The case of Breonna Taylor has brought many conversations to the forefront including what the charge of wanton endangerment means. One Tennessee senator is taking those conversations and hoping to make legislative changes happen.
We’ve heard from parents all over the Mid-South about the struggles of virtual learning, but recently a local eighth grader reached out to WMC Action News 5 about her experience.
For years, Mid-South Pride Fest has been a staple for the LGBT community, bringing thousands of people together every September. This year the weekend of events will be online.
In total, Memphis eliminated 19 positions, and beginning Oct. 1 all salaried employees making $40,000 or more are facing furloughs up to 20 percent of their salaries.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about serious side effects when overconsuming diphenhydramine because of the popularity of the “Benadryl Challenge” social media trend.
Over the last three decades, more than $7 billion worth of surplus military equipment has found its way into the hands of law enforcement agencies across our country -- including here in the Mid-South.
Memphis police are looking for more people to come forward and give their account of what happened at the end of a protest Wednesday night. Protestors say a man pointed a gun at them.
Limited-service restaurants and bars in Shelby County are back in business this week after a nearly three-month closure. But the latest county health directive requires major changes to their operations, and businesses that don’t follow the guidelines could lose their state liquor licenses.
The Clerk’s Office for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and the Tennessee Department of Health are warning of a scam where scammers are making spoof calls, appearing to be from their offices.
Attorney Carlos Moore says the family of a murder victim is hoping a judge denies a motion for a psychiatric examination for former Oxford police office Matthew Kinne who is charged with killing 32 year old Dominique Clayton.
A Bartlett man has been indicted in the killing of one man and the attempted killing of seven others in a pair of car-to-car shootings earlier this year in Raleigh, according to Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.
Protesters gathered in “Solidarity for Breonna” around noon in the parking lot across from 201 Poplar, first speaking to the media before moving to the street.
The protests come after prosecutors said two officers who fired their weapons at Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, were justified in using force to protect themselves after they faced gunfire from her boyfriend.
If the stain is still fresh, water alone may actually remove it. But if the stain has set in, a few household items and a good detergent to pretreat it can help.
A new Smithsonian exhibit is coming to the National Civil Rights Museum, giving visitors a glimpse of the perils of traveling while Black in the era of Jim Crow laws.
A Cordova mom’s world shattered Tuesday when she said her 11-year-old son told her a day care worker at The Gentlemen and Ladies Learning Academy had been abusing him.
Members of the Olive Branch High School boys' basketball team have been quarantined due to close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, according to school officials.
As we honor Hispanic Heritage Month, we introduce you to a Mid-South health care leader who turned his second chance into a second opportunity for so many others.
Hundreds of Memphis Police Department employees were disciplined last year, including 133 police officers who were suspended, according to a report by an internal watchdog that investigates allegations of police misconduct.
Public health officials in Shelby County said they do not believe school re-openings have resulted in increased cases of COVID-19 among children locally.
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett is making headlines as a potential nominee to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Former LMPD Det. Brett Hankison was booked and released from jail Wednesday after he was indicted in the Breonna Taylor case, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
Now six months after the pandemic started, law enforcement officials and public safety officials in Shelby County are getting a better idea of how it affected crime trends.
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn cited recent data showing an estimated 50-percent decrease in deficiency in third-grade reading and an estimated 65-percent decrease in deficiency in third-grade math.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new agency website to allow users easier access to information about jail detainees, warrants, paying tickets, and general news.
A 29-year-old man has been indicted in the shooting deaths of two men and the wounding of another following a dice game this summer in Binghampton, according to Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.
Tuesday afternoon, Terrance Sanders was arrested as a murder suspect in a homicide investigation by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Team.
