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 >>
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 >>
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 11:36 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:36:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Memphian Kris Thomas is home adjusting to life away from NBC's "The Voice" stage and constant rehearsals. He took the long flight back to his hometown of Memphis Wednesday, and Thursday he wasMore >>
Memphian Kris Thomas is home adjusting to life away from NBC's "The Voice" stage and constant rehearsals.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:15:03 GMT
(WMC TV) - PROJECT GREEN FORK RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH: Fuel Cafe, 1761 Madison Ave., Midtown Memphis, (901) 725-9025 Fuel Cafe's new Spring/Summer menu is a new dedication -- to vegetation. HealthyMore >>
Where's the beef? It takes a back seat for the summer at Andy's Project Green Fork Restaurant of the Month!More >>
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - Governor Bill Haslam looked out at the Mississippi River from downtown Memphis Monday night, as the river was finally on the verge of cresting.
This is his third visit to Shelby County in 10 days to survey flood damage. As the sun set over the Mississippi River that is the mightiest its been since 1937, Haslam met with Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Office of Preparedness Director Bob Nations.
"I'm incredibly impressed with the local law enforcement and local emergency management's preparation for this event," Haslam said. "Obviously the river's not going to crest as high as we feared, but it's still a significant issue. It will be for weeks to come."
Haslam said he is keeping the pressure on the federal government to get assistance to flood victims.
It's a process he says can take a while.
"You might have heard we were just declared a federal disaster area from the storm back on April 4, five weeks ago. Our job is to maintain the pressure on Washington, as the cleanup incurs, and the bills mount to make certain they follow through there."
Haslam said he toured the Mississippi from Tiptonville to Dyersburg earlier.
"Two miles, three miles wide with no boundaries in sight, you can't figure out where the regular channel is, farmland's flooded and homes as well. You see the power of the river, and it makes me more grateful for the preparation we have in place in the really populated areas," said Haslam.
Haslam said he feels for people who have lost everything to flood waters.
"Number one they have our sympathy and our prayer, number two, we really are doing everything we can to speed assistance to them," he said.
Just because the Mississippi is cresting, Haslam said he wants to remind people this huge amount of flood water is going to be around for weeks to come.
He said it's not too soon to report flood damage to FEMA. The number to call is 800-621 FEMA.
The company's left a 15-state trail of phony book and magazine sales. Andy Wise followed its trail to a $1/2 million house in a gated community off Holmes Rd.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:52 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:52:45 GMT
(WMC-TV) - There is a major slowdown in Memphis this Thursday morning, where a tractor trailer has flipped on Interstate 240 Westbound at the Walnut Grove exit. All lanes of Westbound I-240 have beenMore >>
There is a major slowdown in Memphis this Thursday morning, where a tractor trailer has flipped on Interstate 240 Westbound at the Walnut Grove exit.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:22 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:22:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Bartlett Medal of Honor recipient has died. Vernon McGarity, a U.S. Army Veteran, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during World War II in 1952. Action News 5 spoke with McGarityMore >>
A Bartlett Medal of Honor recipient has died. Vernon McGarity, a U.S. Army Veteran, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during World War II in 1952.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:00:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis mother defends her teenage son who is charged with murdering someone at a graduation party. Rebecca Miller and her son are anything but strangers to Action News 5. Our station helpedMore >>
A Memphis mother defends her teenage son who is charged with murdering someone at a graduation party.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:40 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:40:29 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Police Department issued a city watch for a 12-year-old boy Wednesday night. Robert McBride II was last seen leaving his residence on foot on Jamaica Avenue. He has a mohawk, andMore >>
The Memphis Police Department canceled a city watch for a 12-year-old boy Wednesday night.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:24:43 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis skateboard shop was going under until the Grizzlies' big wins, that is when owner Hunter Demster started selling T-shirts. The "Grind City" shirts saved his Midtown business whichMore >>
A Memphis skateboard shop was going under until the Grizzlies' big wins, that is when owner Hunter Demster started selling T-shirts.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:50 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:50:12 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The U.S Attorney's office of the Eastern District of Arkansas sentenced a former West Memphis councilman and a West Memphis police officer for a conspiracy to commit election fraud. Former WestMore >>
District Judge Kristine Baker sentenced a former West Memphis councilman and a West Memphis police officer for a conspiracy to commit election fraud.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:00:20 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South mother of four is convinced that one of her sons was murdered. And after spending the past four years trying to prove it, she is turning to the Action News 5 Investigators. FrancesMore >>
A Mid-South mother of four is convinced that one of her sons was murdered. And after spending the past four years trying to prove it, she is turning to the Action News 5 Investigators.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
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