The running community will honor the memory of 34-year-old Liza Fletcher by finishing her routine run that ended tragically. Organizers say they created the run to cope with the fear they felt after the Memphis runner was snatched during her early morning run near...
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich (R) passed the torch to progressive DA-elect Steve Mulroy Wednesday. Weirich gave some parting advice to her successor on Wake Up Memphis this morning. "When I met with him, one of the pieces of advice I gave to him......
The superintendent of Tennessee's largest school district will learn his fate Tuesday night. The Memphis-Shelby County School (MSCS) board will take a vote later today on whether Dr. Joris Ray keeps his job or not. Ray, who makes more than $293,000 per year, has...
Memphis parents are furious after they say some students at Germantown Municipal Schools (GMSD) were assigned a gender identity journal. KWAM learned about the controversial assignment after a concerned parent of a 7th grade student at Riverdale K-8 School brought...
Germantown High School is currently under lockdown following a threat made against the school, according to Germantown police. "There have been no immediate threats located and we are working with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and GHS Staff to determine the...
Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R) is making one thing very clear before progressive DA-elect Steve Mulroy moves into 201 Poplar: Follow the law or go back to teaching it. Click here to get the KWAM NewsTalk Memphis App — your number one source for...
As many as a dozen thugs were captured on video smashing windows and stealing more than $10,000 worth of booze from Buster's Liquors. “I was warned about this just two days ago. There is a rash of stores that have been broken into – a rash of crime I guess you...
Charlotte Bergmann won the Republican nomination for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District against Brown Dudley shocking many Thursday night. Click here to get the KWAM NewsTalk Memphis App — your number one source for political news in the Mid-South. Despite not...
A Virginia firefighter saw the Bible that survived an SUV fire as a sign of God’s protection. A Chevy Equinox caught fire last Monday, July 25, on Route 29, just 15 minutes south of Liberty University in Lynchburg. Click here to get the KWAM NewsTalk Memphis App —...
The race for the Republican primary for the State House District 99 is heating up between incumbent Tom Leatherwood and challenger Lee Mills. Mills, a FedEx airline captain, called Leatherwood a "career politician" for funding his re-election campaign using money...
