Friday, May 24 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:25:53 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A police shootout erupted at a Memphis apartment complex early Friday morning. This shootout happened at the Rain Tree apartments on East Raines Road around 12:45 Friday morning. AccordingMore >>
A police shootout erupted at a Memphis apartment complex early Friday morning. This shootout happened at the Rain Tree apartments on East Raines Road around 12:45 Friday morning.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:18:55 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Shelby County Election Commission set July 16 for the municipal school referendums in the Memphis suburbs. They approved this date for suburban voters to decide whether to have municipalMore >>
The Shelby County Election Commission set July 16 for the municipal school referendums in the Memphis suburbs.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:08:24 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is announcing a new effort to stop gun crime. It is part of the "gun down" program he spoke about earlier this year. The mayor says the focus of the program is toMore >>
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is announcing a new effort to stop gun crime. It is part of the "gun down" program he spoke about earlier this year.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:42:12 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug AdministrationMore >>
Government health officials are investigating a Mid-South pharmacy for potentially contaminated medications in shots sent to 13 different states.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 3:37 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:37:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Seven Memphis motels were shut down Friday after the district attorney declared them public nuisances. Investigators shut down the motels for renting out rooms illegally at "hourly rates". HereMore >>
Seven Memphis motels were shut down Friday after the district attorney declared them public nuisances.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Some of the Mid-South's most influential people are putting their names behind an all-out campaign to merge Memphis and Shelby County governments.
A new advertisement airing on local television stations is trying to convince Memphis and Shelby County voters that a new charter merging the two governments is the way to go.
"Doing nothing is not an option," a person in the commercial says.
Businessman Jack Sammons is leading the campaign, which has three months to hit its mark with voters.
"We can no longer afford the luxury of this two-headed monster of a dual government," Sammons said.
According to Sammons, Memphis and Shelby County lose a job and a half a day.
"When Olive Branch is taking jobs away, you know we've got some challenges," he said.
One problem, according to Sammons, is too much red tape.
"This is Shelby County's chance for a new government, to fight crime and corruption, eliminate waste and duplication, freeze taxes and create jobs," he said.
With deep pockets contributing to the cause, you can expect more high-end commercials. Big business backers include the likes of AutoZone and Baker Donelson to Pinnacle Airlines and Service Master. The who's who includes auto dealership owner Pat Carter, real estate mogul Darrell Cobbins, Accredo pharmaceuticals management President Steve Fitzpatrick, AutoZone Founder J. R. Hyde III, Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones, Jr. and Memphis Tomorrow President Blair Taylor.
Sammons says people need to understand the new charter is like nothing Memphis and Shelby County have seen.
"This isn't jut straight out consolidation where you're taking two bad ideas and rolling them into one," he said. "You're creating a new government and eliminating redundancy."
The option to vote on a new charter hits the ballot in November. For for a link to the full list of contributors and a summary of the new charter, click here.
Friday, May 24 2013 1:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:06:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A woman is dead and her husband is being questioned by police. The woman was reportedly shot in a domestic altercation on the 600 block of Hamilton Street in Orange Mound. Action News 5's JustinMore >>
A woman is dead and her husband is being questioned by police.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:56 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:56:10 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South community grieves the loss of a seven-year-old girl who was hit a killed by a truck while riding her bike. Neighbor Rosie Donald lives down the street from where it happened in aMore >>
A Mid-South community grieves the loss of a seven-year-old girl who was hit a killed by a truck while riding her bike.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:25:53 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A police shootout erupted at a Memphis apartment complex early Friday morning. This shootout happened at the Rain Tree apartments on East Raines Road around 12:45 Friday morning. AccordingMore >>
A police shootout erupted at a Memphis apartment complex early Friday morning. This shootout happened at the Rain Tree apartments on East Raines Road around 12:45 Friday morning.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:45:01 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A baby fights to survive at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in critical condition after being hit by an SUV with his mother behind the wheel, according to police. An orange circle marks the pointMore >>
A baby fights to survive at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in critical condition after being hit by an SUV with his mother behind the wheel, according to police.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:52 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:52:34 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Police Department director said idle threats are uncalled for between his employees. Toney Armstrong discussed the firings of two officers accused of threatening comments to fellowMore >>
The Memphis Police Department director said idle threats are uncalled for between his employees.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:31:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage. One Germantown family said it only took one infected tick to change their entire lifestyle – something they have been dealing withMore >>
It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:05 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:05:17 GMT
(WMC-TV) - If you were not able to get a ticket to the Grizzlies matchup against the Spurs Saturday, you have one last chance to get your hands on one. The Memphis Grizzlies announced it will release aMore >>
If you were not able to get a ticket to the Grizzlies matchup against the Spurs Saturday, you have one last chance to get your hands on one.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:26:46 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Tipton County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a man who reportedly went missing with his motorcycle Wednesday. Michael Olin Holland, Jr., 32, was last seen wearing his work uniformMore >>
The Tipton County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a man who reportedly went missing with his motorcycle Wednesday.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:40:56 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Club 152 on Beale Street has been given the OK to reopen. A judge gave the club owners permission to open the doors Friday afternoon. Since the closure, the owners have conducted backgroundMore >>
Club 152 on Beale Street has been given the OK to reopen.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:55:47 GMT
(WMC-TV) - In Oklahoma, many residents are still cleaning up and trying to put their lives back together. An EF-5 tornado tore through Moore Monday, ripping apart the strip mall where Jim Fields spendsMore >>
In Oklahoma, many residents are still cleaning up and trying to put their lives back together.More >>
