Monday, May 21 2012 10:10 AM EDT2012-05-21 14:10:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site. Heather Walker spoke with Action News 5 after she was temporarilyMore >>
Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site.More >>
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire."More >>
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 6:50 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:50:19 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser. JonesboroMore >>
A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 6:09 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:09:02 GMT
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Southaven officials say the Mississippi Department of Transportation plans to soon release an $850,000 state grant the city was set to receive to construct a nearly 3-mile bikeMore >>
Southaven officials say the Mississippi Department of Transportation plans to soon release an $850,000 state grant the city was set to receive to construct a nearly 3-mile bike path and walking trail system linking the city's two largest parks.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:58 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:58:04 GMT
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - Olive Branch police have been awarded $194,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for SWAT equipment and training. Police Chief Don Gammage tells The Commercial AppealMore >>
Olive Branch police have been awarded $194,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for SWAT equipment and training.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:48 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:48:36 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Leaning against a wall just to stand up, Beverly Dean talked about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen."I could hear the bullets like they wereMore >>
Beverly Dean talks about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:44 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:44:02 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The man suspected of being the so-called "roadside killer" will face a judge Monday.Twenty-eight-year-old James Willie is behind bars in Tunica County, Mississippi.Willie's capture ended nearlyMore >>
The man suspected of being the so-called "roadside killer" will face a judge Monday.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:29 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:29:33 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Gas prices have fallen more than 18 cents in the past six weeks, and Memphis is home to the lowest gas costs in the country.The latest Lundberg Survey found the Bluff City has the nation's lowestMore >>
Gas prices have fallen more than 18 cents in the past six weeks, and Memphis is home to the lowest gas costs in the country.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:21 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:21:31 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) - A day after leaving China, a blind legal activist headed for New York City's backyard - Central Park. Chen Guangcheng spent a sunny Sunday sitting in a wheelchair as shrieking childrenMore >>
A day after leaving China, a blind legal activist headed for New York City's backyard - Central Park.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:16 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:16:59 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Complete College Act of 2010 changed the formula for how Tennessee's universities are funded, rewarding them for graduating students, not just enrolling them. With the changeMore >>
The Complete College Act of 2010 changed the formula for how Tennessee's universities are funded, rewarding them for graduating students, not just enrolling them.More >>
MILLINGTON, TN -
(WMC-TV) - A beat down caught on camera sent Mid-South investigators out to break up a possible fight club.
Video of the fight shot on a cell phone was posted on YouTube. Millington Police investigated the video as a fight club "event" involving teenagers. The video has since been removed from YouTube.
Millington Police got involved in the case when there was an anonymous call to investigators that said students were involved in a fight club. That person also told investigators there was a video of two fights and where they could find it.
The video starts with two young men arguing over a beer in a bedroom. Other teens are also in the room.
A teen dressed in orange pushes the other, who then hits him in his head. He audibly hits the door jamb and is apparently knocked out.
The second clip shows the same two fighting on the bed and falling to the floor as other teens cheer them on. In this video, the person dressed in orange is the aggressor.
As the fight goes on, one teen picks up a chair and throws it.
"Somebody please stop him," said a person in the video.
While the main fight continued, another side fight erupts. Everyone in the video appears to be yelling at each other. The fight finally ends, leaving the person in the orange shirt in a state of semi-consciousness.
Action News 5 talked by phone to one of the witnesses in the room.
"It's not a fight club," said the 17-year-old witness. "It was a crazy night. Everybody was just talking (expletive) to each other and stuff, and then dude hit one of my friends. Like some people are taking up for dude."
Millington Police turned the case over to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department. A spokesperson said investigators found no hard evidence of a fight club.
Since the two people involved in the fight do not want to press charges, the investigation is all but over.
"It's just heated emotions that night," said the witness.
Sources close to those involved were adamant this incident was not an organized fight club.
Millington investigators contacted the Millington Central High School's resource officer for help identifying the teenagers in the video. Officers said the two fighting do not go to the school.
Friday, May 18 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:17:11 GMT
(WMC-TV) - More than 1,000 Action News 5 Facebook fans are rallying around a mother who feels Facebook is discriminating against photos she posted on the social media network of her son. Grayson JamesMore >>
UPDATE: A Mid-South mother has been banned from Facebook for the photos she posted of her newborn son.
Monday, May 21 2012 10:10 AM EDT2012-05-21 14:10:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site. Heather Walker spoke with Action News 5 after she was temporarilyMore >>
Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:48 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:48:36 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Leaning against a wall just to stand up, Beverly Dean talked about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen."I could hear the bullets like they wereMore >>
Beverly Dean talks about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen.More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 11:36 PM EDT2012-05-19 03:36:24 GMT
MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – Triathlon training took a dangerous turn Thursday night when Memphis Police arrested two swimmers in the Mississippi River at BBQ Fest. The whole Mississippi River swimming adventureMore >>
Triathlon training took a dangerous turn Thursday night when Memphis Police arrested two swimmers in the Mississippi River at BBQ Fest. The whole Mississippi River swimming adventure and arrest sounds more like a comedy of errors with two confident swimmers who say they didn't know who was yelling at them and officers wondering if they were crazy. More >>
Saturday, May 19 2012 8:32 PM EDT2012-05-20 00:32:44 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A suspect is now in custody charged with shooting Friendship Police Chief Bill Garrett.Thirty-nine year old Craig Barbee of Dyersburg is now charged with attempted first degree murder in theMore >>
A suspect is now in custody charged with shooting Friendship Police Chief Bill Garrett.More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 11:57 PM EDT2012-05-19 03:57:30 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Mid-South drivers are cautiously taking a sigh of relief, now that a suspected roadside killer is in jail. For the first time, Action News 5 is hearing from that suspect's mother. The familiesMore >>
Mid-South drivers are cautiously taking a sigh of relief, now that a suspected roadside killer is in jail. For the first time, Action News 5 is hearing from that suspect's mother.More >>
The wife of an East Prairie pastor charged with statutory sodomy and possession of child porn is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.More >>
The wife of an East Prairie pastor charged with statutory sodomy and possession of child porn is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.More >>
Sunday, May 20 2012 10:49 PM EDT2012-05-21 02:49:43 GMT
This week's "Your Turn" segment comes from the Action News 5 Facebook page where hundreds of comments have been posted about a Mid-South woman who was banned from Facebook. Heather Walker was barred becauseMore >>
This week's "Your Turn" segment comes from the Action News 5 Facebook page where hundreds of comments have been posted about a Mid-South woman who was banned from Facebook. Heather Walker was barred becauseMore >>
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