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A train and an 18-wheeler collided Friday afternoon in Olive Branch.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has set a special election to fill a state House seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, of Gulfport. She resigned earlier this month to become Mississippi policy director for the Southern Poverty Law Center. She says the center supports many of the issues she has championed in office, including protection of voting rights and public education. Williams-Barnes was elected in November 2011. She pushed to get the Confederate battle emblem out of the state flag. Reeves said in a news release Friday that the special election will be held July 19 to fill the rest of her term, which ends in January 2024. The qualifying deadline is May 30.

Illegal burning was the cause of a fire that burned for hours, firefighters say.

Tennessee Gov. Bil Lee and the Tennessee Department of Health issued actions and guidance Friday to help families navigate the shortage.

The 2026 World Cup will be held across Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Eighteen people were arrested on new charges, ranging from drug and gun charges to incest and statutory rape.

Recent data shows Tennessee ranks eighth in the nation for the most, hot car deaths among children with a total of 37 deaths since 1990.

Here is Action News 5′s list of the top things to do in the Mid-South this weekend.

Military aircraft with baby formula are expected to arrive in the U.S. as early as this weekend.

We are at a historic high here in Mississippi, with gas at roughly $4.17 a gallon.

The hope is to cut down on the number of children that die each year after being left in overheated vehicles.

Buffalo Island Central Elementary Principal Dr. Kima Stewart said the school has faced learning loss over the past three years.

Medical debt is a crushing pain that is hurting the pockets and financial progress of patients here in Mississippi, the poorest state in the country.

There’s been a lot of growth in West Memphis, Arkansas, but news about the Family Dollar distribution center closing is a setback for the city and the people.

A new Mississippi law is strengthening animal rights advocates’ fight against animal cruelty in the Magnolia State.

One Memphis ministry has taken on the challenge of housing homeless families, keeping them united and set on a path that moves toward financial sustainability.

Aldi has announced the closure of their location on Lamar Avenue.

More than 200 volunteers, along with Tennessee Department of Transportation, are targeting litter on several interchanges in Memphis.

Two children were hospitalized in Memphis because of the shortage of baby formula.

Memphis Police Department is investigating the death of a child.

Memphis rapper Yo Gotti is looking for someone to drive him around in his new ride.

A stolen Infiniti lead police to recover property and cars linked to additional auto thefts.

A Bartlett man is behind bars, accused of stealing pills during his job at a nursing home.

The bill will allocate more funding to the FDA to help with the ongoing national baby formula shortage.

The Shelby County ShelbyDistrict Attorney General’s Office and the county court clerk’s office are teaming up on an event this weekend to help community members.

The 72 graduating seniors at Soulsville Charter School now have hundreds of colleges to choose from.

Dyersburg Police Department says 43-year-old Jimmy Burns was shot around 7:19 p.m. and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Family Dollar will close its distribution center in West Memphis.

MTSU students told News4 this incident "hit home" for them.

“When you hear that your kid has cancer, the first thing you think of is ‘oh my gosh, is she going to make it, am I going to see her get married? Am I going to see her graduate?’ All that runs through your head."