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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Game 6 of the Grizzlies’ playoff game coinciding with the first night of the Beale Street Music Festival has the makings of kicking off an epic weekend in Memphis. Unfortunately, weather conditions may possibly rain on the city’s parade Saturday night going into Sunday. On Friday, skies will be mostly sunny with […]

The city of Memphis will soon be deep in budget season, but leaders are also facing increased calls to fight the ongoing crime problem. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland spoke with Live at 9 about the recent shootout on Beale Street and what’s ahead for budget talks with the City Council.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Arkansas and Kansas will take the field in Memphis on Wednesday for the 64th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl, but unless things change, there will be no working drinking fountains or toilets. That’s because cold temperatures damaged the city’s water system, and broke a water main at the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Liberty […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police responded to several reported car break-ins downtown after a concert on Sunday night. After the performance at the FedExForum, New Edition fans came out to a scene of broken windows and shattered glass. Glass could be seen throughout the lot in several parking spaces. “When you do come down here […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are again taking aim at Tennessee’s gun laws after a downtown shooting they say involved a stolen gun. One person was critically injured early Thursday in a shooting on Beale Street, the second recent shooting in the entertainment district. Two people involved have been charged with unlawful possession of firearms, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A teenager was indicted by a grand jury on murder and other felony charges in connection with a deadly shooting over “play money” on Beale Street last year. Dorian Seay, 17, was indicted Tuesday on charges of first-degree felony murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He […]

Next week brings more than the return of Beale Street Music Festival. The Peabody Rooftop Parties will once again rock your Thursdays after a two-year hiatus. The parties will be hosted by DJ Epic and will feature a number of bands and musicians. Kicking off this season is a 21-year-old artist whom People Magazine named […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — USA Today has named Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis as one of the 10Best Readers’ Choice “Best New Hotel” of 2021. Hyatt Centric, the first and only hotel in Memphis with a Beale Street address, ranked at number seven on the list. It is also the only hotel in Tennessee to make […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Warmer weather means more people heading to downtown Memphis. Visitors like Danielle Feinberg, who is touring Beale Street with her children from New York City, are taking their own precautions. “I don’t think we would come here at night, so I think we would stay in the daytime,” Feinberg said. “We probably […]

Another key player in the murder-for-hire plot to kill the grandson of the owner of Sweetie Pies restaurant goes on trial Tuesday. September 6.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are searching for three suspects after three people were shot on Beale Street on April 10. MPD released this video and the below photos of the suspects after shots were fired on Beale. Police said they discovered two people suffering from gunshot wounds on the scene. One person was taken to […]