A late-night blaze heavily damaged Garden View Apartments in Whitehaven; firefighters battled flames into the morning while officials investigate.

A Shelby County bomb squad used a countercharge to detonate an explosive found along the Wolf River Greenway at Germantown Parkway; authorities reported no injuries.

A Hernando construction‑site stabbing led to a 25‑year MDOC sentence and 10 years of post‑release supervision after the defendant pleaded guilty to attempted murder, officials said.

State and local officers launched Operation Hands Free on April 1, using bus tours and extra patrols to enforce Tennessee’s hands‑free law. The campaign mixes education with citations.

Police say a man forced his way into a pickup at a Valero on Lamar Avenue; the driver was grazed by gunfire and the suspect was arrested.

Germantown aldermen approved a site plan for a roughly 2,975‑sq‑ft Hattie B’s at Germantown Village on Poplar Avenue. The build will include on‑site and bicycle parking, city records show.

Amplify Cell Technologies reportedly cut workers at its under-construction Byhalia battery plant, a setback for a project that promised roughly 2,000 permanent jobs.

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 man was critically injured in a shooting at the KFC on Highway 64 in Lakeland; a woman was detained and Memphis police are investigating.

A crash at Sutton Ridge and Houston Levee in Cordova injured six people and left two children in critical condition, Shelby County officials say.

Federal agents searched a Cordova home tied to Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty early Wednesday; authorities have not disclosed the purpose of the search.

Nicole Carter tells how a Pickwick Lake weekend destroyed her family and urges boaters to take safety seriously in a new Tennessee WildCast episode.

A Memphis woman faces second‑degree murder charges a year after a March 29, 2025 shooting at Hillview Apartments that left Andrew Ladeartis Jackson dead.