A state inspection shows that a series of failures by the staff at Kid University directly contributed to the death of 6-year-old Winter Jones, who was left on a bus for hours on a day when the temperature reached 99 degrees.
Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis said major offenses, including homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and burglary, have declined significantly compared to previous years.
Residents of Clark Place in Midtown praised Revid Realty’s decision to file an eviction case against a disruptive tenant.
If followed properly, Tennessee regulations should have prevented the death of 6-year-old Winter Jones, a nonverbal, autistic child who her father said was left on a childcare bus for hours Thursday as the temperatures hit 99 degrees.
Bryan Jones took his daughter to a Cordova daycare as usual, but says she was never dropped off at elementary school. Police are now investigating her death.
After the appointment of Mississippi’s first Muslim judge, a DeSoto County state senator wants to ban Sharia law in the state.
An altercation during a celebration preceded a burst of gunfire that left one woman dead and four others injured, according to affidavits that provide new details about the moments before and where it led investigators.
Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon made a brief appearance Tuesday, Aug. 11, in General Sessions Court on at least four charges of vandalism under $1,000.
A Saturday night party at a nightclub ended with arrests after the Memphis Safe Task Force, alongside Memphis law enforcement, locked down the venue.
After a weekend shootout at a college send-off party killed a woman, Memphis lawmakers and grieving family members are demanding the closure of neighborhood problem properties.
Two Shelby County corrections deputies are charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the death of Gershun Freeman.
Millington police officer Bryan Childress fired after an investigation revealed he was filing false timesheets, pocketing nearly $3,000 by doing so.
Democratic candidate Anthony Bucker claims victory in the race for Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
A Millington police officer was indicted on two felony charges this week after an investigation that began last year, although the nature of that investigation remains unclear.
Dozens of local activists and faith leaders gathered at Wilson Air Center to demand an end to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights operating out of the Memphis facility.
“You really shouldn’t have to prove your innocence,” Adriana Tyler’s attorney said after Tyler spent three months in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. “But that’s what we had to do in this situation.”
The suspect spent nearly three months behind bars until being released after DA investigators turned up new information, officials said.
“The deaths of four Memphis residents at the hands of the Memphis (un)Safe Task Force are a moral indictment of a city that continues to confuse force with public safety and to mistake control through violence for peace.”
A West Tennessee resident who constructed a fake history as a combat-wounded military veteran to collect donations has received a federal prison sentence.
Memphis police and the Memphis Safe Task Force announced dozens of recent arrests on Thursday, July 30, including a suspect in a road rage shooting and three suspected gang members.
What started as a routine Saturday patrol turned into a three-hour race against time as Memphis Police Department officers worked alongside emergency-communications personnel to rescue a man trapped in the currents of Cypress Creek.
In a lawsuit, the family of Rockez McDaniel alleges that staff, nurses and others are responsible for his death after he was pepper-sprayed by officers at the Shelby County Jail in 2025.
The Southaven judge will replace Justice Robert Chamberlin on the state’s highest court.
“We should be encouraged by the significant progress we’ve made in our crime rate,” said Crime Commission President Bill Gibbons.
Surveillance clips show the shooting that killed Darrin Pigram inside the Burger King where he worked. The release comes days after officials said there would be no charges filed against the officer.
On nine of the past 17 weekdays, at least part of the building has been closed, often with little public notice, confusing residents who are expected to appear for scheduled court dates.
Darrin Pigram, 41, who was shot and killed on May 13, was being sought on a warrant for charges of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary and a weapons violation.
The mother of Corey Adams, who was shot and killed at a Cordova party last year, has filed a lawsuit in her son’s death. The filing comes days after his father filed a separate suit.
Brad Less, the Republican nominee for Shelby County sheriff, talked on “Behind The Headlines” about immediate solutions to problems at the Shelby County Jail and life after the Memphis Safe Task Force.