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Riley's Morning Forecast 05/02/2026
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (63+ words) Action News 5 Riley's Morning Forecast 05/02/2026 1 adult, 2 infants seriously hurt in DUI crash Action News 5 returns after negotiations with Dish Groups rally in protest of x AI's Memphis presence as Space X eyes $2 T IPO 1 injured after early morning shooting in…...
Action News 5's Garner Montgomery reports LIVE from Riverbeat Music Fest Day 1
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (47+ words) Action News 5 Action News 5's Garner Montgomery reports LIVE from Riverbeat Music Fest Day 1 Morgan Freeman's "Symphonic Blues Experience' coming to Memphis Immersive art exhibit on Mud Island eyes May 1 opening...
Traffic stop uncovers live iguanas with feet zip-tied in central Florida
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (80+ words) Action News 5 Traffic stop uncovers live iguanas with feet zip-tied in central Florida "The Bubble" in Boulder City set to close after a goodbye ceremony on Tuesday, May 5 Broker: Las Vegas developer buys old Skyvue Ferris wheel site Nick Kurtz…...
Shelby County Commission schedules special session for MSCS lawsuit Monday
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (96+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Commission will meet Monday to revisit plans to pay for a lawsuit to stop the state intervention of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The commission met this past Monday, April 27. They hoped to discuss approving at…...
Groups rally in protest of x AI's Memphis presence as Space X eyes $2 T IPO
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (81+ words) Action News 5 Groups rally in protest of x AI's Memphis presence as Space X eyes $2 T IPO Tennessee state Rep. G. A. Hardaway honored at homegoing service Action News 5's Garner Montgomery reports LIVE from Riverbeat Music Fest Day 1 Hip hop group…...
Tennessee governor calls special session to redraw congressional districts
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (633+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session of the state legislature next week to consider redrawing congressional district lines, with Republicans possibly aiming to turn the state's only Democratic district in Memphis red. The primary…...
Adult, 2 children hospitalized after Union Ave. crash
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (99+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - An adult and two children are in the hospital Friday night after a crash at the intersection of Union Avenue and Glenn Rogers Senior Street. The Memphis Police Department says one minor and the adult victim are…...
Memphis Rap OGz unite for historic Riverbeat Festival performance
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (499+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis rap OGz are preparing to take the stage together for the first time at the Memphis Riverbeat Festival. DJ Zirk, Frayser Boy, Kia Shine, Al Kapone, Tom Skeemask, and Gangsta Blac sat down before their performance…...
DISH, Gray, reach agreement to restore Channel 5
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (176+ words) Action News 5 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Gray Media has reached an agreement to restore all Gray-owned local television stations to the DISH lineup, including WMC-TV Action News 5, effective immediately. Gray Media and WMC-TV remain committed to serving the Mid-South with reliable…...
Local leaders push back against calls to redraw districts
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (200+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis politicians and activists came together Friday to defend the Voting Rights Act and Tennessee's current congressional map. Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn) spoke first at the event. He said that, "Civil Rights are under attack" and that…...