Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Jacob Gallant and Lydian Kennin
The mother of 21-year-old Tamia Taylor has confirmed that the body that was found in the Mississippi River over the weekend is that of her missing daughter.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Stephanie Douglas
The Memphis Police Department is searching for four women who reportedly attacked a pregnant Jersey Mike’s employee after being denied free food while in “pool attire” at the beginning of September.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly stabbed two family members in Horn Lake on Sunday night, killing her 82-year-old father and sending her brother to the hospital.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
According to the Memphis Police Department, the man was a suspect in the death of Jenny Selmon-Harris in Memphis.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 4:11 PM CDT
|By Joel Griffin Moore and Lydian Kennin
One man has been arrested and charged after $200,000 in merchandise was stolen from the Nike Employee Store in North Memphis on Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to the hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to non-critical.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 9:31 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A person has sustained life-threatening injuries after they were struck by a collapsed retaining wall in front of an Oxford funeral home on Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 3:51 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin, Myracle Evans and Gray News staff
One witness said they saw the victim throwing items at the clerk before the shooting.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A two-year-old boy was pronounced dead Monday morning after being disciplined with a braided dog toy, according to the Memphis Police Department.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A DeSoto County deputy has been injured in a pursuit that ended in a crash in Memphis on Wednesday. One suspect is in custody and four more suspects are still at large. They are considered armed and dangerous.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
City of Clarksdale Commissioner Ken Murphey died Wednesday after suffering a brief illness, according to a statement by Mayor Chuck Espy.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:24 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
On Tuesday, Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite announced Operation “Close the Door,” a citywide initiative in response to spillover crime from “one of the most dangerous cities in America,” the mayor said.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 9:16 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an unknown man’s body was found floating in the Mississippi River on Monday.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 7:56 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A 15-year-old boy is dead after a shooting in Clarksdale on Friday, according to police.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
An Olive Branch man has been sentenced for attempting to murder his wife over three years ago.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM CDT
|By Victoria Poirrier, Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
A brave and quick-thinking 11-year-old girl helped save her family from a house fire over the weekend.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 10:13 PM CDT
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
The husband of a woman who’s been missing for more than four years pleaded guilty to her murder on Friday, although police have yet to find her body.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged three men in connection with the July 3 murder of Jimmy “He-Man” Dotson, who was fatally shot outside a Tunica restaurant.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 9:21 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant and Lydian Kennin
A man is dead days after a fight outside a bar in Southaven.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 8:08 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The Panola County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged American rapper and songwriter “Superstar Pride” with first-degree murder after a man was shot and killed in Sardis, Mississippi, Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Customers of the Holly Springs Utility District (HSUD) can certainly sympathize with Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) customers right now.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:57 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant, Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
A health care worker was fatally shot inside a clinic Tuesday in a suburb of Memphis.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 4:55 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged after allegedly driving drunk in Memphis over the weekend and hitting four pedestrians in the process.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Still no charges have been filed after a man was shot and killed outside a Mexican restaurant in Tunica on Monday.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The Panola County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has charged a man with felony child abuse after two children were found “severely assaulted” inside a Pope, Mississippi, home on Monday.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A 24-year-old has been arrested and charged after he allegedly found a gun in a couch and “accidentally” shot his friend in the face with it Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Southaven Police Department has evacuated a neighborhood after an “old military ordnance” was discovered by construction workers remodeling in a homeowner’s attic Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Charger Nation is sporting a brand-new synthetic turf football field.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 12:46 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
A woman has been arrested and charged in the death of her own daughter.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 10:13 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Funeral arrangements have been made for the 17-year-old son of a Marion police officer who died while saving his friend’s life.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Nikki Pullen will take the reigns as Chief of Police starting July 1.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Four people are accused of forcing a Memphis mother into sex trafficking after allegedly kidnapping her and her baby, according to court documents.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Funeral arrangements have been set for John “Red” Materna, who was fatally shot in an attempted robbery while he was selling watermelons at a busy street corner on May 15.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A teenager has pleaded guilty to murder nearly two years after the burning death of a 13-year-old who was intentionally set on fire in Coldwater, Mississippi.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin and KNWA Staff
An airplane crashed in Washington County on Wednesday after it departed from Oxford, Mississippi, earlier in the day, according to the FAA.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A street vendor selling watermelons was shot in broad daylight during an attempted robbery at a busy intersection Monday morning, according to Memphis police.
Memphis businessman who shot, killed unarmed shoplifter sentenced to 7 years of supervised probation
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 7:50 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The case against a Memphis businessman accused of fatally shooting a man over a stolen chainsaw has been closed, and the man accused will remain free on supervised probation for the next seven years.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
On Thursday, May 4, an Olive Branch man was arrested on sexual abuse charges.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A Southaven man has been arrested and charged after police allege he was going 30 mph over the speed limit when he fatally struck another driver in Whitehaven nearly two years ago.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 3:20 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A Bartlett man has been arrested and charged after deputies say he pushed his friend, a wheelchair user, onto the floor before robbing her of her purse, which contained only $30 in cash.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:18 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Three men have been arrested and charged after leading police on a chase from Memphis to Southaven after allegedly participating in an armed carjacking Wednesday evening.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 11:51 AM CDT
|By Joel Griffin Moore, Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
Police said officers responded to an armed party call at a convenience store
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A funeral date has been set for the five teenagers who were killed in a car crash in Batesville last Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A Memphis man has been arrested and charged after deputies say his young son shot off his middle finger while handling an unsecured, stolen gun.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:12 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
American Car Center has filed for bankruptcy nearly a month after the company went belly-up.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 3:52 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Memphis police have charged a man with the murder of his fiancé after police say he beat her to death while officers were at their home responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a man was shot and killed in an argument while they were celebrating a birthday.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:52 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin, Myracle Evans, Jordan Gartner and Walter Murphy
Police say a child suffered critical injuries after being attacked by a pack of pit bulls.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:39 AM CST
|By Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
Jerry Lee Lewis III, the youngest son of Jerry Lee Lewis, was evicted from the Lewis Ranch on Sunday.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:06 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin and Myracle Evans
A 3-year-old is in critical condition after being attacked by a pack of pit bulls in South Memphis, according to Memphis police.