Category Archives: Local
LOCAL | 201 Poplar Inmate Found Dead In His Cell Marking 13th Death In Shelby County Custody This Year
Another inmate was found dead at 201 Poplar. Marcel Hutton, 35, was discovered unconscious in his cell shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). Despite ...
Dec 23, 2025
LOCAL | Two Riverside Park Rangers Robbed Overnight At Downtown Gas Station
The Memphis Police Department reported early on Monday morning, that two Riverside Park rangers were robbed at gunpoint in their work truck downtown. According to MPD, a black Nissan approached the ra...
Dec 22, 2025 Samara, Russia - July 2, 2021: Shell gas station in sunny day. Shell V-power fuel station. Royal Dutch Shell is an Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company
LOCAL | Gov. Bill Lee Grants Pardon To Country Artist Jelly Roll
On Thursday, the governor of Tennessee pardoned country music artist Jelly Roll for his criminal history. For years, the rapper-turned-singer, whose real name is Jason Deford, has testified before con...
Dec 18, 2025
LOCAL | Woman Kills Husband And Critically Injures Son Before Intentionally Colliding Head-On With An 18-Wheeler
According to deputies, a woman committed suicide in Dyer County early on Thursday morning after shooting her husband to death, injuring her son, and then purposefully colliding head-on with an 18-whee...
Dec 18, 2025
LOCAL | Memphis City Council Approves 2% Raise For Memphis Firefighters
Two weeks after a contentious meeting, the Memphis City Council decided on Tuesday night to approve a 2% raise for the Memphis Fire Department. The current year's budget is amended by an 8-3 vote with...
Dec 17, 2025
LOCAL | Ford To Produce Gas-Powered Trucks At Blue Oval City
Ford announced on Monday that it will begin manufacturing gas-powered Built Ford Tough truck models in 2029. The expanded manufacture of gas-powered Tough truck variants at the Stanton Facility replac...
Dec 16, 2025 unfinished automobiles in a car plant
LOCAL | Shelby County Clerk's Office To Request Extension For Required Financial Report
Wanda Halbert, the head of the Shelby County Clerk's Office, is requesting an extension for a required audit. The Clerk's Office has not provided any documentation for the yearly financial report, acc...
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LOCAL | Oakland PD Investigating Stolen ATM From Fayette County Bank
According to Oakland Police, an investigation is in progress after suspects stole an ATM from a bank in Fayette County and dragged it with a stolen truck. Early on Monday morning, according to Oakland...
Dec 15, 2025
LOCAL | Memphis Motorsports Park returns
The highly anticipated news that the abandodned Memphis International Raceway or Memphis Motorosports Park as most remember it as, will be making a comeback in 2026. Under new ownership, the track wil...
Dec 13, 2025
LOCAL | $14 Million Project To Restore Riverfront Set To Be Completed In Late 2026
On Friday, the $14 million project to preserve the cobblestone landing and rejuvenate the riverfront had a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The largest intact cobblestone riverfront landing in the country is ...
Dec 12, 2025
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