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    Germantown man accused of sexually soliciting minors waives preliminary hearing

    A man accused of sexually soliciting minors in a Germantown park waived his preliminary hearing in the suburb’s court.

    By Abigail Warren August 14, 2025
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    Mass shooter sentenced to hundreds of years in prison

    Ezekiel Kelly pleaded guilty to all 28 charges he was facing, which included three counts of first-degree murder and the commission of an act of terrorism.

    By Aarron Fleming August 13, 2025
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    The Early Word: Firm looks for MSCS fraud, and ICE will use nearby prison

    FedEx exec leaves with big bucks, two Downtown hotels are merging and a man breaks the Oreo record at Jack Brown’s.

    By Bianca Phillips August 13, 2025
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    The AM/DM podcast: The trolley problem

    Memphis Area Transit Authority officials have said it’s possible to make the Downtown trolley system operational again. But there are a lot of questions to answer before the trolleys start rolling down the tracks. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 13, 2025
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    West Tennessee town approves new ICE detention center

    In a contentious and confusing meeting Tuesday night, the Mason Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to reopen the 600-bed West Tennessee Detention Facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use for immigrants.

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    By Jody Callahan August 13, 2025
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    Gubernatorial candidate John Rose has ‘epiphany’ on crime in Memphis

    “My time as a member of Congress is not my calling card for this job,” the Republican Congressman from Cookeville said of his run for Tennessee Governor.

    By Bill Dries August 12, 2025
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    Tennessee town considers deal to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility

    Mason is within 10 miles of the BlueOval City campus, where Ford is manufacturing its new electric pickups and BlueOval SK batteries for the truck.

    By The Associated Press August 12, 2025
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    Man accused of city-wide shooting spree to plead guilty, lawyer says

    The man accused of going on a city-wide shooting spree in 2022 plans to plead guilty, his lawyer told The Daily Memphian.

    By Aarron Fleming August 12, 2025
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    Auditors arrive at MSCS looking for fraud in high-stakes probe

    Results from the audit could chart a path for state legislation to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools. New documents reveal what firm is doing the audit and what they may be looking for.

    By Laura Testino August 13, 2025
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    Israel-Hamas war hot topic at Steve Cohen town hall

    Tennesee’s only Democratic U.S. Congressman also gave his support to a Memphis City Council member’s run for governor.

    By Joseph Mangin August 12, 2025
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    The AM/DM podcast: Librarians make a surprise visit to City Council

    Last week, a group of the city’s librarians showed up at Memphis City Council, unannounced, to ask for a change to their employment. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 12, 2025
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    The Early Word: Much love for Fred Smith but not much luck for Feagins

    School-board shake-up is delayed, the zoo’s male lion dies and Magnolia & May’s owners are up to monkey business. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 12, 2025
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    County Commission punts on when to get school board races on same ballot

    The Shelby County Commission agreed to start term limits for Memphis-Shelby County Schools board elections with the 2026 election. But it delayed a decision on when to get all those races on the same ballot.

    By Bill Dries August 13, 2025
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    Calkins: On Fred Smith’s 81st birthday, the city he loved said goodbye

    Memphis threw a celebration at FedExForum that was worthy of Fred Smith’s life. Of course, Smith himself might not have liked all the fuss. He would have told us to get back to work.

    By Geoff Calkins August 16, 2025
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    ‘We will keep flying, Fred’: Mourners honor FedEx founder

    “He opened doors for generations of entrepreneurs to proudly go through in the Bluff City,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said. “Fred Smith didn’t just build a company. He built belief.” 

    By Sophia Surrett August 12, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Tyré Nichols’ civil rights trial reset to November 2026

    The reset came amid a broader rescheduling of a case that is approaching two-and-a-half years old. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 11, 2025
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    Man paralyzed after being stabbed 17 times at 201 Poplar

    The victim told The Daily Memphian how the alleged assault began. 

    By Aarron Fleming August 11, 2025
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    Memphis Zoo’s only male lion dies

    Although not a native Memphian, he was the “face of the Memphis Zoo” for nearly 15 years. 

    By Aarron Fleming August 11, 2025
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    Judge declines to reinstate Feagins

    A Shelby County Circuit Court judge declined to reinstate Marie Feagins to her former position as superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

    By Laura Testino August 12, 2025
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: Elvis Week is in full swing

    In this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss the week ahead.

    By Mary Cashiola August 11, 2025
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    The Early Word: FESJC par-tee’s over; plus, why Elvis is buried at Graceland

    MATA doesn’t have the money for a trolley return, Bar Hustle’s pizza has a secret and Shadyac has a new gig.

    By Bianca Phillips August 11, 2025
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    What the race for governor looks like with Blackburn officially in

    As Bill Lee’s final term nears its end, multiple contenders stepped up for the race for state governor. Plus, this political roundup also explores the Democratic primary race to succeed Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2025
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    MATA proposes hope for Downtown trolleys but says it needs more money to run them

    MATA does not have enough money to operate the trolleys even as it works to ready vehicles for a potential return. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 11, 2025
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    Ask the Memphian: Did someone really try to steal Elvis’ body?

    In what a former Memphis police chief laughingly calls a “goat rodeo from the word go,” three bumbling crooks hatched a harebrained scheme to steal the body of Elvis Presley two weeks after his death. It didn’t go very well.

    By Jody Callahan August 11, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Fans honor Elvis, and The Dame opens Downtown

    Also happening this week: The County Commission considers an MSCS board election shakeup, and the CRA wants your ideas for the Old Brick Church.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 10, 2025

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