During her Jan. 9 reappointment presentation to the Memphis City Council, Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis noted that crime in the city had been slashed in half over a six-month period.

A wave of City of Memphis contractors contributed to Mayor-elect Paul Young in the weeks after he won the Oct. 5 race, a review by The Daily Memphian finds.

Protesters said they came Saturday because they want local government to put pressure on the U.S. government for a ceasefire in Gaza. Protests around the country have sought to push local governments to adopt ceasefire resolutions.

Because the I-55 bridge was closed for repairs, the pro-Palestine demonstration on the I-40 bridge caused all traffic across the Mississippi River at Memphis to shut down for nearly two hours.

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Leaders of two local nonprofits say on “Behind The Headlines” that business leaders are wrong in their call to the state to enact changes to bail reform and fund tourism safety measures to the tune of $50 million.

MSCS board members are set to select a new public schools leader from a slate of three out-of-town finalists.

The former local Democratic Party chairman announced his bid for Congress ahead of the Monday, Feb. 5, opening of the period to check out petitions to get on the Aug. 1 state and federal primaries ballot. 

The trial for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith initially was scheduled for March 11 in Shelby County Criminal Court Division 10 Judge Jennifer Mitchell’s courtroom.

Suspect in pastor’s killing pleads guilty, the Downtown Sheraton is up for grabs and Memphis in May has a new CEO.

Jennifer Biggs was remembered as a communicator who cared deeply about connecting people, sharing her passion for breaking bread and celebrating the city she called home. 

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Those experts include current and former MPD officers who may speak to MPD’s use-of-force policies and training programs as well as how the actions of the officers the night of Nichols’ death allegedly violated those standards.

Gov. Bill Lee has now appointed a majority of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s justices.

Weaver has been with the festival for 25 years, most recently as chief financial officer. The MIM board announced the decision Thursday, Feb. 1, as longtime president and CEO Jim Holt officially retires.

The proposed amendment, which would be on the 2026 ballot, would limit financial consideration in bail for the mostly violent crimes covered by the 2022 “truth in sentencing” law.

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Some of the more than 20 bills Taylor filed take aim at Shelby County’s current bail practices and a recent Memphis City Council ordinance that banned pretextual traffic stops by Memphis Police Department officers.

Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville, has proposed a new wetlands bill that he says is more equitable to landowners. 

“You took my best friend, my soulmate, the one person that understood me,” the victim’s husband told the defendant. “I will never forgive you.”

Charges are dropped for one in killing of St. Jude researcher, lawmakers try to ban pride flags and Deanie Parker is a double Grammy nominee.

For nearly 50 years, the U of M had taught engineering from the Herff facilities, which were completed in the early 1970s when engineering was taught in classrooms and laboratories and largely did not include research.

Rosenfeld’s retirement is effective immediately, with the MATA board announcing deputy CEO Bacarra Mauldin starts as interim CEO Thursday, Feb. 1. Rosenfeld has led the city’s bus system since January 2017.

Ramon McGhee was found unresponsive in his cell on Jan. 10, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating McGhee’s death.

“We are a pro-life state,” Martin told the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee Wednesday, Jan. 31. “We want to be people that care about the unborn — and the born.”

Crews will close the Mississippi-Arkansas Bridge, also known as the “Old Bridge,” to continue work on the I-55 and Crump Boulevard interchange.

Charges against Marious Ward, the alleged shooter in the case, were not dismissed Wednesday, although concerns were raised about how he was developed as a suspect.

State Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, said the bill targets the pride flag, even though it could prohibit others, such as the Confederate, Thin Blue Line and Black Lives Matter flags.