Calling it a “terrible reality,” Memphis City Councilman Worth Morgan said that “people are not being held accountable for fleeing from police.”

Whether it is an old-fashioned drag race on a quarter-mile of city street straightaway, weaving in and out of traffic at 100-mph-plus on interstates or performing stunts in public parking lot, the street racing culture brings danger, and sometimes tragedy, to those unfortunate enough to be nearby.

An animal abuse case has left many Mid-South families, including several Memphis ones, wondering about the fate of their pets. 

Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Matt Perry: “We’re gonna hire a whole lot of troopers in a short period.”

A total of three people have now been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, authorities said Wednesday, Jan. 12.

Judge sets sentencing hearing for March 3 in state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s fraud case. 

Justin Johnson had posted on social media that he planned to surrender locally on Monday, Jan. 10, but did not. He was arrested in Indiana, and a second suspect, Cornelius Smith, was arrested in Southaven.

The dismissal came after Allen and his wife, Desiree, the victim in the Nov. 28 incident, appeared in court together Tuesday afternoon with attorney Leslie Ballin. 

The money will mean raises of up to 20% for guards working at prisons run by the county administration.

Police Chief C.J. Davis reported a duty weapon assigned to her was stolen from a vehicle parked outside a Cordova business.

Both defendants in the homicide have remained in jail without bond since their 2018 arrests.

The DeSoto County town was identified in 2021 as the third-safest city in Mississippi by Safewise.com, and citizens want to keep it safe.

A federal judge granted an acquittal on two wire fraud charges against state Sen. Katrina Robinson but denied acquittal or a new trial on two remaining counts of wire fraud.

Authorities issued a warrant for a man they say is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Young Dolph. A $15,000 reward has been offered by police agencies for information on the whereabouts of Justin Johnson. 

Jury trials in Shelby County Criminal Court are suspended through Jan. 28 as COVID cases increase locally. 

The first-reading vote to put the item on the August 2022 ballot comes at the last council meeting of 2021.

Prosecutors in a federal case have dropped charges against Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, and two codefendants in a plea deal.

Pianist who survived being shot five times holds recitals in hopes of inspiring people to see something positive beyond the violence in the city. 

Families deal with grief as homicides of loved ones have not been solved. 

The MPD has gone from 2,449 officers a decade ago to slightly more than 1,900 today. The problem is national but also unique to Memphis in some ways.

A Michigan City, Mississippi, resident faces up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at aircraft, the U.S. attorney’s office said. 

The shooting comes a day after a Memphis police officer fatally shot a woman on South Third Street.

The indictment follows a second-degree murder charge filed in August against Gregory Livingston.

It’s the fourth officer-involved shooting in Memphis and Shelby County this year and the 53rd officer-involved shooting in Tennessee this year.

White makes the Democratic primary race a three-way contest with the winner in May expected to challenge Republican DA Amy Weirich in the August county general elections.