Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called out colleges and universities for allowing student groups to spread anti-Israel messages on campuses across America. "For colleges to allow pro Hamas demonstrations on their campuses... not only do you call it out, you disallow...
A Memphis florist is packing up her shop and leaving town due to the rampant crime. Dr. Telisa Franklin told WREG-TV her shop was hit over twenty times by thieves, forcing her to close her shop. “I had a viable business," Franklin said. "We were able to employ...
Tennessee Representative Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) told KWAM Thursday Memphians cannot live in fear despite the surge of violent crime. "I hope that we do not go down a path of changing our lives for because of what is an extreme minority... that commit these...
Mayoral hopeful Jennings Bernard told KWAM Friday that racism has infected the Memphis Police Department. His comments a day after the Department of Justice launched an investigation into the Memphis Police Department over racial profiling. "[Racism] isn't just a...
DJ Naylor, the owner of Bog and Barley, told KWAM that crime is impacting the restaurant industry in Memphis. "[Crime] is a major, major concern for the restaurants of Memphis and obviously the people of Memphis," Naylor said on"Wake Up Memphis" Thursday. "We need...
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland blamed weak gun laws and the "revolving door" at 201 Poplar for the city's crime problem on Monday. In a statement posted on social media, Strickland pointed to two examples of how Tennessee laws allow violent offenders to keep...
Crime across the board in Memphis is surging at an alarming rate, according to a new report. The Shelby County Crime Commission, along with researchers at the University of Memphis, conducted the report, which they called "disturbing," as the city has seen a...
Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R) and Bill Hagerty (R) have thrown their support behind former President Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 election. The conservative lawmakers both released statements a few days after Trump met with GOP leaders at a...
Scott Golden, the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party, told KWAM lawmakers made "good points" in the leaked audio of a GOP caucus meeting following the expulsion vote of the so-called Tennessee Three. In the audio obtained by The Tennessee Holler, lawmakers...
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), who sits on the Congressional Family Caucus, told KWAM patriotism and faith in God is eroding because of the collapse of American families. A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that patriotism and religious affiliation among...
