The mayor of America's most dangerous city invited the mayors of other violent, crime-ridden cities to Memphis in an effort to reduce crime. Memphis Mayor Paul Young welcomed over 21 black mayors across the nation, including Mayor Eric Adams from New York City,...
Download the free KWAM app for 24/7 breaking news coverage! FedEx's President and CEO Richard Smith had some strong words for Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. "Wake Up Memphis" host Ben Deeter breaks it all down and takes callers from listeners across...
The Satanic Temple is suing Memphis Shelby County Schools, claiming the school district is violating the First Amendment. The Satanists have teamed up with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a group of raging atheists — to file the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges...
The killing of a nurse who was shot during a carjacking at a Raleigh senior living home has rattled the medical community. The nurse worked Wesley Stage Park Senior Living Facility in Raleigh, according to Fox13. Memphis police said the woman was carjacked before...
Representative John Rose (R-TN) slammed President Joe Biden for gaffing the name of the young nursing student who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant. During the State of the Union Thursday, Biden referred to Laken Riley as "Lincoln Riley." "This showed...
TPUSA Ozark Field Representative Anne-Elizabeth Matheny blasted a mob of activists calling for the University of Memphis to bar Kyle Rittenhouse from speaking on campus later this month. "We cant take away free speech. Matheny told KWAM Friday. "We're supposed to...
Kyle Rittenhouse is coming to the University of Memphis later this month. U of M student group Turning Point USA invited Rittenhouse to speak on March 20 at 7 p.m. "I look forward to coming out to Memphis and seeing you all there," Rittenhouse wrote on "X."...
Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) slammed radical Democrats for doxxing his family over the weekend. "If these people think they can intimidate me by doxxing my family and me, they are sadly mistaken. I don’t intimidate easily," Taylor wrote on "X" Sunday. Taylor's...
Stop Memphis and save DeSoto -- that's the message coming out of the District Attorney's office in North Mississippi. Newly-elected DeSoto County DA Matthew Barton sent quite a strong message Tuesday by locking up a Memphis criminal who shot at a police officer in...
Dozens of churchgoers surrendered their guns Saturday in an effort to reduce crime across Memphis. Evergreen Presbyterian Church hosted the event, where church leaders chopped up and sawed their parishioners guns. The destroyed guns are turned into garden tools...
