Luke Jones
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Memphis, TN, United States
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Blytheville police chief survives no-confidence vote
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. – Longtime Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson narrowly avoided a vote of no-confidence during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Three council members voted for the impromptu no-confidence motion while another three voted against it. The matter didn’t appear on the meeting agenda, but before the meeting adjourned, Councilman Matt Perrin moved to […] → Read More
TN school janitor jailed on child porn charges
SELMER, Tenn. — A Selmer Middle School janitor has been fired after being arrested Thursday morning and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Christopher Weatherford, 35, had worked at the school since 2019, but Director of Schools Greg Martin said Weatherford was fired as soon as the district learned what he […] → Read More
19 guns recovered after 30 armed men spotted on street corner
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police say they recovered 19 guns after an estimated 30 men were spotted on a North Memphis street with assault rifles Wednesday afternoon. Under Tennessee law, it’s no longer illegal to hold a weapon in public without a permit, but police say four of the men ran from them when they […] → Read More
Attack at Frayser restaurant caught on camera
Police say four girls started attacking a 69-year-old woman outside of a restaurant in Frayser Monday night. → Read More
Cummings school shooting suspect makes first appearance in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The 13-year-old charged in Thursday’s school shooting made his first court appearance Friday afternoon. Prosecutors say he admitted to shooting another 13-year-old Thursday at Cummings K-8. No cameras were allowed in court as the suspect heard his charges. He’s been charged with criminal attempted first degree murder, carrying a firearm on school property […] → Read More
Man seen standing on roof during Collierville Kroger shooting speaks out
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man seen standing on the roof during the deadly mass shooting at a Collierville Kroger is speaking out on his experience. Andre Barlow was trapped on the roof of the Kroger Thursday as bullets flew in the store below. Barlow, who works for a third-party contractor, was there inspecting the roof. […] → Read More
Tennessee law enforcement search possible apartment of suspect in Collierville Kroger mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police and ATF agents are searching the possible apartment of the suspect in the deadly mass shooting at a Collierville Kroger as rattled Kroger shoppers relive the scariest day of their lives. Collierville Police say 13 people were shot at the Kroger on Byhalia Road and Poplar Avenue Thursday. One of the […] → Read More
Mid-South Fair returns after first cancellation in decades
The Mid-South Fair makes its return Thursday at the Landers Center after COVID forced organizers to cancel last year’s fair. → Read More
Police investigate two armed carjackings on Mud Island
Saturday around 7:20 a.m., a woman said she had parked in one of the Greenbelt Park parking lots when two men in a gray SUV blocked her in. → Read More
Driver hits and kills grandfather in a wheelchair on Memphis street
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An amputee in a wheelchair was hit, dragged and left to die in the streets this weekend, and police say the driver still hasn’t come forward. Darrell Hampton was killed Saturday at the corner of Pendleton and Lola, just north of I-240. Police have no known witnesses. Hampton was a father, a […] → Read More
‘He never saw fear:’ Ripley police officer remembered with Sea of Blue procession
Blue lights lit up the streets of Ripley Monday night as police officers paid tribute to former Ripley police officer Tim Mullen. → Read More
Tourism industry hoping for economic boost as fans pack Memphis for Southern Heritage Classic
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We’re less than 24 hours away from the Southern Heritage Classic, but for some the fun has already begun. Sports fans started pouring into the city Thursday, and hundreds of them camped outside the Liberty Bowl Friday. Some say they came as early as Thursday afternoon, and they plan to stay here […] → Read More
Memphis Fire Department getting $10.7 million to hire firefighters
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Fire Department is getting $10.7 million through a federal grant to hire more firefighters and paramedics. Money from FEMA’S SAFER Grant was given to around 300 fire departments around the country. MFD hasn’t said exactly how many firefighters it will hire, but Congressman Steve Cohen said the number […] → Read More
11-year-old among suspects in West Memphis car lot heist
Police have arrested three of five juveniles suspected of stealing a total of eight cars from two used car lots in West Memphis. → Read More
Beale Street club owner Robert McRae dies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Robert “Lunchbox” McRae, the owner of Peoples on Beale, died Sept. 1 after what his family describes as ongoing health issues. He was 38. McRae worked at various businesses on Beale Street over the course of 15 years, 10 of which were spent at Peoples. In 2015, he had the opportunity […] → Read More
DeSoto County superintendent says district has listened to doctors
DeSoto County Schools Superintendent Corey Uselton is finally addressing claims by a group of pediatricians that their medical advice is being ignored and that their emails to the district aren’t being returned. → Read More
DeSoto County superintendent avoids questions as doctors claim they’re being ignored
HERNANDO, Miss. – A group of doctors claim DeSoto County Schools has been ignoring them as they try to advise the district on its COVID policies. The doctors, who have children attending district schools, say they’ve been trying to reach district officials since July with no success. “A lot of the practices have sent emails […] → Read More
29 percent of Mississippi school’s students quarantined
During the week ending on August 27, 29 percent of students at Lewisburg Middle School had come into close contact with someone who’s tested positive for Covid-19. → Read More
Tate County man, 71, arrested in fatal shooting of daughter
Forrest Mouton has been charged with first degree murder, but his daughter’s name hasn’t been released. → Read More
Gov. Reeves: Worst of Mississippi’s COVID surge may be over
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said there are signs that the recent COVID surge may be stabilizing in the state. Reeves was in Olive Branch Thursday afternoon touring the Material Bank distribution center while touting the state’s economic growth. In the past 10 days, Reeves said COVID hospitalizations have plateaued. […] → Read More