The annual Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza has been canceled by the City of Germantown. “Each year, our fireworks show draws tens of thousands of people to Municipal Park, and it’s certainly a treasured community event. Ultimately, the community’s safety is...
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is facing a mountain of criticism over his crackdown on large gatherings and KWAM listeners sounded off Friday on the Todd Starnes Radio Show. A cease and desist order against a concert venue in Fort Smith was issued by Hutchison this week. The...
As the summer approaches, events planned to take place in June and July of 2020 are now in question. Most people are thinking of cancelling concerts, weddings and sporting events this summer. One event that was unexpectedly cancelled was the Midsouth Airshow...
While Memphis has been locked down for over a month, zookeepers at the Memphis Zoo have been working daily to take care of their animals. While the zoo’s gates have been closed, the zoo has been losing thousands of dollars. Desperate to reopen, the zoo presented a...
If you’ve tested positive for the coronavirus in Memphis, then you have already given up your rights to privacy, according to local law enforcement. WMC Action News 5 said that local agencies can sign a Memorandum of Understanding and receive names and addresses...
Law-abiding gun owners may no longer open carry in the state capital of Mississippi - at least for now. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat, issued an executive order suspending open carry laws citing the Chinese virus outbreak. "How many babies do we...
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is urging citizens across Memphis to snitch on neighbors or businesses that are violating emergency orders. Under the mayor's executive order only businesses deemed essential by the government may remain open to the public. All...
Governor Bill Lee announced that he will allow Tennessee's stay-at-home order to expire on April 30th - meaning most business in 89 counties will be able to re-open. “Our Economic Recovery Group is working with industry leaders around the clock so that some...
A tiny crowd of protesters calling on the governor to reopen the state turned out in downtown Memphis for the "Free Tennessee" rally. There were more police officers and news reporters than there were protesters. And one counter-protester heckled the...
During the global coronavirus pandemic, the city of Memphis, Tennessee, has never looked more out of character. Beale Street is a ghost town, the FedEx Forum is empty and Riverside Drive is blocked off. While Memphians are staying in their homes, businesses and...
