Jacob Gallant
Digital Content Manager
Memphis, TN
Jacob is a Digital Content Manager with over a decade of experience in local news, both in the Mid-South and Central Mississippi. After spending his childhood in Massachusetts, he moved to the Mid-South for his formative years and attended Mississippi State. (Go Dawgs!) He loves to cover news that impacts your day-to-day lives and loves to cover sports.
The two Ole Miss students found dead have been identified, according to officials.
Authorities are investigating after two University of Mississippi students were found dead in Oxford, with officials warning against unverified substances including kratom.
Three people in Memphis are charged in the death of a 6-year-old-girl who died after being left inside a daycare van, according to authorities.
The police chief of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed a 1-year-old Black boy in June has been fired over alleged racist text messages.
A live iguana gave workers a shock at a Memphis FedEx store.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died. He was 29.
A Tennessee lawmaker is calling on the city of Memphis to secede from the rest of the state.
A man was arrested after police found a video of him sexually assaulting a 3-year-old, according to investigators.
Nearly a dozen people were injured after two canopies collapsed at two different gas stations in a Mississippi city.
An infant was safely surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box at a fire station in Atoka, Tennessee, over the weekend.
A monkey that survived a truck crash in Mississippi in October is now living comfortably at an animal refuge.
A man in Tennessee is outraged following a horrific discovery regarding his mother’s death.
Authorities in Tennessee are searching for the person who abandoned an infant in a stranger’s yard.
A high school football player was hospitalized for days after he passed out at practice due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
Two deputies in Tennessee may soon lose their ability to work in law enforcement after allegedly bringing a drunk woman to a hotel after a traffic stop so one could have sex with her.
A woman was charged in the death of a pastor outside of a bar early Wednesday morning.
The teacher allegedly generated AI video footage of the students by using images taken from their social media accounts.
A second-grade student in Tennessee died after she collapsed while at school earlier this week.
The Memphis Police Department said the baby was discovered last Monday in a dumpster behind a Whitehaven gas station.
A woman in Tennessee is accused of selling black market weight loss drugs, according to authorities.
The teenager who died has been identified as Ripley High School senior and football player Demarcus Barnes.
A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley.
A woman's body was found on the side of the road.
Several tenants were scammed by a former apartment employee.
Two men were reportedly caught on camera stealing from a UPS truck after the driver stepped away.
Police say preliminary information points to a random bullet that hit the toddler from a different part of the apartment complex.
The Satanic Temple is planning an “After School Satan club” at a Memphis elementary school, marking the fifth active club in the country announced this year.
Over the summer, Terry Davis and his family kickstarted a fundraiser to help him travel across the country.
Michael Oher alleges the Tuohys failed “to meet their required duties to provide regular accountings or to act in the best interest of their ward, Michael J. Oher, and for applicable damages and other relief.”
The story of Oher and the Tuohys was made famous by the 2009 film “The Blind Side,” which portrays Oher’s journey growing up in Memphis, being raised by the Tuohys and starring as an offensive lineman for Ole Miss before making his way to the NFL.
A health care worker was fatally shot inside a clinic Tuesday in a suburb of Memphis.
A man has died days after being shot in an attempted carjacking.
An up-and-coming football player has died in an ATV crash.
Jermarcus Johnson, 26, was accused as an accessory after the fact of conspiring to murder the Memphis rapper.
The Memphis Zoo announced the recent births of two endangered Sumatran tiger cubs.
Police surrounded an area near the University of Memphis on Tuesday after a shooting at a TV station.
Memphis police are seeking information on a possible serial abductor.
Andy Kaufman is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2023, the company announced Monday.
A woman escaped her kidnapper after she was locked in a closet for two months, according to police in Tennessee.
Six people are dead in Mississippi after a series of shootings Friday.
Jerry Lawler suffered a stroke at his Florida home, WMC reports.
Nichols was taken to a hospital where he died three days later.
The Memphis Zoo says it will be sending its giant pandas back to China.
A Memphis man is accused of attempting to kill a DoorDash driver, while stealing his vehicle.
Authorities in Mississippi say a babysitter has been arrested in the death of a 2-year-old boy.
Memphis police are searching for a woman who they believe was abducted early Friday morning.
The truck was carrying Bertolli alfredo sauce when it hit a retaining wall, Memphis police said.
A man and woman are in custody after a stolen credit card was used to buy several guns online, according to authorities.
An animal advocacy group said a man recorded videos of cats being tortured and killed on Snapchat.
