President Donald Trump approved disaster assistance for the Volunteer State after severe storms killed 5 people in West Tennessee Wednesday night. Gov. Bill Lee sought a state of emergency declaration in response to the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that...
A dog shot a Memphis man in bed early Thursday morning. According to Memphis police, the four-legged suspect climbed into bed where a man and woman were sleeping. The pistol-packing pooch got his paw stuck in gun’s trigger. The dog fired one shot, hitting the man...
Dolly Parton's beloved husband, Carl Dean, has died. He was 82. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” Parton said. “Words can’t do justice for the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.” Parton was 18 when she met...
DEVELOPING STORY: A group of Memphis-based cheerleaders is safe after a wild melee on Saturday led to the evacuation of the convention center in Dallas. There's no official word from police on what caused the melee or how many people were injured. Memphis Pride had...
A new radio show that will promote first responders in Memphis will air Saturdays at 11 a.m. on KWAM. "Behind the Badge" is presented by the Memphis Police Association and the Memphis Firefighters Association. John Covington and Thomas Malone. The show will take...
There is catastrophic flooding underway in Rives, Tennessee. A levee along the Obion River has failed and hundreds of people are trapped in their homes. The National Weather Service issued a rare flash flood emergency warning and ordered people to immediately seek...
LIVE UPDATES: The Mid-South is bracing for a very unstable and what could be dangerous weather system this evening. This page will be continuously updated through the night. Laura Huckabee, KWAM's chief meteorologist, says a tornado watch is already in effect for...
EDITOR'S NOTE: KWAM is commemorating Black History Month by celebrating successful black businessmen, soldiers, educators and pastors. Students in our local schools are not told about these great Memphians because it conflicts with their narrative that black people...
The entire KWAM listening area is facing a severe weather threat today. The National Weather Service has already issued a flash flood watch until Sunday morning. The Mid-South could get up to four inches of rainfall.
President Trump stunned the woke entertainment industry by immediately terminating the chairman and most the board of trustees of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Wheaton College, which advertises itself an evangelical school, is facing fierce backlash after it deleted a post congratulation alumnus Russell Vought for his confirmation as President Trump's director of the Office of Management and Budget.
