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Two more suspects are in police custody after several shots were fired outside an elementary school Monday afternoon in Memphis.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Joe Birch
This success story is just the latest chapter in fast-growing connections between some of the top institutions in Memphis medicine and the central Asian country.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Josh Carter
Travis Tritt is said to be coming back to the Magnolia State after canceling his concert earlier this year due to a vaccine requirement.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Police are reporting two overnight shootings, one of which left a victim in the hospital.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Rainess Holmes, the man accused of shooting a Rhode’s College student earlier this month will appear in court Wednesday.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
Action News 5′s Joy Redmond and Commercial Appeal’s food writer Jennifer Chandler got together at the Digital Desk to talk about 11 spots in the bluff city to find decadent pumpkin spice treats.
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Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Memphis mayor Jim Strickland says the expansion is a win for the city.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Tennessee state lawmakers will tackle COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday in the third special session of the year.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 8:31 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Shelby County residents who are in need of rent and utility assistance can now apply to get help.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Olivia Gunn
Thomas Bishop, 48, and 27-year-old Thomas Bishop, Jr. were arrested hundreds of miles apart within hours.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Olivia Gunn
According to the Oxford Police Department, officers conducted alcohol compliance checks last week.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
There will soon be a new way to honor music in the Mid-South.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Kelly Roberts
Parents are demanding answers. Activists and parents of Kingsbury schools students want more answers from the district about school safety.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Kym Clark
This 5-Star Story is about what makes Memphis so special. Kym Clark teams up with some real-life ghost hunters to tour some of the Bluff City's most historical haunts.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 are one step closer to getting emergency authorization.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Brandon Richard
The indictment alleges Kelsey, R-Germantown, conspired with others to violate multiple campaign finance laws during his 2016 run for Congress, including secretly and illegally funneling money from his state senate campaign to his federal campaign.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Olivia Gunn
A shooting in Memphis Tuesday night left three men in critical condition.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Pancho’s final two Mid-South restaurants are closing their doors for good.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Olivia Gunn
The sheriff’s office says about six young males were fighting in a parking lot and one male was shot.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Brandon Richard
Questions continue to surround Tennessee State Sen. Brian Kelsey following his federal indictment.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Olivia Gunn
A murder suspect from Arkansas was captured in Memphis.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Kelly Roberts
Multiple teens are expected to be arrested for a shooting that happened feet from a Memphis elementary school. Parents hope their kids get more protection following it and others are afraid to send their children back to school in the area.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Olivia Gunn
Police say 12-year-old Jenine Henderson left her residence in the 3800 block of Patte Ann Drive Sunday, October 24, without permission.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Camille Connor
H.R. 5651 is a bill in the United States Congress that would provide additional emergency support for older foster youth.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 12:44 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The West Tennessee Drug Task Force says agents found dozens of stolen catalytic converters inside a vehicle during a traffic stop Sunday night.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 12:09 PM CDT
|By Kelly Roberts
Starting Tuesday, the City of Memphis public vaccination site at the Pipkin Building will be offering Pfizer and Moderna booster shots.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 1:07 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The Shelby County Health Department is reporting 68 new COVID-19 cases with no additional deaths within the last 24 hours.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Kelly Roberts
The team is dispatched to 911 calls where a mental illness crisis could be at play.