Local News of the Day: August 14, 2020

Here’s the top things you need to know going on in the Mid-South:

• The search continues for Kansas woman Marilane Carter, who hasn’t been seen in over a week. She was last spotted in Memphis, and her family is afraid she crashed into the Mississippi River, so they’re asking the public to help search the waters. If you have any information or would like to volunteer, go to findmarilane.com

• With their crucial win over the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday afternoon, the Memphis Grizzlies have clinched a spot in the Western Conference play-in. The rollercoaster of the NBA bubble will continue for Memphis.

• Early Friday morning Memphis police were called to the corner of Ford and Jensen about a man stabbed, and he refused to come out of a house for five hours before being taken into custody.

• Memphis police are searching for a woman that was accused of spitting on a clerk after refusing to wear a mask. If you have any information, call Memphis Police or Crimestoppers at 901-528-CASH

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