Kym Clark

Memphis

News Anchor at WMC-TV (Memphis, TN)

News Anchor/Reporter for @WMCActionNews5

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Action News 5 digs up history and treasures of Native Americans in Cross Co.

3 weeks ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

PARKIN, Ark. (WMC) - We’re road tripping, Five-Star Story-style, to check out a state park-turned-landmark with centuries of stories to be told! Action News 5 went to Cross County, Arkansas, to dig up history with a new designation. Some places are layered in history, like Parkin Archeological State Park along the St. Francis River. The history lessons come from above as well as below ground.
Game Changers: The brains behind ‘Buddy Pal Games’

4 weeks ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Hey buddy... wanna play a game? A group of Mid-South “bros” are on the non-Trivial Pursuit to get you to say “yes” to that question by creating a board game empire in their own backyards! Let us introduce you to the brains behind “Buddy Pal Games” on their quest to become game changers right here at home.
First Alert: Eric's Thursday evening online weather update [5/8/2025]

4 weeks ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark
‘Real Talk’ gives inmates counseling from inside prison

1 month ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - We’re giving props to a couple of volunteers changing lives one hard conversation at a time. In honor of National Volunteer Month, we’re showing you how volunteers at the Shelby County Jail provide real talk on the cell block.
Memphis comedian aims for world record stand-up comedy set

1 month ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis veteran stand-up comedian is preparing for a funny bone fete for the history books. Benny Elbows begins his quest for world record laughs with a solo stand-up show that could last 40+ hours, all to break the record for longest continuous solo comedy stand-up routine in history. “For a while I was a tour guide. I did tours in Memphis. I was a ghost tour guide. Like a haunted tour - not like you signed up for the tour and never saw me again,” he said.
‘An imminent expression of brotherhood’, the impact of the Men of Morehouse College

1 month ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Action News 5’s very own Kym Clark provides coverage on the illustrious Brotherhood of Morehouse. The list of Morehouse Memphians alumni runs long: Pastor Keith Norman, Mayor Lee Harris, attorney Van Turner, and the late Judge Odell Horton. Many of these great men got their start singing in the choir and earning unparalleled music lessons and classes, bringing the results of the Memphis Morehouse Brotherhood to the Bluff City.
How this medical device helped save a former minister from heart failure

1 month ago | kktv.com | Kym Clark

(InvestigateTV) — Millions of people in the U.S. live with heart failure. The term may sound like the heart isn’t working at all, but according to the American Heart Association, it means the heart isn’t pumping as well as it should, and the body may not get the oxygen it needs. A study published in the American Heart Journal in 2018 revealed that about 22% of people living with heart failure have a permanent pacemaker.
Crosstown bakery on mission to help with homelessness in city

2 months ago | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Crosstown bakery has a recipe for success, meeting needs in more ways than one. They’re baking with a mission to “sift” out homelessness with jobs that pay more than mere crumbs. And, when you walk into Lucy J’s Bakery inside Crosstown Concourse, you smell and then see what’s cooking right away. “Food is important,” says Lucy J’s Executive Director and head baker Josh Burgess, who has worked in kitchens for most of his adult life.
Retired federal judge shares new details on MPD oversight task force

Mar 4, 2025 | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

Woman accused of killing her boyfriend after going through his phoneA woman in Texas is accused of killing her boyfriend after discovering texts from another woman on his phone.
Sculpting Stars: Local artist shines light on Memphis' lesser-known musical memories

Mar 4, 2025 | actionnews5.com | Kym Clark

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Action News 5 went behind the scenes of a new art installation that could be the start of a pop-culture movement across the city. It’s the idea of a local artist whose sculptors of musical superstars shine a light on some of Memphis’s lesser-known musical memories. As most of us know, when it comes to music, all roads lead to Memphis. “So, why don’t we exploit that?” asks Bluff City artist Mike McCarthy.