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  • City of Memphis

    Council postpones vote on Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary

    The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary over $180,000.

    By Keely Brewer March 04, 2024
  • Premium Business

    Memphis economy is healthy but has areas for improvement

    Memphis' economy can be improved by stabilizing income inequality, low median household income, and housing and food insecurity. 

    By Sophia Surrett February 20, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts

    In conversation that covered murder-clearance rates, aggravated assault charges, illegal car stunts and more, the Shelby County district attorney general and the Memphis Police Department’s interim chief both presented to the Memphis City Council public safety committee.

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    DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.

    By Julia Baker February 20, 2024
  • Public Safety

    DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.

    Steve Mulroy said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that MPD had a murder clearance rate of 31.2% in 2022, something that Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis audibly disputed as he said it.

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    MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts

    By Samuel Hardiman February 21, 2024
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    The Early Word: New life for empty Crosstown lot and a Tourism tax prob

    Report finds Black drivers receive more traffic tickets, Hardaway says he’s been a target and a Memphis piano man brings home a big award.

    By Bianca Phillips February 20, 2024
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    After questions, Memphis Tourism says political donations weren’t donations after all

    Memphis Tourism asked the Metropolitan Memphis Hotel and Lodging Association’s political action committee to amend campaign finance filings after The Daily Memphian questioned why it had not disclosed political donations on its federal tax returns. 

    By Samuel Hardiman February 26, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Decarcerate Memphis report breaks down MPD traffic stop data

    “Memphis and Shelby County have, in some respects, truly become more threatening in recent years; traffic fatalities have risen, especially since 2020; fewer people are able to legally drive; and people of color face more discrimination on the road and in court,” Decarcerate Memphis’ new report said.

    By Aarron Fleming February 21, 2024
  • Real Estate

    Crosstown Concourse eyes parking lot for future event venue

    Crosstown Concourse might get an indoor event center on an unused surface parking lot following approval from the Land Use Control Board meeting on March 14. 

    By Sophia Surrett February 20, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City Council moves to final vote for health insurance extension

    The current council inherited the controversial extension of health insurance coverage for itself from the previous group. 

    By Bill Dries February 20, 2024
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Memphis Tourism money piles up, as do the Tigers’ losses

    The gun-reform movement has more money than ever, the cicadas are coming (but not here) and we have cute baby pics of Jaren Jackson Jr. 

    By Bianca Phillips February 19, 2024
  • About Town

    Billions of cicadas will emerge in the Mississippi River basin this spring

    Starting in late April, two major broods of cicadas will emerge together in the U.S. for the first time in 221 years. Memphis, however, won’t see cicadas outside of our normal ones until 2028. 

    By Keely Brewer, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk February 19, 2024
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    Funding critical part of Houston High makeover

    Germantown Municipal School District’s Board of Education is ready to move forward with Houston High’s renovations. It said doing nothing, creates a bigger expense later.

    By Abigail Warren February 19, 2024
  • Premium Shelby County

    County looks to Nashville for jail’s mental health facility

    A Nashville facility has cut recidivism among the mentally ill from 90% to 20%. Shelby County leaders are hoping to build a similar mental health center here. 

    By Julia Baker February 19, 2024
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Memphis Tourism, sitting on $27 million, gets tax dollars to promote city

    Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.

    By Samuel Hardiman February 19, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: City Council votes on health benefits; what’s closed on Presidents’ Day

    Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers take on FAU in the most anticipated game of Memphis’ AAC slate.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    County needs to consider new, $500 million jail, sheriff says

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. knows the area has a lot of needs, but he says 201 Poplar is showing its age — and Shelby County should start thinking about a new jail. 

    By Julia Baker February 19, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    Will gun-reform donations flip legislative seats in Tennessee?

    The gun-reform movement in Tennessee has something it’s never had before: money.

    By Ian Round February 20, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Hot ‘n’ cold: Brave souls take the polar plunge at chili cook-off

    The 17th annual Chili Cook-off and 26th annual Polar Bear Plunge benefitting Special Olympics Greater Memphis saw many Memphians jump into ice-cold water in the middle of winter at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

    By Patrick Lantrip February 17, 2024
  • Education

    Tennessee’s reading law gets pushback again as thousands of students could repeat fourth grade

    The 2021 law that vexed third-grade families last year offers fewer promotion pathways this year.

    By Marta W. Aldrich February 17, 2024
  • Behind The Headlines

    Mayor outlines new public safety director’s job, still backs Chief Davis

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young says the city’s new public safety director is a position that will consolidate the city’s response to violent crime. Young talked about that and other crime issues on WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries February 17, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    Prosecutors file first indictment under Violent Crime Initiative

    Three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords/Ghost Mob gang were indicted on new charges for their suspected role in the death of an unnamed man last year.

    By Aarron Fleming February 16, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Judge: Young Dolph suspect is ‘playing fast and loose’ with bond conditions

    A suspect in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph appeared in court Friday, Feb. 16, where a judge admonished him for failing to appear before her the day before.

    Related story: 

    Young Dolph suspect misses court hearing

    By Julia Baker February 16, 2024
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Surgeries are held up at Methodist, and the Tigers fall hard

    Young Dolph suspect fails to appear, winter weather cost MEM big bucks and we tell you where to get sauced in Raleigh.

    By Bianca Phillips February 19, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Youth violence summit ‘long overdue’

    Following the death of a local shop owner during a crime spree Feb. 11, the National Summit on Innovative Solutions to Youth Violence looks to find answers. 

    By Julia Baker February 15, 2024
  • Premium Transportation & Logistics

    January winter weather cost airport $3.4 million in snow removal, de-icing

    “We have a snow operations desk that was open throughout the entire week. It’s an all-hands-on-deck approach,” airport spokesman Glen Thomas said of the airport authority’s roughly 300 total employees. Many slept at the airport during the week. 

    By Jane Roberts February 16, 2024

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