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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 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Hernandez Govan, the third person indicted in the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, pleaded not guilty in his first appearance in a Memphis courtroom Thursday. Govan’s attorney said his client is “not the shooter, not a killer.” The court date comes one year to the day after Dolph’s slaying at […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Friday joined family and supporters of Gershun Freeman to call for justice after Freeman died at the Shelby County Jail. They are calling for sweeping changes at 201 Poplar, and requesting the Department of Justice look into Freeman’s death. “Who are the people that murdered […]

The Star Trek universe expands once again with the much-anticipated prequel to the original 1960’s series from Paramount Plus this year. For local fans of the decades old franchise, a Mid-South celebration of all things Star Trek returns with a party in person after a two-year hiatus. Organizer Steve Mulroy spoke with Live at 9 […]

► Update: City announces review of MPD special units, use of force MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While only five now-former Memphis Police officers are currently facing criminal charges in connection to the beating of Tyre Nichols, that number soon could change. A spokesperson for the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Friday that more charges could […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The mother of Tyre Nichols is calling for peaceful protests after the video of her son’s confrontation with Memphis police is released Friday. Nichols’ stepfather said Monday he saw the video of his stepson’s arrest. During a candlelight vigil for Nichols Thursday night in Midtown, his mother Rowvaughn Wells said she […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two college campuses locked down. City buses stopped running. A baseball stadium halted a game, and frightened residents stayed indoors as a gunman spent hours cruising around Memphis and shooting people, apparently at random. Authorities said the assailant suspected of killing four people and wounding three livestreamed some of the carnage […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The following is a timeline detailing the events that happened roughly 100 hours between when Eliza Fletcher went for a jog Friday, and Tuesday morning, when Memphis Police announced murder charges were pending against her accused kidnapper Cleotha Abston. Friday, Sept. 2 4:20 a.m.: The last surveillance images of Eliza Fletcher, […]

WARNING: This video may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The District Attorney’s Office in Nashville released video showing the moments leading up to the death of an inmate at the Shelby County Jail in Memphis last October. Gershun Freeman was being held on charges of kidnapping and threatening […]

On the eve of the 1-year anniversary of Memphis rap star Young Dolph’s death, a new song is letting people inside the mind of one of his accused killers. 

► WATCH Video of the Nichols family press conference here at 1:30 p.m. Monday. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of Tyre Nichols and their attorney are set to meet with city of Memphis officials Monday afternoon. At the meeting, they could view footage of Nichols’ arrest. For several days, many have been asking what happened […]