Kelli Cook
Anchor/Reporter
Memphis, TN
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Kelli Cook is a reporter for Action News 5. You can watch her Monday through Friday at 10 p.m.
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Second Incident Involving female joggers reported at Overton Park
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New details have emerged after a 17-year-old girl was attacked while out for an early afternoon walk in Overton Park on Wednesday.
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Memphis Police Department has identified the 15-year-old who allegedly killed the beloved street vendor known as ‘Red the Watermelon Man’.
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A push to find some of the City’s most dangerous criminals.In the next few weeks, the Memphis Police Department will be working with agencies to execute outstanding aggravated assault warrants.
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Tina Turner’s music, both eclectic and electrifying, defined a generation from “What’s Love Got To Do With It” to “Proud Mary.”
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The plan to house teens who break curfew at Greenlaw Community Center is OFF THE TABLE.
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Marquette Park turned pink Saturday for the Cancer Survivors 5K Run/Walk.
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How the community handles police complaints will change moving forward after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill Wednesday abolishing community oversight boards.
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A major development is coming to Southaven that city leaders are calling a ‘game changer’ when it comes to tourism.
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The man who prosecutors say assisted the alleged shooters in the Young Dolph murder appeared in court Friday morning.
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A man accused of shooting at an off-duty police officer at a packed restaurant late last month is now a free man.
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Keeping weapons out of school buildings is a high priority within MSCS, and after focusing its efforts on high-incident schools, the district is asking for millions more to keep everyone safe.
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Fatal blows to Tyre Nichols ultimately led to his death, that’s according to an autopsy report that was released Thursday.
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Three serious pedestrian crashes in the past 5 days on one of Memphis’ busiest corridors.
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Following Tuesday’s barricade, one Memphis City Council member is proposing some bold changes.
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It’s been nearly a month since a tornado ripped through Tipton County. Friday, Governor Bill Lee saw the damage in person for the first time.
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Over 11 million visitors came to Memphis in 2022 and early predictions show the city may be poised to do even better in 2023.
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A possible property tax decrease is on the table in Shelby County, but you could soon start paying more for your car tags.
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The future of Memphis’s police oversight board is in jeopardy after the Tennessee Legislature passed a bill abolishing community oversight boards.
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Memphis Shelby County schools has plans to build and open two new high schools.
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To pause or move forward, that’s the question Memphis-Shelby County School (MSCS) leaders have to answer when it comes to their search for a new superintendent.
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A landmark half billion dollar federal civil lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the mother of Tyre Nichols.
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There were some tense moments on the house floor Thursday following the first full day back of the two re-instated lawmakers.
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Justin J. Pearson will be sworn in on Thursday after being expelled from his position for protesting in support of stricter gun legislation.
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The Memphis People’s Convention Kicked off today where Memphians had the chance to participate in a meet and greet with some of the mayoral candidates.
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All eyes are on Tennessee as questions arise about whether or not expelling two state lawmakers from their duly elected seats is going too far.
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There are now about 45,000 registered voters in Shelby County who do not currently have representation in the Tennessee State House.
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A young couple died during Friday’s tornado in Wynne Arkansas.
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One person has died and more than two dozen others were injured during Friday night’s storms in Tipton county.
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Public safety is by far one of the biggest concerns in the Mid-South. Thursday, both business owners and private citizens are looking for ways to stay safe.
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Reports of photos and other memorabilia are turning up in the front yards of homes nearly 200 miles away from where the tornado made landfall.
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Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert has responded to a letter sent by Mayor Lee Harris on Wednesday saying that the Poplar Plaza location will need to relocate by the end of the business week.
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More trouble from Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
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Investigators say a Southaven Police Officer interrupted a car theft in process.
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Van Turner is the second Memphis mayoral candidate to file a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission.
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We are less than a month away from the start of the Memphis Showboats football season.
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Thousands of cars have been stolen this year in the Bluff City, staying alert can help you stay safe especially while at a gas station.
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With the Mid-South’s largest pride event just a few months away, many have questions surrounding drag shows in the Volunteer State. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, however, says not to worry.
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Rape kits and juvenile crime are both areas of concern for the Greater Memphis Chamber’s lobbying efforts.
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A teenager charged with attempted murder was on the run Wednesday after escaping from the Wilder Youth Development Center around 10 a.m. According to the Oakland TN Police Department, 16-year-old Devin Westbrook has since been captured.
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Persons’ lynching was advertised in the local paper, and thousands attending, including a man named Alex Williams, whose grandson recorded his story more than 40 years ago.
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The Krewe of Gemini put on a big party in Gulfport for the 54th annual Mardi Gras parade on Saturday.
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Questions still remain about why two Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies were at the scene of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Sheriff Bonner did confirm that at least one of the suspended deputies was friends with one of the five MPD officers facing murder charges in Nichols' death.
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MSCS reporting over 3,000 school fights have been reported so far this year.
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Members of the Memphis Hustle basketball team spent some time giving back to the community on Saturday.
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Mississippi state senators, representatives, Jackson Police Chief James Davis and U.S. Southern District of Mississippi judge Carlton Reeves assembled for a conference today in Jackson, Mississippi, called “The State of Black America. Where do we go from here?”
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Newly elected State Representative Justin J. Pearson was called out by his fellow lawmakers Thursday for his apparel in the Tennessee House. He chose to wear a dashiki on the house floor, and it’s now sparking a debate about what is considered professional attire.
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The Tennessee Senate passed a bill aimed at criminalizing public drag performances.
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There hasn’t been an active ballot initiative process in Mississippi since the State Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in May 2021.
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Missin Peace founders, Crystol Sills and Dr. Jovanni Felton found the first national publicly-run registry database in 2017 ―following the death of Freddy Gray, in Baltimore.
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