House Speaker Cameron Sexton told KWAM the state will takeover Memphis-Shelby County Schools and declare the school board "null and void." "The state will take over the school system, the state will put in place a different board made up of individuals in Shelby...
State Rep. GA Hardaway (D-Memphis) has drafted new legislation that would allow folks to file recall petitions for school board members. House Bill 92 requires local governments like Shelby County to adopt a process by which local elected officials may be removed...
Flags over the Tennessee State Capitol will be flown at full staff on President Trump's Inauguration Day. Gov. Bill Lee made the announcement Tuesday days after House Speaker Mike Johnson promised to fly flags at full-staff after Trump repeatedly complained about...
Add a new name to the list of possible 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial hopefuls: Sen. Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn has reportedly been telling folks across the Volunteer State she plans to run for governor, Axios first reported. Since election week, Blackburn has spent...
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton had a stern warning for Memphis Shelby County School Board Members: get it together or we will run your local public schools. MSCS school board members are days away from a final vote that would fire MSCS Superintendent Dr....
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Mid-South starting Thursday night through late Friday night. The region could get up to a half foot of snow. Be sure to click here to download the KWAM app to stay informed. * WHAT...Heavy snow...
The Mid-South is bracing for a wild weather weekend, according to KWAM meteorologist Laura Huckabee. Heavy rain and some severe storms are possible on Sunday followed by a polar plunge. MLGW says they are prepared for any power outages. They advised Memphians to...
DEVELOPING STORY: At least ten people were killed and dozens injured early Wednesday when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter as revelers were celebrating the new year, officials said. New Orleans...
Water rescues are under way across the Mid-South after a night of heavy rainfall. The Memphis Fire Dept. has been conducting numerous water rescues throughout the city. Watch below: Flood warning! It’s “raining, raining” in Memphis. We are hearing of a lot of...
The National Weather Service is warning people in the South to prepare for a dangerous tornado outbreak Saturday afternoon.
A pizza parlor in Chattanooga, Tennessee is facing the wrath of a LGBT mob after they declined to cater a same-sex wedding ceremony.
