Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
There is a renewed push to end permitless handgun carry in Shelby County. A lawmaker from Memphis has a plan to remove the county from the current permitless carry state law that went into effect on July 1, 2021.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 8:21 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A man has been arrested in connection to a homicide that took place Friday morning near Sardis, Mississippi.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 7:37 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Memphis police are searching for five burglars they say targeted a theater parking lot that was packed with cars on a Friday night.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Staff at one hospital brought the festivities to their tiniest patients so the little ones wouldn’t miss out on their very first Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 11:01 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The driver remained on the scene, police say. The victim was pronounced dead when first responders arrived.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Memphis leaders spent much of 2022 pleading with lawmakers in Nashville to help the city stop the epidemic of doughnuts, drag racing, and speeding... and the call to confiscate the cars of dangerous drivers is growing louder.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 2:32 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A bad crash in the Raleigh area has sent three juveniles and one woman to the hospital on Thanksgiving Day.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:36 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for what we have and to give back to others who may not have as much. And that’s why hard work is happening right now at Westy’s in Downtown Memphis.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 4:55 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
An Olive Branch man has been indicted for the alleged rape and kidnapping of a minor that took place in Collierville.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 4:48 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant and Lydian Kennin
A 13-year-old was critically injured in a shooting at a motel in Whitehaven Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 2:36 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a Memphis police officer was involved in a two-vehicle accident at W. Raines Road and Weaver Road in Southwest Memphis.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
The death of a toddler who was placed in a rehab facility with her parents by the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) is the tipping point for state lawmakers from Shelby County.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:59 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Memphis Police Department has released surveillance video footage showing the 22 armed shoplifters who flooded a Whitehaven Walmart and stole multiple items over the weekend.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:21 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin, Bria Bolden and Rose Johnson
Four civilians and one firefighter have been transported to the hospital Tuesday night following a carbon monoxide leak at The Venue apartments in Midtown.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) has debuted a “Baby Café” on Tuesday, which will provide families in need with resources to support their growing infants.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a coalition of eight state attorneys general urging five solar lending companies to suspend loan payments for Pink Energy customers.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 3:02 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A woman is in critical condition after being shot at a Raleigh Krystal, police say.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:39 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Candlelight, tears, and calls for action poured from Memphis Monday night as the local LGTBQ+ community came together to honor and remember those impacted by the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:39 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A shooting in a Frayser neighborhood has left one person in critical condition.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 8:38 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Police are looking for two men they say vandalized a victim’s truck after being involved in an accident in front of the Q-Mart at 1651 Getwell Road.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:32 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Two 19-year-olds have been charged in a series of car break-ins that took place in October.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 11:35 AM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A Memphis man was arrested by the West Memphis Police Department after a woman was shot and killed outside a home earlier this month.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:26 AM CST
|By Myracle Evans and Lydian Kennin
The Memphis Police Department is investigating a mass shoplifting incident that took place in Whitehaven Sunday night.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 4:45 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant and Lydian Kennin
Memphis police are investigating a barricade situation in a Southwest Memphis neighborhood where the suspect and his father were found dead, police say.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:28 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Memphis Police Department has issued a City Watch Alert for a Memphis woman whose family says they have not heard from her since Nov. 12.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 2:44 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee’s mandatory sentence of life in prison, when imposed on a juvenile homicide offender, is cruel and unusual punishment and violates the juvenile’s rights as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 10:21 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Graceland kicked off the holiday season in Memphis on Thursday night. The annual holiday lighting ceremony took place outside the King’s house in frigid Memphis weather.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 9:26 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for two young children last seen in a blue sedan.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The coalition group DeCarcerate Memphis will be offering free brake light repairs on Saturday, Nov.19, for the purpose of preventing unwanted police interactions.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 4:10 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Memphis Food Bank is the beneficiary of this year’s Memphis Hungry Turkey 5K Run on Thanksgiving Day, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. Downtown at the Memphis Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 3:19 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A once-blighted patch in Downtown Memphis is on its way to being transformed into a new recreational greenspace for residents and visitors alike.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
MPD hosted an online meeting Wednesday night to teach citizens how to form a Neighborhood Watch group.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:50 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Two men are wanted by the Memphis Police Department after a man was shot and killed on Springbrook Avenue in Whitehaven.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:50 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A child has died following a two-car crash on Walnut Grove Road and Timber Creek Drive Tuesday night, police say.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 11:07 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
The world-famous Silky O’Sullivan’s is being sold, after being owned by the same family for half a century.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 5:47 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church will be feeding the hungry on Wednesday as a part of the church’s Operation Feed My Sheep initiative.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 4:03 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A shooting across the street from the University of Memphis Park Avenue campus has left one dead, police say.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 2:35 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Southaven Police Department has announced that Ezekiel Kelly has been indicted on three charges in relation to the deadly Sept. 7 shooting rampage that spanned in parts of DeSoto County.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:57 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The United State Postal Service (USPS) is looking for volunteers to answer children’s letters to Santa.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:42 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Police say a pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run on Winchester Road and Clarke Road Monday night.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 4:40 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A Memphis man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a boat collision on Pickwick Lake killed a father and his 6-year-old daughter in 2020, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) announced.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 8:43 PM CST
|By Walter Murphy and Lydian Kennin
A new Tennessee bill proposal categorizes public drag shows as “sexually explicit, adult entertainment." However, local performers say this is far from the truth.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 7:39 PM CST
|By Stephanie Douglas and Lydian Kennin
For eight full days and nights, the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) saints are worshiping, preaching, and giving back to the City of Memphis.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 6:06 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
On Saturday, Action News 5 Photojournalist Daren Baldwin took a walk through SneakFest at the FedExForum, an annual sneaker convention where enthusiasts can buy, sell, and express their love for foot fashion.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 10:56 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Shelby County government has invested $6 million in new voting equipment this year, but more spending is needed to protect the ballots.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 9:59 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has confirmed that an inmate who died at 201 Poplar nearly a week ago was 24-year-old Leaudre Isabell, the man accused of stabbing his own family in the spring, killing two.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), like so many other companies and corporations, can’t find enough qualified applicants to fill the ranks, and that’s impacting the testing of rape kits.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:06 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Did you get a strange text message or phone call claiming to be an emergency alert test from the City of Memphis on Wednesday?
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 3:49 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A man is facing 13 charges, nine of them being felony charges, after deputies say he beat and kidnapped a woman Tuesday night over a lottery ticket that supposedly belonged to him.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:37 AM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Incumbent Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is projected to win in the reelection bid for leader of the Volunteer State, the Associated Press and NBC announced Tuesday night.
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