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.
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.
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.
“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.”
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.
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.
MSCS wants its own “peace force,” the Memphis Zoo wants solar panels and Tom Lee’s home could be a museum.
The 30-minute segment will be able to stream this fall.
“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.
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.
The incident occurred after DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to make a stop along the border of Tunica and DeSoto counties.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.
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.
City Council votes down health benefits, a bill goes after Memphis’ bridge protests and somebody is wrong about the murder-solve rate.
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.
Collierville residents have several local races to consider when they vote this fall.
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.
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.
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.
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