Crash at I-240 and Millbranch leaves two injured MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Two people are injured following a three-vehicle crash at I-240 west and Millbranch Tuesday evening. Memphis Police say one vehicle was overturned. A man and a woman were transported to Regional One in critical condition. There is no further information about the crash or what led up to it at this time. WREG […]
West Memphis receiving DOJ grant to hire more police WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — The Department of Justice announced on Monday it will award a $1.7 million grant to the City of West Memphis to combat the rise in crime. The grant to hire additional 14 full-time police officers will last for three years and will cover 75% of the costs. The city must come […]
22 pounds of fentanyl found in couch cushion during … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)– Three men are behind bars after 22 pounds of fentanyl was seized on I-40 Thursday morning, the West Tennessee Drug Task Force announced. It all started Thursday morning when Criminal Interdiction Agents stopped a 2011 Nissan Maxima on the interstate near the Shelby/Fayette County line for displaying a false Texas temporary tag […]
Holly Bobo witness to plead guilty in federal weapons … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A convicted felon who was released from prison after giving key trial testimony about the slaying of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo plans to plead guilty to weapons charges filed shortly after he was granted his freedom, court documents show. A federal judge set a Nov. 22 hearing for Jason Autry, […]
Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in Nov. … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tuesday, Oct. 11 marks the last day to register to vote for the November 8th election. In Tennessee, you can register three ways, in person at your local election office, online, or by mail. In Arkansas, you can register in person or by mail. The deadline to register in person has passed […]
Man named Trouble charged, four wanted after Dyersburg … **Update** October 3, 2022 Charges against the five alleged shooting defendants were dismissed in Dyersburg City Court and Dyer County Juvenile Court at the request of the District Attorney General’s Office. The dismissal of charges are a result of the victims involved refusing to cooperate with detectives and the District Attorney General’s Office. Dyersburg Police […]
Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Problems with rape kit evidence testing keep haunting Memphis. A city long plagued by a heavy backlog of untested sexual assault kits was shaken by Cleotha Henderson’s arrest in the killing of Eliza Fletcher after she was abducted during a morning jog last month. So when authorities said his DNA was […]
Accused Memphis mass shooter Ezekiel Kelly indicted … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Ezekiel Kelly has been indicted on 26 additional charges related to the Sept. 7 shooting spree that left three people dead and injured others earlier this month, according to Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy. The DA says a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly on two counts of first-degree […]
Storms leave trail of damage across the Mid-South MEMPHIS, Tenn.– While MLGW crews work to completely restore power to customers, folks in several neighborhoods are cleaning up debris left from a powerful storm that packed winds of 50 to 60 miles per hour. A chain saw gnawing its way through a downed tree limb was a common sound Monday throughout the area south […]
Memphis man sentenced to more than 27 years in prison … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is facing nearly three decades in prison after he admitted to taking a nude picture of a child and was caught with hundreds of other images and videos of child pornography. According to the U.S. DOJ, 51-year-old Matthew Corban Hagy was sentneced to 27 years and four months in […]
Arkansas man caught with 10 pounds of marijuana MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An Arkansas man is facing serious charges after he was reportedly caught with 10 pounds of marijuana Thursday evening. According to the West Memphis Police Department, agents with the Second Judicial Drug Task Force arrested 37-year-old Marcus Pulliam at around 5 p.m. Thursday. Pulliam was pulled over at College Boulevard near Hino […]