Willie Herenton dropped some controversial statements regarding Memphis' rising crime in a recent interview with Monumental Baptist Church. Ben Deeter discusses this and more on the latest episode of "Wake Up Memphis." Listen...
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Tennessee’s gun laws are causing the crime wave in Memphis. “Clearly our gun laws are too lax, our gun laws are too soft-on-crime in Tennessee,” the DA said during a Thursday press conference. “We need to repeal...
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined KWAM to chime in on the pro-Hamas protests, riots and encampments that have swept many college campuses across the country. While these are going on, the Biden Administration is attempting to again forgive student loan debt. Hagerty...
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright joined "Wake Up Memphis" with Ben Deeter to talk about his calls for General Sessions Judge Bill Anderson to step down. The judge has already been reprimanded by the state once for his soft-on-crime rulings. "He's on the wrong...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) didn't mince words when it came to his fellow congress members' actions this week with foreign aid bills. "Somebody's getting rich off of it," he told KWAM. While many folks call Congress "the Swamp," Burchett said it's more accurately "an...
George Washington has triggered Memphis lawmakers. Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks declared President's Day as racist, sponsoring a resolution which would rename Presidents Day to “Friends and Employee Holiday.” The resolutional was titled “Racial Exclusion...
A Memphis pastor called for reparations for descendants of slaves in the Volunteer State. Rev. Earle Fisher, a far-left pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church, is leading the charge -- filing a petition against a bill that would ban the study of reparations in...
The sons of John Materna, also known as the beloved 'Watermelon Man,' slammed the leftist judge who granted their dad's killer bond. Judge Jennifer Mitchell refused the District Attorney's request to raise the low bond of the accused killer Demarion Tackett. Daniel...
Over 20 black mayors from across the country gathered in Memphis for the Black Mayors' Coalition inaugural meeting to discuss the issue of crime that has taken over many major cities. “History doesn’t always feel like history when you’re sitting in it," Memphis...
The Memphis Police Department is giving locals the chance to join the force on Saturday, March 30 from 11 AM until 3 PM. Be sure to bring your driver's license, and the expo will have complimentary parking at Mud Island. DOWNLOAD THE FREE KWAM APP FOR 24/7 NEWS...
