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The AM/DM podcast: Setting up the short week

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:34 -0500

With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet.

The City Council's impasse over the city impasse procedure

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:20:50 -0500

At its Tuesday, May 26 session, the City Council will also take up a hotel surcharge for the Hyatt Centric at Beale Street and Riverside Drive, along with a name change for part of Alston Avenue.

Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:47:25 -0500

Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

MPD officer cited for Saturday crash that sent three to hospital

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:56:58 -0500

MPD said the officer had just received a suspicious vehicle call.

Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:54:02 -0500

For row after row, many of the headstones bear no name.

This Week in Memphis: Memorial Day and Italian Fest

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:16 -0500

Also happening this week: A new coffee shop opens on South Main, and The Lobbyist reopens its patio.

Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:03:54 -0500

Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.

Here's who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:11:20 -0500

Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.

The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 22 May 2026 06:29:46 -0500

Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day.

County primary election results have been certified, but there may be a challenge

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:31:28 -0500

The second-place finisher in one of the MSCS board Democratic primaries — the closest race in the May 5 county primaries — is reportedly weighing a recount.

Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN's new congressional map

noahmclane.news@gmail.com (Noah McLane) — Sun, 24 May 2026 18:08:56 -0500

A judge filed a legal memo a week after his May 14 decision to deny a motion for a temporary pause in implementing the state’s new congressional map.

Chancery Court hears arguments for, against congressional maps

noahmclane.news@gmail.com (Noah McLane) — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:51:01 -0500

A Chancery Court in Nashville heard arguments Thursday on a request for a temporary injunction in relation to Tennessee’s new congressional map.

Memphis man granted 1-year stay after his execution was called off

editions@dailymemphian.com (The Associated Press) — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:45:10 -0500

Tony Carruthers was granted a yearlong reprieve after his planned execution was halted on Thursday, May 21.

TBI investigating second fatality involving Task Force in a week

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:48:58 -0500

In the latest incident, task force agents responded to a call at a Memphis-area residence Wednesday evening.

The AM/DM podcast: How Regional One saved a police sergeant's leg

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:40:13 -0500

More than a month ago, Marion police sergeant Darrell Prewitt became the victim of a high-speed collision on I-40. These days, however, he’s back on two healthy legs.

Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:29:17 -0500

Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.

Immigrant rights group sues Highway Patrol over traffic stops in Memphis, Nashville

noahmclane.news@gmail.com (Noah McLane) — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:13:11 -0500

The suit challenges what it describes as an “increasingly commonplace” practice of THP troopers teaming up with federal immigration agents to stop Memphis and Nashville motorists in order to investigate their immigration status.

Tennessee prison officials won’t say if their lethal injection drugs are expired

shale@nashvillepublicmedia.com (Steven Hale) — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:41:20 -0500

Medical experts say use of out-of-date chemicals and drugs for lethal injections raises risk of prolonged and painful death.

The AM/DM podcast: Spotlight on a mini Memphis

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 20 May 2026 06:39:18 -0500

At Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, fifth- and sixth-grade students get to practice #adulting.

Former MATA CEO files wrongful termination lawsuit

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Wed, 20 May 2026 09:32:59 -0500

Bacarra Mauldin is alleging “wrongful termination, unpaid wages and tortious interference,” according to the case docket in Shelby County Chancery Court.