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It's also Smith’s 81st birthday, making the occasion even more special. https://tinyl.co/3a2U
08/11/2025

It's also Smith’s 81st birthday, making the occasion even more special. https://tinyl.co/3a2U

08/11/2025

Monday is here and hopefully it is off to a good start for you around the Mid-South!
Temperatures will be climbing through the 70s and 80s through the morning and it is possible that some afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms will develop around the Mid-South. You can track the rain on the Action News 5 First Alert weather app!
To see if rain chances will hang around through the work week, check out https://www.actionnews5.com/weather/

Have a great week!

Who stands to benefit most from President Trump's executive order directing the Department of Labor to revisit its guida...
08/11/2025

Who stands to benefit most from President Trump's executive order directing the Department of Labor to revisit its guidance on including alternative assets in 401Ks?

The order may give plan sponsors legal cover to add alternative investments to 401(k)s.

NATIONAL: People in several Southern states reported seeing the mysterious fireball in broad daylight in June.
08/11/2025

NATIONAL: People in several Southern states reported seeing the mysterious fireball in broad daylight in June.

People in several Southern states reported seeing the mysterious fireball in broad daylight in June.

NATIONAL: A mother and her three children were traveling on the interstate when one of their tires suddenly exploded, ca...
08/11/2025

NATIONAL: A mother and her three children were traveling on the interstate when one of their tires suddenly exploded, causing their vehicle to lose control and roll over.

A mother and her three children were traveling on the interstate when one of their tires suddenly exploded, causing their vehicle to lose control and roll over.

Authorities are calling this crazy towing fail "how not to tow a car."
08/11/2025

Authorities are calling this crazy towing fail "how not to tow a car."

Video of a motorist’s bad day is being shared by authorities as a cautionary tale of precisely how not to try and tow a vehicle.

08/11/2025

STEAMY WEEK AHEAD: After a partly cloudy Monday, cloud cover and humidity increase across the Mid-South.

Download the First Alert Weather App to see when rain chances will be highest and the ability to track any showers that pop up on radar.

NATIONAL: The Gadsden Police arrested Terica Pearl and charged her with murder.
08/11/2025

NATIONAL: The Gadsden Police arrested Terica Pearl and charged her with murder.

A woman in Alabama was arrested after a dead baby girl was found inside a hearse at a funeral home in Alabama, according to authorities.

Portraits of former Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush have also been moved to the same area.
08/11/2025

Portraits of former Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush have also been moved to the same area.

President Donald Trump has moved the official portraits of former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush.

“He was very unsettled, and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people,” Nancy Hoalst,...
08/11/2025

“He was very unsettled, and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people,” Nancy Hoalst, told the Atlanta newspaper. “He emphatically believed that.”

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer.

A $100 million project to turn food waste into renewable energy through a process known as anaerobic digestion is expect...
08/10/2025

A $100 million project to turn food waste into renewable energy through a process known as anaerobic digestion is expected to be built on a new site.

A Minnesota recycling company plans to break ground this fall on a project that turns food waste into fuel.

ROSE FOR THE WIN 🌹Justin Rose wins $3.6 million purse and 2,000 points towards FedEx Cup standings.
08/10/2025

ROSE FOR THE WIN 🌹Justin Rose wins $3.6 million purse and 2,000 points towards FedEx Cup standings.

After four rounds and surpassing 67 golfers, Justin Rose and J.J. Spaun were the final two left standing at end of the first FedEx Cup event in Memphis.

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The history of the WMC5 in Memphis begins with the birth of WMC Radio. WMC Radio, "Down in Dixie," went on the air Jan. 20, 1923 as a department of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The studio/transmitter and tower were on the top floor of the old Commercial Appeal building when it was located at 2nd Street and Court Avenue -- overlooking Court Square. Power then was 500 watts. The licensee for the new station was Commercial Publishing Company.

In 1930, a transmitter building and tower were constructed on Highway 70 (The Bristol Highway) near Highway 64. The tower is gone now, but the art-deco transmitter building remains as a boat dealer's headquarters.

In September 1931, new studios were dedicated at Hotel Gayoso downtown. As part of the opening day festivities, Milton Berle (later to become early TV's biggest star), was master of ceremonies for a remote broadcast from The Orpheum.