Here’s everything you need to know going on today in the Mid-South:
- It’s been a year of violence for the Bluff City. Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings shared some shocking numbers Tuesday. He announced murders are up 50 percent compared to last year. As a part of an initiative to bring federal personnel to Memphis, US Attorney General William Barr is visiting a Memphis police station today.
- A Memphis poll worker has been fired for asking a voter to turn a “Black Lives Matter” shirt inside out at the polls. Do you think the shirt is political or not?
- Several shootings happened in the Whitehaven area overnight. Police say it all started with a social media dispute that escalated into shots fired. As a result, two adults and two children have been injured.
- It’s a food lover’s dream come true! The 901 Fair Food Fest in Southaven starts today. It’ll be at the Landers Center, and we have all the details on ‘Wake Up Memphis.’
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