Across DeSoto County law enforcement agencies, K-9s assist officers with catching criminals. A recent donation of lightweight bulletproof vests helps them do their job better.

Tennessee leaders anticipate the end of legal abortion will lead to more children in foster care and say a package of adoption bills will speed the placement of kids in permanent, stable family situations.

The Great Plains Action Society’s Walk for River Rights was the centerpiece of a three-day summit last month for organizers from in the Mississippi River basin, who, among other things, want to grant the river legal standing.

Council Chairman Martavius Jones has proposed a $0.29 increase to the city’s current $2.71 property tax rate, which would raise about $40.6 million in new revenue for the city if it passed. 

On a recent trip to Europe, I found few people engaged in regular religious life. Beautiful cathedrals were mostly for tourists and not worshipers. I don’t feel in America we are headed down the same path.

With a focus of spending more time with patients to assess their medical problems, two Lakeland residents will soon open a wellness clinic in The Lake District.

Jeremy Kelly scored in the first minute and the goals just kept on coming as Memphis wins its fourth game in a row.

Kerrick Jackson spent one season at Memphis and was the Tigers’ first Black head baseball coach.

Ethylene oxide, or EtO, has been on the community’s radar since the Environmental Protection Agency identified a Florida Street business as one of 23 high-risk polluters. 

Hours after Federal Judge Thomas L. Parker called Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act, more commonly referred to as the drag ban, unconstitutional, floats carrying flamboyantly dressed passengers roll down Beale.

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The Downtown Memphis Commission kicked off its free beginners’ bike class series in the Raymond James parking lot, starting with the basics. 

Most quarterbacks aren’t nearly as tall as Cole Kelley, but Memphis’ USFL starter hopes to get another NFL shot after spending offseason time last year with the Washington Commanders.

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The ruling, released early Saturday morning, found that the bill was an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.

In addition to Alyce Mantia Price’s recipe for roast pork, we’re also giving you a bonus recipe this week for her baked black beans. 

“There have been many instances when my mom and I were driving, and someone going 20 miles or more over the speed limit almost hit us.”

Shelby County Commission chairman Mickell Lowery says on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines” that he’s counting votes on a proposed wheel tax hike that faces a critical commission vote Monday, June 5.

Some foods just say summer. We say bring those on, because we can almost touch them and we’re ready.

Guard from Link Academy in Missouri never did sign with the program, a Tigers athletic department spokesman said.

If approved, it would become the sixth TacoNGanas location, with trucks in Cordova, Midtown and East Memphis. 

The motion was originally filed May 1 by Hutton on behalf of his client Larry McKay, who has been on death row since 1983. Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy joined the motion.

The D.C. Scorecard tracks a rare crossing of partisan lines among the city’s representatives in Washington on the debt ceiling compromise. They voted along partisan lines on a Republican attempt to stop the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan.

Local franchisees Blaire and Taylor Bobo plan to open their fourth Rotolo’s and they are looking for locations for a fifth. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education will discuss interim superintendent Toni Williams’ contract during its June 20 work session.

Memphis Showboats receiver Vinny Papale has worked through several obstacles to be where he is. His father’s journey, which inspired the Disney movie “Invincible,” is one of his biggest motivators to keep pushing. 

Lee has previously praised the NRA’s efforts to protect the Second Amendment but has since faced opposition from the group as he works to pass gun control legislation.