The Friday blast that leveled an explosives plant was felt for miles around rural Humphreys County. The state has brought in a “rapid DNA” team to identify victims’ remains.

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This jigsaw puzzle features a photo from Day 3 of the Mempho Music Festival and was taken by freelance photographer Brad Vest.

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus. 

Shelby County Lee Harris’ veto of a resolution to move school board elections and the National Guard coming to town were hot topics on “Behind the Headlines.”

The Saints rolled up nearly 500 yards. But miscues proved costly against the undefeated Eagles.

Southwind quarterback Kelvin Perkins accounts for all six Jaguar touchdowns, thanks in large part to a big night from the big guys in the trenches.

A trial date has been set in the civil lawsuit filed by the family of Ramon McGhee, who died last year at the Shelby County Jail.

With helicopters in the air and detentions rising, some legal immigrants are afraid to leave home.

During the groundbreaking, no one said xAI primary owner Elon Musk’s name aloud, but he was referenced multiple times. 

Residents miles away reported hearing the blast after an explosion Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military munitions plant about 60 miles southwest of Nashville. 

Collage’s $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant was canceled earlier this year, but the Memphis dance company is forging ahead with a new season of shows that open this weekend.

Memphis Public Libraries, in an attempt to navigate the current political waters, has scrubbed its yearslong observation of Banned Books Week.

The guard’s early actions appear more casual than the federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have flooded the streets as part of President Donald Trump’s Task Force, a multiagency crime reduction effort. 

“This is a lot better than my court in my backyard,” Ja Morant said. “Hopefully we get some more NBA players out of here.”

Joseph “Rusty” McKinney died April 12, 2024, during a shoot-out between 13 officers and two teenage suspects. 

The suburb’s Municipal Planning and Design Review Commission recommends a new site plan for The Learning Center on Canada Road.

No. 24 USF at undefeated North Texas is the biggest American Conference game of the season thus far. Here is why the outcome matters to Memphis. 

“We have an embarrassment of riches of quality, excellent dance in Memphis,” Steven McMahon, of Ballet Memphis, said.

This may be where Germantown has reached the crossroads between commitment to the community and paying the mayor for the 40-plus-hour work week.

For the fourth year, the Tennessee Shakespeare Company will perform outside of the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, this time presenting “Much Ado About Nothing.”

Also, the local board game parlor Board to Beers is officially open at its new location at 3482 Plaza Ave.

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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the International Paper building on Poplar Avenue and was taken by Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.

A map of local recipients of Tennessee’s voucher program expansion shows that most live in Shelby County’s top-earning zip codes.