Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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At the Incognito Art Auction to benefit the Memphis Botanic Garden, buyers will be purchasing pieces that speak to them without knowing who actually created them until the sale is complete.
Suspects allegedly opened fire on cops in Downtown Memphis early Friday morning, Memphis Police Department officials said.
Midtown Fourth of July celebration attracts hundreds, but many who came said they had mixed feelings about the holiday this year.
The Tops on Thomas Street reopens, Kinfolk doesn’t and more Cronuts are on the way.
“Gross, gross.” “It’s OK to make a mistake.” “Yikes!” Memphians react to a Redbirds ad for a Fourth of July celebration.
One of the victims was an employee of the facility. Police have one person in custody.
Everyone hates potholes. Here’s what they are and what you can do if you spot — or hit — one.
Several new state laws are taking effect on July 1, including measures regarding child abuse, animal abuse and using cellphones in schools.
The U.S. Mint won’t be making any more pennies, but — with at least 114 billion pennies still in circulation — will anyone even notice?
Hundreds gather to soak up the history (and heat) where former Mayor Willie Herenton, Booker T. Jones, and Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White got their start.
A designation for Southwest Tennessee Community College from the Federal Aviation Administration will provide training in school instead of while accumulating hours in a cockpit.
Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far, with the heat index expected to hit 107. A heat advisory remains in effect at least through Friday, but some relief may be on the way.
Families of people slain by Memphis police came together Saturday. They included those whose deaths were deemed unjust as well as others whose deaths were ruled justified.
A brutal heat wave is hitting much of the U.S., including Memphis, as the National Weather Service issues heat advisories for the weekend with the heat index expected to top 105 degrees.
“I know the conditions of the release. But he just wants to talk to him and I’m gonna ask the mayor, is he too busy?” the man’s uncle said. “(He’s) the mayor of the city. If he’s got a citizen that wants to talk to him, talk to him.”
City officials made a rare move to nominate a new director of Memphis Animal Services with a background in grassroots animal-rescue work.Related content:
Wednesday’s signing won’t actually cause any changes at the jail as the facility has been implementing this policy since 2023.
When it opened, the theater was a prominent stop on the “Chitlin’ Circuit.”
Saturday’s protest was part of a nationwide “No Kings” rally against the Trump administration, with hundreds of thousands of people in more than 2,000 cities and communities nationwide united in protest.
In this week’s “Ask the Memphian,” we answer a reader's question: How did the city’s parkways get their names, and why are parts of them so confusing?
A Memphis police officer shot and critically wounded the driver of a vehicle in Orange Mound late Friday night after the suspect allegedly accelerated into another officer with the car, officials said.
The owners of Cordova Skating Center recently spent more than $100,000 on upgrading the rink. Why spend that kind of money? Because roller skating will never die.
The death of 14-year-old William McConnell, who died in 2022 while crossing East Parkway, inspired the William’s Walk event at Overton Park’s Old Forest.
YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South locations reopened under “precautionary safety measures.” Law-enforcement officers found nothing amiss following an “unspecified threat.”
This week, Juneteenth gets started early, the BoDeans are at the Shell and the Memphis Social Bicycle Club races — in drag.