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A jogger was shot in the leg while running on Poplar Avenue in Midtown; Memphis police are investigating and canvassing the area for witnesses.
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NWS Memphis' probabilistic maps show very high odds for damaging wind gusts across the Bootheel and northeast Arkansas on Thursday afternoon. Local agencies circulated the images to warn communities north of I‑40.
A crash at Sutton Ridge and Houston Levee in Cordova injured six people and left two children in critical condition, Shelby County officials say.
Three people remain at large after they abandoned a stolen vehicle and ran from police in Memphis late Tuesday. Authorities recovered the car and ask anyone with tips to contact Crime Stoppers at 901‑528‑CASH.
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International Paper paid an executive about $6 million after a roughly four-month stint, with $1.64M listed as severance, filings and reporting show.
Police taped off St. Paul Avenue near Boyd Street in South Memphis as detectives investigated a reported shooting in the New Pathways neighborhood.
A Shelby County jury convicted Deandre Wilkins of aggravated assault in a parking‑lot attack; prosecutors say he faces a mandatory 15‑year sentence and must serve 60%.
A late-night shooting at Orchard Hall on Lane College's Jackson campus left a 19-year-old dead; one person was detained and police are asking for tips.
Tunica deputies arrested 20-year-old Deonte Taylor after a high-speed chase and K9 apprehension near Robinsonville casinos. He faces multiple felony counts and was issued a $45,000 bond.
Police responded Saturday to reports of gunfire on the 1300 block of S. Bellevue Blvd in Soulsville; investigators said they were still confirming injuries and are asking witnesses to call CrimeStoppers.
A Memphis Fire Department paramedic was injured when an ambulance was struck in a Midtown hit-and-run; police are searching for a light-colored sedan and asking for tips.
Sunny, windy Saturday with elevated fire danger in parts of north Mississippi and highs near 63. Big warmup to the 80s early next week.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
A Memphis woman says $1,200 in Facebook-ordered veneers left her in pain and facing costly repairs, and state officials say the operator may not be licensed.
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