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BREAKING NEWS: Person shot at the $60 million Tom Lee Park near basketball courts -- in broad daylight.

The Memphis Tigers were knocked out of the American Championship in the first round. They were defeated by Tulane 81-69. The Tigers started the game with a technical foul when they failed to turn in their roster on time. And that's it, folks.

Crime has been cut in half in Memphis since the arrival of the Memphis Safe Task Force. I've been able to pass tough-on-crime legislation because my Senate colleagues understand that our #MakeMemphisMatter movement extends beyond Memphis and Shelby County. They know Tennessee cannot succeed if its most famous city is not successful. Senator Mark Pody @has been a faithful partner in my efforts to Make Memphis Matter, and I appreciate his dedication not only to his district but also to Memphis and Shelby County. He deserves to be re-elected to the Senate! I'm just getting started. We have a city to save! Trusted. Conservative. Leadership.

Wichita State completes season sweep of Memphis - downing the Tigers 88-82. Memphis drops to 12-16 for the season.

BREAKING NEWS: 🚨🚨 KWAM News Radio 990AM has learned a Memphis Police officer was shot near S. Perkins & Aloha Avenue. The officer has been rushed to Regional One. Sources say the officer was taken in a squad car. A manhunt is underway for the gunman. Urgent prayers needed.

The cold hard truth is that the Democrats f-ed up Memphis and Shelby County. They've been in charge of the city and county for generations. Nobody else to blame but @jbsmileyjr and his pals.

🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Two trains were involved in a crash near W Shelby Drive and Sewanee Road, MPD tells KWAM News Radio. At least one person has been transported to the hospital. Citizen App reports as many as 8 people may have been injured. This is a developing story.

Will @CSexton25 support future efforts to remove the district attorney?

The Democrats handed Memphis over to the gangs and the thugs. The Republicans fought back.

State Rep. Justin Pearson is the odds-on favorite to beat Steve Cohen. This man is so radical he makes Cohen look like a Republican. Pearson wants to abolish ICE and Border Patrol. He wants America to become a Third World nation.

Judge Joe Brown explains to KWAM why Democrats hate President Trump's great success in cracking down on crime in Memphis and DC: "Effectively, the Republic is constipated and he's fed it a laxative. And I think he's given it an enema and the process is kind of smelly."

Tennessee voters should demand that all Republican nominees for governor agree to 3 debates - in the west, middle and east.

JUST IN: 🚨🚨 Judge Joe Brown has filed a petition to run for Shelby County Mayor. Buckle up, Memphis! This is going to be a wild race for county mayor!

What's it going to take for the Memphis Tigers to win basketball games? 12-13 and tonight an embarrassing blowout loss. Meanwhile, Penny Hardaway is upset because the other team kept scoring.

Mayor Young misgenders a trans activist who disrupted his state of the city speech tonight. Absolutely hilarious! Must watch!

BREAKING NEWS: KWAM has learned that former State Rep. John DeBerry is expected to announce this week that he is running for the Republican nomination for Shelby County Mayor.

Tennessee's Republican-controlled General Assembly should mandate that driver's license tests only be conducted in English. In Tennessee the law stipulates that English is our official language.

The Memphis Social Bicycle Club held a vigil to honor Alex Pretti, the man who spit on federal agents, vandalized one of their vehicles and violently interfered with agents who were engaged in official business on the streets of Minneapolis. Pretti was shot during the altercation. About 30 people turned out today at Overton Park and it is the lead story on the Daily Memphian's website. “Alex Pretti is one of us,” Kelsey Huse told the newspaper. “He’s a cyclist. And we feel like he could have been any one of us.” Well, if you violently attack federal agents engaged in official police action, there is indeed a very good chance you could get shot.

Mayor Paul Young has announced they are hiring a "Memphis Poet Laureate." The position includes a $20,000 honorarium. The role is meant to uplift our city's creative spirit. KWAM is going to apply. Here's our entry: Perception is the problem, the Memphis Mayor once said. Ignore the robberies and victims and stench of the dead. While bullets would fly, He’d wink and reply, “It’s the swagger and soul!”— that's what gives Memphis street cred.

If you believe your elected leaders are a few fries short of a Happy Meal, consider Memphis City Council members Pearl Walker and Yolanda Cooper-Sutton. They recently posted videos suggesting that the recent snow storm was man-made.