State Sen. Brent Taylor is calling on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) to help Memphis fight its growing crime problem. In a letter released Wednesday, Sen. Taylor asked the Republican governor to intervene and help a city in crisis. Read the full letter below: Dear...
Memphis police are investigating a shooting at the new Topgolf Wednesday. The shooting broke out in the parking lot. Multiple cars were hit, but no one was injured, according to Memphis Police. Just a few days ago there was a wild brawl inside Topgolf - by the...
Progressive activist Tami Sawyer said poverty is causing mobs of teenagers to loot gas station across Memphis. "This is what I thought of when I saw the young adults looting a gas station last night," Sawyer wrote on social media. "It’s not okay what they did, but...
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright called on County Clerk Wanda Halbert to resign after its Poplar Plaza branch is closing. Wright told KWAM Tuesday Halbert had failed to pay rent for several months, causing the landlord to evict the clerk and her employees....
A video of a gas station in Memphis being ransacked has sparked outrage at the looters The mob cleaned out the Air Park Express on East Raines. Watch video below: https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1721519240350490663 The criminals stole an untold amount of...
While shoppers were searching for last-minute Halloween costumes, a fight broke out at a local Spirit Halloween store in the Memphis area. The video was shared on KWAM's Stop Memphis Crime page, and locals chimed in on the Halloween brawl. "This is what this city...
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on Tuesday blasted his his Democratic challenger Brandon Presley, who is backed by left-wing billionaire activist donor George Soros. "I have enemies on the left that are spending millions and millions and millions of dollars....
Shelby County has 99 problems, but crime isn't one of them, according to the new Shelby County Commission chairwoman - Miska Clay Bibbs. In an email sent out last week, Clay-Bibbs detailed a lengthy list of challenges facing the county and solutions meant to...
Memphis River Parks Partnership (MRPP) signed a new agreement with Mempho to stage a new festival in Tom Lee Park next May - less than 24 hours after the Beale Street Music Festival was cancelled. Amy Howell, a local who's participated in MIM's BBQ cooking contest...
A Memphis florist is packing up her shop and leaving town due to the rampant crime. Dr. Telisa Franklin told WREG-TV her shop was hit over twenty times by thieves, forcing her to close her shop. “I had a viable business," Franklin said. "We were able to employ...
