump has announced that the National Guard will be deployed to Memphis. During his appearance on FOX News channel's Fox and Friends President Trump made...
Ditch Sep 12, 2025

NATIONAL GUARD | Worth Morgan - "All hands on deck"
President of Shelby County GOP, Worth Morgan called in during Memphis Morning News to discuss the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder, Charley Kirk. Worth Morgan also addressed Governor Bill Le...
Ditch Sep 11, 2025

LOCAL | Shooting After Police Execute Warrant In Frayser Leaves One Suspect Dead
According to authorities, a suspect was killed when police executed a warrant at a residence in Frayser on Thursday morning, injuring a Bartlett Police officer in the process. Gunfire broke out while ...
Josh Rivera Sep 11, 2025

BREAKING | Conservative Activist, Charlie Kirk, Dead At 31 After Being Shot At Utah Valley University
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah Valley University event, according to investigators. According to a statement from UVU, Kirk, 31, was shot at least on...
Josh Rivera Sep 10, 2025

CONGRESSMAN KUSTOFF | "I'm interested in additional federal resources to come into the area"
Congressman David Kustoff called Newstalk 989 and spoke with Ditch & Tim on Memphis Morning News about crime, the economy, Google and xAI's Colossus 2. As a former US Attorney in Memphis, Congress...
Ditch Sep 10, 2025

BREAKING| Sale For Google's New Complex In West Memphis Is Official
On Tuesday, the sale of over 1,100 acres of property for the planned Google complex in West Memphis was formally completed. Just south of Bolinger Road, Google intends to construct its new facility. I...
Josh Rivera Sep 10, 2025

LOCAL | City Trust Now In Charge Of MATA Instead Of A CEO
There will be changes to the Memphis Area Transit Authority, which will now be run by a trust consisting of two individuals rather than a CEO. In a Tuesday executive session with city council members,...
Josh Rivera Sep 10, 2025

LOCAL | DeAndre Brown Withdraws Lawsuit To Restore Gun Rights Following His Arrest
In his lawsuit to recover his gun rights, the now-suspended director of a Shelby County agency filed to have his case against Attorney General Pam Bondi and the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
Josh Rivera Sep 09, 2025

LOCAL | MPD And City Of Memphis Partnering To Install 30 Speed Cameras In High-Risk Areas
As part of their new automated speed camera enforcement program, the Memphis Police Department and the city of Memphis plan to install 30 speed cameras with the goal of "changing driver behavior, curb...
Josh Rivera Sep 09, 2025 A speed camera on Geary St. in San Francisco on March 19, 2025.