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...
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) accused the embattled trio of far-left lawmakers of playing the victim card instead of focusing on the Nashville school shooting victims Tuesday on "Wake Up Memphis." Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Rep. Gloria Johnson...
The Tennessee General Assembly punished two radical progressive lawmakers Monday for breaking House floor rules last week. Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) were kicked off their committees after they brought a megaphone onto the...
Nashville students walked out of classrooms and made their way to the halls of the statehouse to push for gun control laws Monday. Anti-gun activists pressed State Rep. William Lamberth (R) on why he's not legislating red flag laws and banning semi-automatic...
