Memphis Morning News With Ditch & Tim

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Senator Bill Hagerty called Ditch and shared his thoughts on the Israel precision strikes in Iran, the organizations funding and organizing the LA rioters, the Big Beautiful Bill and Rand Paul.  Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor shared his thoughts with Ditch this morning about the planned No King protest Saturday in Memphis and in other cities.  An event that calls for comedy skits, clown shows and other interesting acts of silliness.     Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

The violent protests in Los Angeles required federal assistance. President Trump utilized his authority to protect federal personnel and property. Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to stop the federalization of the National Guard in California and Mark Miller from Pacific Legal Foundation says he's wrong and explains why.   Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/me...

Congressman David Kustoff called in during Memphis Morning News to talk about Trump v. Elon, The Big Beautiful Bill and the "Green New Scam" and the escalating of antisemitism in America.  Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chief Economist at The Heritage Foundation ,  EJ Antoni says people holding student loan debt faced with finally paying it down, will be a productive thing for the economy.  It could create an increase in overall economic production because many of them will have to find an additional job to start paying it down and that adds to production numbers.    Buying American is more of...

This week a Trump Cabinet participated in an E.O signing and pronounced his support for "nuk-u-ler"  .  This bugs Ditch and started a conversation about words that are not correctly pronounced or used in context.   Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Memorial Day approaches, the purpose of the day has been replaced by barbeque, beer and pool side parties. We will not forget why America takes this day to spend time remembering those who put country and freedom first and in doing that, have sacrificed so much. Boy Scout Troop 27 member Wesley from Bartlett, Tennessee spent some time to educate everyone on the protocol & process of retirin...

On this week's edition of What's Bugging You, the storms have magnified motorists ignorance of the road rules and the practice of retail lockups makes it very hard to be loyal.   Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim Van Horn.  When was the last known escape at 201 Poplar and what's the progress of updating the jail cell doors?   Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FBI Director Kash Patel says that Memphis is the homicide capital of the US and is addressing the problem with his new plans for the agency and how it fights crime.  In an exclusive local radio appearance on Newstalk 989, Tennessee Senator Brent Taylor told Ditch & Tim Van Horn, "...hopefully the grownups will show up and be able to get federal prosecutions where we have not been able to...

According to House Ways and Means Committee member, David Kustoff, they have completed their markups and have sent the bill to Agriculture, Energy and Commerce committees for markups before it gets voted on and sent to the Senate.   Memphis Morning News asked if the Trump tax cuts will become permanent, will there be no taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security and is the left willing...

This weeks questions for Mark Miller of Pacific Legal Foundation 1) Does  Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan have standing on her claim that allowing an illegal immigrant to sneak out through the jury door, was an official act and therefore she should be immune to prosecution?   2) When will SCOTUS decide on the lines between executive vs judicial powers? Plus, a shocking story of...

Our air travel industry insider, Jay "The Fly Guy" Ratliff worked with Pete Rose over the years and says consequences are just that. "You can't ask after you've been found guilty for the rules to change. There's a bigger part of me that thinks he shouldn't be in because he violated thee rule because betting on baseball almost ended baseball after the Black Sox Scandal in the early 1900's." &n...

Hot Take question of the day- Do you support eliminating waste, fraud & abuse as a means of reducing spending in the entitlement programs?  Alice is passionate about her stance on the issue and witnessed cousins "living on the system their entire lives".   Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills called in to Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim Van Horn and shared details about the proposed ethics ordinance that could be the catalyst to remove Edmond Ford Jr. from his seat. This comes in the wake of federal charges against Ford claiming he took kickbacks from non-profits that received grant money through the commission. Currently, there have bee...

David Wayne Brown and Dave Martello gave an update on Memphis Morning News this week with information about the reward increase for information that leads to solving a murder.  Six people were shot during a Memphis Allies meeting. Mathew Williams was killed while 5 others were treated at Regional One.  In 2022 Youth Villages joined with community partners to create Memphis Allies. The go...

Martin vs. United States. In a mistaken SWAT raid, Ms. Martin's home is raided and it turned out the FBI had the wrong house.  The government told her that she has no right to sue.  Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every Tuesday, Ditch & Tim Van Horn ask- "What's bugging you?"  It's your chance to call and get it off your chest.  This week, we heard about pets in restaurants, people smoking up before going shopping and the Democratic Party of Shelby County.  Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Do The MATA credit card receipts with charges for trips to Greece, India, Las Vegas and other receipts for fine dining, Party City and a half million dollar suite at Fed Ex Forum constitute misuse of public funds?  Memphis Morning News' Ditch & Tim Van Horn spoke with our local news partner WREG's Jessica Gertler about what she found with her investigation into the spending at MATA. ...

With the second largest corporate tax payer in Shelby County quickly developing it's footprint in Southwest Memphis, facts over fears are the most important thing that local leaders can do to assure constituents that laws and regulations are not being broken by the xAI Supercomputer development.  Shelby County GOP Chairman, Worth Morgan and Vice Chair Patti Possel were in studio on Memphis Mo...

Tennessee Economic & Community Development Commissioner, Stuart McWhorter delivered an update on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim Van Horn about West Tennessee companies big and small.  xAI's future impact in the region, Ford's EV production plans and where does Tennessee sit on the national business climate map?   Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/...

So how did a Memphis man get 2 Memphis homes for $10?  The quit deed scheme was foiled after Stuart Breakstone 34 was seen in video recordings withdrawing money from an ATM. The money withdrawn came from a bank account set up using ID theft and the sale of two home in Memphis. Real Estate closing attorney Matt McDonald spoke on Memphis Morning News about the quit deed schemes and what can be...

The University of Memphis Tigers women's tennis team won the AAC Championship in a 4-2 final against Tulsa.  Coach Perez and associate head coach Haymond stopped by the studios and talk about the championship on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim Van Horn.  Support the show: https://www.newstalk989.com/personalities/memphis-morning-news/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Author or great books about RUSH, Sugar Ray Leonard, Scottie Pippen and so many others, has released his latest- The Golf 100. A spirited ranking of the greatest players of all time.   So, who’s the best of ’em all? Tiger Woods? Jack Nicklaus? Bobby Jones? Ben Hogan? Golf fans will disagree until the end of time, but one thing is certain: For well over 100 years, the sport ha...