Imani Williams
Multimedia Journalist
Imani Williams is an Emmy Award Winning Journalist from Jackson, Tennessee, or the “731” as she likes to call it.
Imani is super excited to be back closer to home as an MMJ/Reporter for WMC Action News 5 in Memphis, TN. She was recently a reporter and anchor in Jonesboro, AR. She is most excited about learning more about Memphis and meeting people across the Mid-South.
Imani earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Middle Tennessee State University, and she is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
If you have any story ideas, questions, or concerns contact Imani at Imani.Williams@wmctv.com or on Twitter @ImaniWilliamstv.
Just hours away from frigid temperatures and snow... a Memphis resident is using the unfortunate events from last year during winter weather to help him better prepare for this year.
The City of Memphis is prepping in several ways to make sure the city is ready for expected snow and frigid temperatures.
The Memphis City Council met Tuesday for their first meeting of the year, with the agenda set to approve or deny Mayor Paul Young’s administrative appointments.
Community activists are calling for action this week, which also marks a year since Tyre Nichols died from injuries sustained from an alleged beating by Memphis police.
The family of Tyre Nichols is still on a journey of justice as the one-year mark of Nichols being violently beaten by MPD officers was Sunday.
A woman is frustrated after items were stolen from her vehicle on New Year’s Eve.
Imagine going to the hospital to see a doctor, but you end up being tased and put in handcuffs.
Driving trucks loaded with packages is becoming more dangerous on the streets of Memphis after a pair of heists Tuesday.
As we rang in the new year on Monday, Paul Young was inaugurated as the new mayor of the City of Memphis. He finished the night at a Mayor’s Gala to celebrate, but did not lose sight of his plans to hit the ground running.
Church-goers and the community gathered in East Memphis for 901 Unity Day at Greater Community Temple.
Ashtar Garden has only been open for around 10 months, according to Dorsey. In that short time, he said his business was broken into nine times. That is nearly one break-in a month.
A Memphis police officer is in the hospital after he was hit by a car Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop in Whitehaven.
Days before Christmas a car was stolen while the owner of the car was inside Chef Tam’s Underground Café eating, according to the owner of the restaurant Tamera Patterson.
Back again for another year, Chef Tam’s Underground Café hosted a Christmas Eve celebration open to all who were in need.
We are two days away from Christmas, while many families are gathering for the holiday some are entering their first holiday season without a loved one due to gun violence.
Once you turn onto West Tuscumbia Cove in Collierville you can hear Christmas music and see all the lights.
On Tuesday, first-grader Langston Kelly was excited about a Christmas celebration that was planned at Millington Primary School, but little did he know there would be a bigger surprise.
A Memphis woman is recovering in the hospital after being shot in Orange Mound Sunday night. Action News 5 spoke with locals who said the victim is doing better, but the shootings need to stop.
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids announced Sunday it plans to protest at Chimneyrock Elementary School in January 2024.
Friday, Governor Bill Lee granted clemency to 23 Tennesseans including DeAndre Brown of Memphis.
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi announced it is resuming care to patients under Title X funds.
Tennessee lawmakers met with Memphis leaders and business executives on Monday to learn more about the ballooning crime rate in the Bluff City.
Jasmine Eason, 32, was killed early Saturday morning according to police.
There was so much joy and passion behind each business the teens showcased Saturday evening at the Youth Entrepreneur Pitch Night. The annual event was hosted by LITE Memphis after their 16-week program.
Groundbreaking approval of not one, but two treatments of the rare and life-threatening disease Sickle Cell Anemia, approved today by the Food and Drug Administration.
Tuesday night, the Memphis City Council approved Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s proposed 12% hike in electric bills spread out over three years.
So far in 2023, dozens of kids under the age of 18 have been killed in Memphis, according to an alarming number from Memphis police. MSCS leaders said this year, they are working to uplift students and staff dealing with trauma and death.
Around 11:50 Saturday night a vehicle crashed into a Frayser home on Overton Crossing Street, according to Memphis Police.
As the sun is setting on the Federal funds (ESSER) for Memphis Shelby County Schools, the district is contemplating what to do with the $150 million deficit they are facing.
Crime is a big concern as thousands gather in the Bluff City for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.
Leaders from multiple local organizations discussed what they are doing to deal with arguably the number one problem in the Bluff City.
The 13th annual Season of Remembrance was by the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office to honor homicide victims in the county.
Dozens gathered to kick off the holiday season in the Whitehaven community Sunday.
According to MPD, the City Gear near Lamar Avenue was burglarized again on Friday, Nov. 11.
It's been nearly four months since three men were killed in a golf cart crash while attending the National Bikers Roundup in Memphis. The sister of one of the men killed is not losing hope of finding who is responsible for this tragedy.
While MPD says this policy is the best practice, some council members want the policy to give officers more options. Memphis Police Department’s 13-page pursuit policy says officers are allowed to pursue only violent crime felonies.
Lawmakers and police say they need change as reports of shots fired are pulling Memphis Police officers in all directions across the city.
“This devastated a whole entire family tonight,” said Officer Chris Williams, Public Information Officer for the Memphis Police Department.
A man was arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that killed Ava Christopher.
A plea for change after violence hit home for one Shelby County commissioner, who shared at Monday’s commission meeting how his own daughter became a crime victim in Memphis this past weekend.
Many Mid-South children have lost at least one parent to gunfire. Now, one organization is working to help brighten the future for those kids and others.
A night of chaos Saturday night as the Memphis Police Department reported dozens of people vandalizing and stealing items from gas station stores and other local businesses.
Tuesday marked day two of lawmakers working to find how federal funding impacts classrooms in Tennessee.
From long lines and delayed openings residents are already frustrated with the current situation in the Shelby County Clerk’s Office. Adding to that frustration, Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert announced Monday that the location in Poplar Plaza is closing permanently on Thursday,
Dozens of family members, friends, and coworkers of 31-year-old Tedarius Day gathered to honor and remember him Sunday afternoon.
Families are displaced and frustrated after a Friday morning fire at an apartment complex.
Tuesday marks the end of a three-month tax break on groceries. Action News 5 spoke with shoppers, and many are not happy about the change.
Neighbors and friends speak out after a deadly house fire on Hancock Drive killed two women.
A leader in the community, a pastor to so many, and a mentor to many more. That is how those we spoke with described Pastor Brian Bartlett Sr, pastor of Lake Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
A group of men in Holly Springs built a team they hope in turn builds a better future for the players on it.
