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Body Discovered In Mississippi River Identified As 21-Year-Old Woman That Disappeared While Celebrating Her Birthday
West Memphis police officers have officially identified the body of a young woman who was recently reported missing following the night of her birthday!. According to Fox 13 News, the deceased body was discovered on Saturday September 23rd and was originally described by the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office as belonging to that of a Black woman.
Woman disappears after stopping at gas station, police say
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WMC) - Southaven Police Department is searching for a woman who went missing after stopping at a gas station. Bonita Adams, 36, is a female with blonde hair who wears glasses. Prior to her disappearance, she was wearing a pink t-shirt and denim capri pants. Adams was last...
Questions remain after crash near Southaven intersection prompted large police presence
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - A crash shut down the intersection of Airways Boulevard and Goodman Road in Southaven on Thursday night. As of 10 p.m., authorities did not say what started the crash. A FOX13 crew saw more than a dozen Southaven Police cars parked around the intersection, with what looked...
Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school.Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances. Oher signed the agreement when he was 18 and living with the couple as he was being recruited by colleges as a star high school football player.Gomes said she was not dismissing the case. Oher has asked that the Tuohys provide a...
Alabama shooting suspects dead, hurt after chase through Arkansas
CROSS COUNTY, Ark. (WREG)— Arkansas State Police are investigating after a suspect was killed, and another was wounded after a pursuit that crossed three counties Wednesday. According to state police, a man and woman wanted in connection to a shooting in Etowah County, Alabama, led deputies on a chase that began in Crittenden County, crossed […]
SCSO: Woman confuses salesman for hitman, shoots him
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Cordova woman allegedly shot a door-to-door salesman after confusing him with a hitman, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Monica Johnson, 51, told deputies that she had been in contact with her son, who is an inmate at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility. She told him there was a hit out […]
Lil Baby's Alleged Concert Shooter Arrested On Multiple Charges
Memphis, TN - Lil Baby’s alleged shooter who caused his show in Memphis to be shut down earlier this month has been arrested on numerous charges. According to USA TODAY, 22-year-old Kevin Young was arrested on Wednesday (September 27) in connection with the shooting. He’s facing a multiple charges including reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of of weapons and drugs.
16-year-old in critical condition after attempted clothing store robbery
Witness the shocking aftermath of an attempted robbery at a Whitehaven clothing store. Four suspects, one critically injured, leave a community in fear and a 16-year-old fighting for life. Tune in for the full story from Memphis Police.
Woman charged with carjacking friend who gave her a ride
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is in custody after being accused of assaulting and carjacking a woman who agreed to give her a ride in Southeast Memphis earlier this week. Dominique Watkins, 38, is charged with carjacking and is held in jail on a $40,000 bond. According to Memphis Police, this all started on September […]
Barge freight rates rise as Mississippi River levels continue to sink
LITTLE ROCK — As the numbers on the Mississippi River gauge at Memphis, Tennessee, continue to sink, barge freight rates continue to rise. Barge rates in the mid-Mississippi River have yet to hit the heights of October 2022, but the rates did see significant increases at the end of August. A slight retreat during the first week of September was promptly erased by an increase the week of Sept. 12.
Bank employee beaten in robbery attempt while filling up ATM, Memphis Police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Three men armed with handguns beat a bank employee Sept. 28 during an attempted robbery, Memphis Police Dept. (MPD) reports. Officers responded to the Independent Bank at 1711 Union Ave at South Belvedere Boulevard in Midtown just before 10 a.m. Two bank employees were servicing the bank's...
Dirty Rice? Memphis Popeyes Kitchen Shut Down After Former Worker Posts Videos of Roach-Infested Restaurant and They Go Viral
A Memphis chicken restaurant was closed and several of their employees were retrained after a whistleblower exposed the popular eatery for being unsanitary. After being fired for making videos in the restaurant about other employees, Tykeia Ransom filmed and uploaded videos on TikTok of roaches scurrying on the walls, on the floors, on the sink, and also in the food.
Shooting at Frayser apartment complex leaves 2 men injured
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men were taken to the hospital after being shot at an apartment complex in Frayser Friday morning. Memphis Police responded to a shooting at Ridgecrest Apartments in the 2800 block of Treemont Drive a little before 2:30 a.m. One man had multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Regional One in […]
Cold Front Approaching Memphis Area in the Near Future
Enjoy the warmth while it lasts, Memphis! Meteorologist Trevor Birchett predicts a sunny weekend ahead. But don't pack away those sweaters just yet, a cold front is expected to sweep in by the end of next week. Stay tuned for more details.
Shelby County Assistant District Attorney temporarily suspended from practicing law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Assistant District Attorney who pleaded guilty to DUI earlier this year has now been temporarily suspended from practicing law by the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Responsibility. The board said Monica Timmerman is “substantially non-compliant with a Tennessee Lawyer Assistance Program...
Two critically injured in crash along Lamar Ave.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating a crash Thursday near the Bethel Grove area that sent to people to the hospital. MPD officers responded to the two-vehicle crash in the 2500 block of Lamar Ave. near Hugenot St. just after 12 p.m. Sept. 28, 2023. Investigators have not...
Gunshots reported at gas station near airport
Dramatic scenes unfold as shots ring out at a gas station near the airport. Memphis Police confirm a shooting incident on Thursday morning. Watch the video for the latest updates on this developing story. Stay informed, stay safe.
Two arrested and one wanted for Criminal Conspiracy and Attempted theft of a motor vehicle
The Pineville Police Department has arrested two subjects for Criminal Conspiracy and Attempted theft of a motor vehicle and has obtained a warrant for arrest of a third subject in reference to an incident at Diamond H Autoplex, 2761 LA 28 Pineville, Louisiana. The owner of the business had previously...
Residents concerned about conditions at South Memphis apartment complex
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tenants at one South Memphis apartment complex are fed up with how they say the landlord is running things. Residents at Chateau Kerr Apartments on Kerr Avenue say they are living in deplorable conditions, and nothing is being done. “I have to turn the water off...
Man allegedly kidnaps, chokes woman unconscious in Parkway Village
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was in court on Thursday morning after he was accused of strangling a woman unconscious and kidnapping her last month. Kenton Carson, 23, is charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault. On August 23 around 2:00 p.m., officers say that Carson showed up at a woman’s house in Parkway Village […]