Wednesday, May 23 2012 2:52 PM EDT2012-05-23 18:52:24 GMT
Right now a grassroots effort is underway that could bring alcohol sales to a dry Mississippi town.Just off busy Interstate 55 is Senatobia Mississippi. For as long as anyone can remember, alcohol hasMore >>
Right now there is a grassroots effort underway that could bring alcohol sales to a dry Mississippi town. Just off busy Interstate 55 is Senatobia Mississippi; and for as long as anyone can remember, alcohol has never been allowed.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 2:48 PM EDT2012-05-23 18:48:51 GMT
(WMC-TV) The West Memphis police department needs your help in tracking down a killer. Eddie Lee Tribble is on the department's most wanted list. Tribble is wanted for his connection with the shootingMore >>
The West Memphis Police Department needs the public's help tracking down an accused killer.More >>
More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in generations. More >>
More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in generations. Waiting hours in line, some debated to...More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:40 AM EDT2012-05-23 15:40:37 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The fight for Grayson Walker is going viral online. His mother, Heather Walker, posted photos of his birth defects on Facebook only to be temporarily banned from the social network. FacebookMore >>
The fight for Grayson Walker is going viral online.
Facebook apologized to the baby's mother and now people across the globe are rallying around the Walker family.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:50 AM EDT2012-05-23 14:50:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - They advertise like they are selling their own car, but Andy Wise found an auto scheme with an interesting nickname. The operation he uncovered is called "Curb Stoner" and Wise is on a missionMore >>
(WMC-TV) - They advertise like they are selling their own car, but Andy Wise found an auto scheme with an interesting nickname. The operation he uncovered is called "Curb Stoner" and Wise is on a missionMore >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:33 AM EDT2012-05-23 13:33:13 GMT
MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – The year was 1962. Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" was at the top of the charts when a high school sophomore named Dave Brown landed his first job in broadcasting. "DaveMore >>
High school sophomore Dave Brown landed his first job in broadcasting in 1962. Fifty years later, Dave is still in the business and has no intention of getting out any time soon.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:25 AM EDT2012-05-23 13:25:19 GMT
COLLIERVILLE, TN - (WMC-TV) – More than a dozen customers taken hostage during a robbery are grateful the armed men who stormed a Collierville Walgreens are in custody. Fortunately, three male suspectsMore >>
More than a dozen customers taken hostage during a robbery are grateful the armed men who stormed a Collierville Walgreens are in custody. Fortunately, three male suspects and a female getaway driver did not get far after police say they robbed the store where customers and employees were forced at gunpoint to lie on the floor. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:39 AM EDT2012-05-23 11:39:51 GMT
WEST MEMPHIS, AR - (WMC-TV) – A police standoff situation in West Memphis, Arkansas that shut down a neighborhood ends with the escape of a murder suspect. Chopper 5 was over this breaking situation beforeMore >>
A police standoff situation in West Memphis, Arkansas that shut down a neighborhood ends with the escape of a murder suspect. Chopper 5 was over this breaking situation before police deemed their flight too dangerous.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:23 AM EDT2012-05-23 11:23:23 GMT
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. Nasir KhanMore >>
A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison.More >>
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(WMC-TV) - A Germantown man was arrested after a standoff with police Sunday.
Jean Rashad Dailey was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
Investigators said Dailey got into a fight with his brother at a home off Hacks Cross and Ridgetown.
A SWAT team surrounded the home after learning Dailey may have been inside the house armed with weapons.
"As a precaution, we called our tactical unit and negotiators," said Inspector Frank Hester with Germantown police. "The tactical unit approached the house with a bear cat, got on the PA, and the subject gave up without incident."
Tuesday, May 22 2012 12:15 PM EDT2012-05-22 16:15:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) – He is a celebrated legend, a hero in the community. He is the man who has tracked storms and kept us safe from severe weather for decades. Dave Brown is celebrating 50 years in Mid-South broadcasting. ButMore >>
(WMC-TV) – He is a celebrated legend, a hero in the community. He is the man who has tracked storms and kept us safe from severe weather for decades. Dave Brown is celebrating 50 years in Mid-South broadcasting. ButMore >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:46 AM EDT2012-05-22 11:46:12 GMT
Parents may pay the price for an illicit love affair between a teenage girl and her grown-up boyfriend. Stephen Rogers Jr. faces a charge of statutory rape, but police here also charged his girlfriend'sMore >>
Parents may pay the price for an illicit love affair between a teenage girl and her grown-up boyfriend.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 10:36 AM EDT2012-05-22 14:36:12 GMT
(WMC-TV) – The two women charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Jo Ann Bain and her daughters are due in court Tuesday. Adam Mayes, the primary suspect in the crimes, is dead. His mother
Mary Mayes now faces upgraded charges in connection to the kidnapping of the Bain family.More >>
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 11:15 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:15:41 GMT
(WMC-TV) – A man is under arrest after police say he broke into a home and fell through the ceiling twice. A witness called police Sunday after seeing a man knock on a door, peek through the windows,More >>
A man is under arrest after police say he broke into a home and fell through the ceiling twice.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 8:47 PM EDT2012-05-22 00:47:32 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis man was shocked to find more than one dozen headstones in his back yard. Now, he is making it his mission to find the families to which they belong. Jason Blackburn unearthed 13 headstonesMore >>
A Memphis man was shocked to find more than one dozen tombstones in his backyard. Now, he is making it his mission to find the families to which they belong.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:45 PM EDT2012-05-22 03:45:00 GMT
(WMC-TV) – A traveling Mid-South minister who pleaded guilty to spying on women during their most private moments is considered a "wolf in sheep's clothing" by his alleged victims. One of the women heMore >>
A traveling Mid-South minister who pleaded guilty to spying on women during their most private moments is considered a "wolf in sheep's clothing" by his alleged victims.
One of the women he is accused of catching on camera broke her silence to Action News 5.More >>
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 >>