The jury handed down its verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith on Thursday, Oct. 3, the climax of a nearly four-week federal trial.

With news that 50,000 longshoremen were going on strike, many Memphians raced to stores to stock up on toilet paper. But economists say the fear is misplaced. 

Memphis Flyway is underway, Cohen asks for MATA money and the Whitehaven STEM lab breaks ground for real this time.

The superintendent must approve the process used to measure her job performance. Once an agreement is reached, Memphis-Shelby County School Board members will complete the evaluation by spring.

Defense attorneys representing the three defendants made their closing arguments Wednesday afternoon and continued through 7:20 p.m.

Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis says he is “disheartened” by the bus system’s “operational and fiscal crisis” after he helped secure $140 million in federal transit funding for MATA in recent years.

After funding delays and worries that a proposed science, technology, engineering and mathematic lab for Whitehaven High would never happen, officials held a second ceremonial groundbreaking for the $9 million project.

In closing arguments Wednesday, prosecutor Kathryn Gilbert told jurors that officers wanted to punish Tyre Nichols after he ran from a 2023 traffic stop and that they thought they could get away with it. 

“This flyway provides (an) opportunity to get closer to the river, to see a natural habitat and to enjoy the quietness of this area of the park,” Memphis River Parks Partnership COO Art Davis said.

A person familiar with the matter said the land would be used for future development for xAI and allow the company to build on its ongoing momentum in Memphis.

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Violent school threats are on the rise, the longshoreman strike could hit Memphis and JJJ may be injured.

Three people, including a teenager in Nashville, were arrested for the threats that prompted MSCS-wide lockdowns last month. 

The Memphis City Council’s other-action items Tuesday, Oct. 1, included more money for affordable housing and more cameras.

The financing is a switch from another type of bond the city wanted to use but couldn’t to bridge a $10 million gap in the renovation and reuse of the city’s tallest building.

The City Council toured the aging hotel to see dilapidated rooms that the current owners wouldn’t pay to fix.

“I hope to show students that creating music is this gift and a tool that they can use not only to enrich their lives but the lives of others,” said Jenny Davis, executive director of the program.

Defense rests in the Tyre Nichols trial, the judge in Wanda Halbert’s ouster case needs more info and you can fly nonstop to Austin again.

The retired officer said Smith had a reputation for his passion for the job, his professionalism and making sure his conduct was “legal and ethical.”

Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was described as “a bridge” between people as her friends and family told the court Monday what her death meant to them. 

The school resource officer faces two counts of rape and one charge of sexual battery related to a single incident last week. 

Council members discuss the Sheraton convention center hotel deal in committees Tuesday, Oct. 1. They will also vote on new city-backed funding for the 100 N. Main mixed reuse project.

Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson wants briefs from both sides in the ouster attempt as she weighs a motion to dismiss it.

Former school board member regrets the Feagins hire, Seth Henigan breaks a streak and Ja gets up.

The $12.8 million University Crime Information Center is a place where officers can monitor, in real-time, a network of more than 1,200 cameras spread around the school’s campuses.