Category Archives: Top Stories
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,...
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,...
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...
Sep 09, 2025 A speed camera on Geary St. in San Francisco on March 19, 2025.
LOCAL | Two Teens And Two Children Shot After Gunmen Fired Into Hickory Hill Home
Late Sunday night, two gunmen opened fire on a house in Hickory Hill, striking four children, according to the police. Officers were called to Rosewind Circle off East Raines Road shortly before 10 p....
Sep 08, 2025
LOCAL | Stabbing In Horn Lake Walmart Leads To Man's Death
The Horn Lake Police Department reported that during an altercation with an employee on Sunday night, a man was fatally stabbed at a Walmart in Horn Lake, Mississippi. A 27-year-old male was found wit...
Sep 08, 2025
LOCAL | Memphis Zoo Expands On Free Admission On Tuesdays
The Memphis Zoo has expanded its Tuesday free entry program for Tennessee residents. Additionally, the Shelby County government is contributing $1.5 million to cover the expansion's costs. The first e...
Sep 05, 2025
LOCAL | Mississippi Institutions Suspend Financing For Student Groups, Citing DEI Statute.
Due to uncertainties surrounding a state law that prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools and is currently on hold by a federal judge, some Mississippi universities have ...
Sep 05, 2025
LOCAL | $10M Bond Set For Man Involved In Deadly Gas Station Shooting In May
According to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office, a man who admitted his involvement in a deadly shooting in May was granted a $10 million bond. Michael Chalmers was charged of felony possess...
Sep 04, 2025
LOCAL | Two Arrests Made In 901 Day Shooting, Including The Shooter's Mother
Following Monday's 901 Day celebrations, a 17-year-old was hurt in a shooting on Beale Street, which resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old and his mother. The teenager has been charged of attempted ...
Sep 04, 2025
LOCAL | Inmate Charged With Attempted Murder Following Stabbing At 201 Poplar
After reportedly stabbing his cellmate last week, an inmate at the Shelby County Jail is being charged with attempted murder. On August 27, Marshunn Liggins, 31, allegedly got into a "confrontation" w...
Sep 03, 2025
