May is National Foster Care Month. There are around 8,000 children in the foster care system in Tennessee, according to officials. Samantha Talarico, a Youth Villages foster care trainer and recruiter, shared on Wake Up Memphis Friday that only 4,000 children have...
From lamp chops to gyros, all your favorite Mediterranean cuisine is coming to Memphis this weekend. The 63rd Annual Memphis Greek Festival kicks off May 20-21 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Kathy Zambelis, a spokesperson for the church, shared a...
Click here to download the KWAM APP to listen to conservative talk radio across Memphis. There's a new law in the books that will require violent convicted criminals to serve 100 percent of their sentences. The co-author of the new "Truth in Sentencing" law,...
The University of Memphis and the City of Memphis announced plans Thursday to renovate the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The renovation is expected to cost somewhere between $150-200 million dollars. The University says the modernization project will include: A...
Today is Shelby County's primary election. Thousands of voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide who they want to represent them in the August election. Click here to see who's on the Democratic ballot. Here is the Republican sample ballot. Big races to...
Voters will head to the ballot box this Tuesday to cast their vote in the Shelby County primary elections. But before they cast their vote, they'll get to hear directly from some of those candidates. KWAM NewsTalk Memphis announced this morning it will host a live...
The search for the Memphis Marsupial is over. The Memphis Zoo confirmed the news Friday morning. "Wandering Wallaby Found! He was found in the service yard near rainbow lake on zoo property. Zookeepers spotted new wallaby tracks this morning which led them to him,"...
Batter up. It's the Memphis Redbirds opening night of the 2022 baseball season at AutoZone Park. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. Plus, it's Nacho Average Tuesday, which means all fans will get a FREE order of ballpark nachos. Get your $5 dollar tickets...
Skyrocketing inflation is forcing Americans to dig deeper into their wallets to buy groceries and fill up their gas tanks. US Congressmen David Kustoff, who represents West Tennessee, slammed the Biden administration for causing the economic mess on Wake Up Memphis...
Republican political strategist Steve Gill joined Wake Up Memphis Monday to discuss the latest news coming out of Nashville. Gill explains how the three-year residency requirement bill, which is making its way through the General Assembly, could knock a couple of...
