It’s a community service to put election stories outside the paywall. And yet, bluntly, our decision also comes with a cost. Because producing this news is expensive.

Two proposals with common political ground were before the council Tuesday. 

Football and girls soccer teams are still allowed to continue non-contact workouts.

Contrary to early rumors, University of Memphis radio station WYXR – formerly WUMR – will still play jazz, there will be lots of Memphis music but other music as well, and U of M students will continue to be involved in the station.

The second-year forward was leading the team in scoring since the league's restart. 

Gov. Bill Lee, faced with opening schools in the midst of a pandemic, promised more “transparency” Tuesday, Aug. 4, on reporting COVID-19 cases in schools but declined to say the public will be given case numbers for every school statewide.

Sources say the AAC is leaning toward the format the Sun Belt Conference is using.

U of M needs several weeks of downward COVID-19 trends before it will consider bringing more students back.

Gov. Bill Lee is scheduled to speak today at a 3 p.m. press briefing. 

Developers cite the economic effects of the pandemic in seeking different and new tax incentives. The first phase of the development is estimated to cost $741 million.

High school sporting events, University of Memphis football and latest coronavirus data highlight Tuesday's COVID-19 joint task force briefing.

Engineered Medical Systems has already more than doubled the size of its facility from 40,000 to 92,000 square feet.

Amid an 0-3 start in Orlando, young Grizzlies stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. have shown both how good they can be and the work they still need to do. Plus: The Dillon Brooks dilemma, the backup point guard mess and more. 

Starting with small clusters of students, a Tennessee school became one of the nation’s first to reopen its campus to students during the pandemic. Within two days, a teacher with the sniffles tested positive for COVID-19.

Regional hospital bed usage has increased slightly, while the number of COVID-positive patients in ICUs remained at around 120, keeping in line with the past week.

Coroners in Mississippi rule on cases of death outside a hospital. In Mississippi, it's an elected job. 

The proposed senior living facility would be on 14 acres and would not affect golf at Windyke Country Club.

In part two of our investigation into the city's rape kit backlog, aging sexual assault victims contend MPD’s failure to investigate their cases has doubled their trauma.

Also today: 

• MPD looks to fix problems in the Sex Crimes Bureau — but not the “bid system”
• A critic’s perspective
• A police perspective

It may surprise Christians who advise athletes and audiences to pray instead of protest, but Christians have never separated protest and prayer.

After losing to the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night, the Grizzlies are now 0-3 in the bubble. But if you're looking for good news, that chip on Ja Morant's shoulder may be getting bigger, still. 

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is “too large” to depend exclusively on the most-often mentioned source of power should MLGW leave the Tennessee Valley Authority, but the city-owned utility still could save up to $122 million a year under certain options recommended in the final version of a consultant’s report.

Shooting struggles and a slow start proved costly for the Grizzlies in their third straight loss from the NBA's Orlando bubble. 

Republican Senate contender Dr. Manny Sethi and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas portrayed rival candidate Bill Hagerty as a political insider despite having President Donald Trump’s endorsement. 

Parents or guardians must pick up tablets or laptops on the designated days and times for their schools before online-only classes begin Aug. 30.

Start-up Indigo Ag, with its North American commercial operations headquartered in Downtown Memphis, continues to raise investor funding, but has a goal to become self-sufficient by the end of this year.