The recent Nashville school shooting provided yet another reminder that “presumptive safe places” might now always be safe.

The Showboats, in a new league but with the same name, will play a game at Liberty Stadium for the first time since 1985 when they open their 2023 season April 15. 

Memphis students went shopping for prom free of charge Saturday, April 1, at the Memphis Police Department’s second Prom Closet event in Downtown Memphis.

Friends and neighbors in Covington gathered to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through the area, decimating the town.

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Carter claimed the chairmanship in the most Democratic county in the state Saturday, April 1, by three votes over rival Jesse Huseth.

Updates on Caleb Love, Mustapha Amzil and Khalif Battle as coach Penny Hardaway rebuilds the Tigers’ roster.

This week: Spring cleaning, berried treasure (pun intended) and some “childhood joy” at the Brooks Museum. 

We gave you the Seessel’s chocolate butter pie for a holiday gift and now we’re back with the Seessel’s lemon butter pie for your Easter dessert spread. 

“Would that Memphis and its surrounding communities realize King’s dream and be a compelling model for the nation.”

Two history professors, looking at the city’s Civil Rights Movement since Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination 55 years ago, talk about Tyre Nichols, police reform and where today’s movement is headed on “Behind The Headlines.”

As of March 30, there had been 78 murders in Memphis this year compared to 54 murders at the same point in 2022, according to Memphis Police Department data.

The Grizzlies trailed by 20 points in the first quarter, but erased that deficit with big nights from Desmond Bane and Luke Kennard.

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The new state law, which prohibits drag shows where children might be present, would have gone into effect Saturday, April 1. 

Mandy Gunasekara filed an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court over a ruling that found she did not meet the citizenship requirement to remain on the Aug. 8 Republican primary ballot.

For the first time in more than two years, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center issued a rare “high risk” forecast for Memphis Friday afternoon.

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The race for chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party is set against the backdrop of turmoil this week in the state House. Two of the three contenders say Democrats in the House aren’t being vocal enough.

“In the past, most bar fights ended up being just that — a bar fight,” Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said. “Now everybody has a weapon, and we’re seeing more and more simple arguments turning into gun battles.”

Council attorney Allan Wade says council rules forbid special meetings to vote on ordinances, like the redistricting plan an ad hoc group is sending to the council for a vote in special meetings April 5 and April 12.

During an appearance on The Daily Memphian’s On the Record podcast, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland declined to say whether he thought the police department had issues with its culture. 

Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins denied a motion to make the city of Memphis part of the lawsuit. But he consolidated two legal challenges to the City of Memphis’ five-year mayoral residency requirement Friday. 

In this bonus Grizzlies Podcast, Chris Herrington welcomes back Matt Hrdlicka, who writes about the Grizzlies and more on his own Patreon page.

A man has been charged in the Whitehaven shooting that resulted in the gunshot injuries of two Memphis Police Department officers Thursday, March 30.

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Grizzlies two-way player Kenneth Lofton Jr. was named NBA G League Rookie of the Year. He averaged 20.2 points and 10.5 rebounds in 17 games for the Memphis Hustle this season.

The building, at North B.B. King Boulevard and Madison Avenue, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 but has been vacant since 1986.