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Sep 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jerry Askin |Lydian Kennin |Corky Siemaszko
Jerry Askin and Lydian Kennin and Corky SiemaszkoSeptember 24, 2024 at 7:41 PM·3 min readMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A disgraced former Memphis police officer cried on the stand Tuesday as he watched video of him and his former colleagues giving Tyre Nichols the brutal beating that led to his death.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin |Joyce Peterson
A Tate County man is charged with aggravated animal cruelty after an investigation uncovered dozens of animals housed at an Arkabulta, Mississippi, home over the weekend.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin
A woman is dead and another is fighting for her life after they were struck Friday morning by a hit-and-run driver in Frayser.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A change in leadership is coming to Christian Brothers University. President Dave Archer is retiring after serving as the university’s leader for two years. CBU’s Board of Trustees accepted Archer’s retirement earlier this week. Following this announcement, the university’s senior leadership team will be managing the day-to-day operations until a new president is named so that the campus community can appropriately remain focused on its 2024 graduates.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The City of Memphis is initiating a new crime-fighting approach that incentivizes small businesses. Up to $1 million over four years is approved to go directly to small businesses implementing the city’s Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) initiative. The Economic Development Growth Engine Industrial Development Board of the City of Memphis and Shelby County (EDGE) greenlit the funding on Wednesday.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Beginning Saturday, Riverside Drive will be closed to through traffic between Georgia Avenue and Union Avenue in preparation for the upcoming RiverBeat Music Festival and SmokeSlam BBQ Contest. The closure begins at 6 a.m. Saturday and will last until 5 a.m. Friday, May 24. Traffic delays are expected. For northbound traffic, a signed detour route will make use of Carolina Avenue, Third Street and Jefferson Avenue.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
wkyt.com | Lydian Kennin |Jordan Gartner
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Authorities in Tennessee say a woman is facing a felony charge after a large amount of marijuana was found in her luggage. Police at the Memphis International Airport said Kierra Carter, 21, was found carrying 56 pounds of pot in her luggage while traveling last Sunday. According to airport police, Carter gave them consent to search her bags after it appeared one had “busted open” on a luggage cart.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (WMC) - Detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are at a Millington home investigating a stabbing that took place Thursday night. Sheriff’s office officials say that a man was rushed to Regional One Hospital in critical condition after he was stabbed at a home in the 8900 block of Armour Road in the Kerrville neighborhood. Deputies received the call at 8:35 p.m.No suspect information has been released.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
hawaiinewsnow.com | Lydian Kennin |Jordan Gartner
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC/Gray News) - Authorities in Tennessee say a woman is facing a felony charge after a large amount of marijuana was found in her luggage. Police at the Memphis International Airport said Kierra Carter, 21, was found carrying 56 pounds of pot in her luggage while traveling last Sunday. According to airport police, Carter gave them consent to search her bags after it appeared one had "busted open" on a luggage cart.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
actionnews5.com | Lydian Kennin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Many around the Mid-South will honor fallen Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney during events this weekend. Officer McKinney was shot and killed in the line of duty on Friday. He was 26. The Munford High School band director is asking past and present members and the community to meet up at 6 p.m. Saturday at the high school for a prideful gathering to honor the life of the young trombone player they knew as “Rusty.”Participants are asked to wear a blue shirt.
