Friday, May 24 2013 6:55 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:55:45 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Tipton County Sheriff's Office found 32-year-old Michael Olin Holland, Jr.'s motorcycle Friday afternoon. No reports indicate that Holland was found. Holland was last seen Wednesday morning. AccordingMore >>
The Tipton County Sheriff's Office found 32-year-old Michael Olin Holland, Jr.'s motorcycle Friday afternoon. No reports indicate that Holland was found.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:35 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:35:19 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 >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:34:02 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Operation Grit, Grind, and Shine is in full force after the Memphis mayor declared Grizzlies Friday. In turn, the mayor of San Antonio issued a challenge to mayor A C Wharton. Memphis barbecueMore >>
The mayor of the city with the winning basketball team gets a taste of the other city's barbecue.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:33:38 GMT
(WMC-TV) - It is Grizzlies Friday, as proclaimed by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Many Memphians are getting into the spirit, wearing blue and gold as a showing of support. All over the Bluff City, GrizzliesMore >>
It is Grizzlies Friday, as proclaimed by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Many Memphians are getting into the spirit, wearing blue and gold as a showing of support.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:04:18 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Two Memphis police officers were fired this week over an incident that occurred in November 2012. Action News 5 is now getting a look at the internal affairs case file. Officers Marc HendersonMore >>
Two Memphis police officers were fired this week over an incident that occurred in November 2012. Action News 5 is now getting a look at the internal affairs case file.
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - The old K-Mart building in Frayser has something greater than a 'blue light special' glowing these days.
In fact, if the Reverend Anthony Anderson has his way, the building could soon house a beacon of hope for the entire Frayser community.
Anderson's vision is the Memphis Business Academy, a public school that feels like it's private. Anderson is the Methodist minister who opened the charter middle school and then high school five and a half years ago.
Last August, the Memphis Business Academy bought the old Frayser K-Mart for $1 million, with the dream of uniting MBA's middle and high school campuses.
But Anderson projects it will cost the school another $1.5 million to renovate the old store, including an expensive roof repair that created a quarter million dollar shortfall.
"We're falling short on some of the funds to renovate the building," Anderson said. "If we don't raise the money we need, we'll have to cut some of the technology and other areas, and we don't want to do that. We want to give these kids of Frayser every opportunity they deserve."
Anderson believes MBA will be on an educational par with private schools like Hutchinson, and public high schools like White Station, giving parents of city schools children an option like never before.
"To see the classrooms coming to fruition, it's just beautiful, exciting, amazing," Principal Dr. Menthia Clark said. "I can't wait to see the students in there learning, developing and growing. It's going to be very exciting."
And it's happening in Frayser, the north end of the city that has suffered so much blight and neglect, and has never enjoyed a first class educational bargain like the one that will come to a former K-Mart this August.
You can call Reverend Anderson at 901-412-0465, or click here to learn more about the Memphis Business Academy.
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 6:35 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:35:19 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 >>
