A 'stash can' disguised as a can of corn was seized near Dyersburg; investigators recovered meth, marijuana and $3,471 and arrested one man.

Hot and humid today in Memphis: highs near 91°F with heat-index values around 105°F and a chance of afternoon storms. Heat builds through midweek.

The Blue Monkey announced it will close its Midtown Madison Avenue location after 27 years; the downtown branch will remain open. The Midtown spot’s last day is set for June 19.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely around midday Sunday, with pockets of heavy rain possible. Midweek turns hot and humid with highs in the 90s.

Memphis police are investigating a suspicious death in Oakville near Knight Arnold Road.

Three men were wounded in a Friday-night shooting at East Point Apartments in Jackson. Police say video review is underway and have asked the public for tips.

Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 1847, which requires owners of large data centers projected to need 50 MW+ to fund their own electric infrastructure and stops cities or utilities from absorbing those costs.

Neighbors found broken equipment, spray‑painted profanity on a slide and a knife hidden beneath the slide at Grove Hero Park in Frayser.

Police and Tennessee National Guard units sealed off blocks in Orange Mound on June 5. Residents suspected a drug bust, but police said the action was part of "an investigation."

Monmu & Monje Mart, the pop-up known for suya and hibiscus teas, will open a Cordova storefront June 23, offering West African groceries and ready-to-eat bowls.

A Shelby County judge handed Michael King a 14‑year prison term after a guilty plea in the 2023 death of Halie Ramirez, a woman who stopped to help at a crash. Prosecutors say toxicology showed alcohol and methamphetamine and that King must serve the full term.

An anonymous tip led to arrests after officers found one adopted dog decomposed and another severely malnourished in a Binghampton home. Two people face aggravated animal cruelty charges.

Jaquillna Twilley received a 40-year sentence after a June 2025 Horn Lake shooting left an 18-year-old critically injured. The DA says the terms run consecutively and will overlap an earlier sentence.