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    Critics say efforts to repeal bail reform could be unconstitutional

    State Sen. Brent Taylor has filed two bills to restrict bail. But they come at a time when crime is trending downward, and some critics say they won’t help anyway.

    By Aarron Fleming February 22, 2024
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    Mississippi River cruises take hit as American Queen shuts down

    For two decades, the city’s return on its investment into the overnight river cruise industry has gone up and down — and it looks to be falling again. 

    By Keely Brewer February 22, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    ‘Everybody needs justice:’ Victims, leaders sound off on bail practices after shooting spree

    “Y’all just let him out to do the same thing that he’s already out on bond for,” Domonique Coleman said. “I feel like they should have just kept him in jail.”

    By Julia Baker February 22, 2024
  • Public Safety

    DeSoto County Sheriff says officer-involved shooting ‘in line with training’

    The MBI has not disclosed what initiated the stop. None of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s officers were seriously injured, but the K9, identified as Luca, is deceased. 

    By Rob Moore February 22, 2024
  • Update Metro

    Americans reporting nationwide cellular outages from AT&T, Cricket Wireless and other providers

    A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector.

    By The Associated Press February 22, 2024
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    The Early Word: Bill targets Tennessee Three, and Tigers don’t quit

    MSCS wants its own “peace force,” the Memphis Zoo wants solar panels and Tom Lee’s home could be a museum.

    By Bianca Phillips February 22, 2024
  • Education

    Prime Video college tour series is in town filming a U of M segment

    The 30-minute segment will be able to stream this fall.

    By Jane Roberts February 22, 2024
  • Premium Education

    MSCS looks to create district ‘peace force’ to handle school safety

    “The creation of an MSCS Peace Force will provide proactive and preventative measures for maintaining school safety and disrupt the school to prison pipeline,” a document filed with the County Commission reads. 

    By Julia Baker, Bill Dries February 21, 2024
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Early voting off 2020 pace; Brown says no backlog; August ballot action

    Turnout through the first five days of early voting in the Democratic primaries shows to be half of what it was four years ago at the same time.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2024
  • North Mississippi

    One dead following shooting with DeSoto County sheriff’s deputies

    The incident occurred after DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to make a stop along the border of Tunica and DeSoto counties. 

    By Rob Moore February 21, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Solar panels at Memphis Zoo could be first for city

    The Memphis Zoo consumes more than a tenth of all the power used at city-owned facilities, not including the city’s wastewater treatment plants. 

    By Keely Brewer February 22, 2024
  • State Government

    Tennessee bill would stop counties from reappointing expelled lawmakers

    The bill is sponsored by state Rep. Johnny Garrett, one of the central figures who led the expulsion proceedings against state Reps. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson last April.

    By Ian Round February 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Federal jury convicts man who drove car into Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy

    In July 2022, Charlie Gibson drove a car into a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was responding to an assault call in Cordova.

    By Julia Baker February 21, 2024
  • Shelby County

    MLGW to drill more wells to keep water pressure up during emergencies

    Because of a combination of “hard fiscal decisions in the past” and lower water demand, MLGW delayed installing new wells even as old wells aged out.

    By Keely Brewer February 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Four former Memphis police officers decertified

    One former Memphis Police officer contested his decertification before the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, and three more did not appear for the hearings.

    By Ben Wheeler February 21, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Tom Lee museum, slave market memorial receive national funding

    The museum will be a repository of Klondike’s memories, including the untold stories of the people who shaped it, starting with Tom Lee himself.

    By Jane Roberts February 23, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Arrests and traffic stops increase in Hernando

    Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.

    By Rob Moore February 21, 2024
  • Education

    Some Tennessee fourth graders have to meet individualized ‘adequate growth’ measure or risk retention

    Tennessee fourth graders will have to show during state testing this spring that they’ve made progress toward becoming better readers in order to move to the fifth grade.

    By Laura Testino February 21, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Local judge catches flak; Little Rock is in High Cotton

    City Council votes down health benefits, a bill goes after Memphis’ bridge protests and somebody is wrong about the murder-solve rate.

    By Bianca Phillips February 21, 2024
  • Arlington

    Arlington alderman position up for grabs in August election

    Arlington Alderman Russell Wiseman has chosen not to see reelection, opening the door for at least two candidates to seek the office. Meanwhile, Mayor Mike Wissman says he will run for another term.

    By Michael Waddell February 21, 2024
  • Premium Collierville

    Collierville mayor ‘open to running,’ but undecided on reelection

    Collierville residents have several local races to consider when they vote this fall.

    By Abigail Warren February 21, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    Judge reprimanded for overturning 163-year sentence

    The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct issued Shelby County Criminal Court Division 1 Judge Paula Skahan a public reprimand Feb. 14 for overturning the sentence of Courtney Anderson in December 2022.

    By Aarron Fleming February 21, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis teams with EPA to fund $103M in drainage upgrades

    The City of Memphis plans to issue revenue bonds with the Environmental Protection Agency to help fund upgrades to the city’s aging stormwater system over the next five years.

    By Keely Brewer February 20, 2024
  • State Government

    Law aimed at protesters would increase penalty for blocking traffic to felony

    A bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly would make it a felony to block a roadway, a penalty enhancement intended to prevent another protest like the one that blocked the Hernando DeSoto bridge for hours earlier this month.

    By Ian Round February 20, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City Council votes down health insurance benefits for itself

    After several moves to delay or table the measure, it failed without getting a single yes vote.

    Related story:

    Council postpones vote on Ursula Madden’s salary as MLGW VP

    By Bill Dries February 21, 2024

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