Also happening this week: Spring break begins, and the Land Use Control Board considers a new event venue at Crosstown Concourse.

State Rep. G.A. Hardaway has introduced a bill proposing a feasibility study for a state-operated crime lab in Shelby County. But he and other state leaders have indicated the state will likely not fund the lab.

Geronimo Kee, 22, was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting Memphis Police Department 2nd Lt. Bobby Johnson after being pulled over for speeding on Interstate 240.

Luke Kennard’s wife is due in two weeks. The Grizzlies guard said he suspects his desire to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will mean even more to him when he becomes a father himself.

Perception and fear have to be part of the conversation when political leaders are weighing solutions for Memphis’ crime problem, they say.

Zaire Kee, 24; Tezaree Pennington, 42; Kennedy Williams, 23; and Malik Over, 25, have been charged in addition to Geronimo Kee, 22.

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Each Saturday in March, a 10-passenger minibus will depart from the Tennessee Welcome Center at 119 Riverside Drive for an intimate half-day journey through Downtown Memphis that celebrates women’s contributions to the city.

A new federal bill could require the Tennessee Valley Authority to consider more public input in its long-term planning process. 

Attorney for Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean and Emmitt Martin III filed the joint motion Thursday, March 7. 

A Memphis police officer was shot four times during a traffic stop early Friday morning, March 8, and is in critical condition after going through surgery, MPD Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said. 

Good Groceries makes a good move, the city and the DOJ enter an MOU and a Lakeland eyesore will soon be gone.

Dr. Michelle Taylor discussed the Shelby County Health Department’s upcoming projects, which include a new clinic in Whitehaven, an upgraded Hickory Hill clinic and a refurbished Orange Mound center. 

The city did not confirm the MOU is part of a Department of Justice pattern-or-practice investigation, but one expert told The Daily Memphian it likely is a “perfunctory” step in that process.

It happened amid Tyre Nichols' family and local Democratic lawmakers accusing the bill’s sponsor of deceit.

Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to create a statewide school voucher program easily cleared its first Senate hurdle Wednesday, but took a split vote and five-plus hours of often contentious debate to pass out of a House committee.

Michalyn Easter-Thomas may be violating the city’s ethics code, JJJ has a great day and a Vatican ministry lends a hand to Memphis (or, well, an arm).

Less than 24 hours before what was expected to be a pointed question-and-answer session, Halbert emailed commissioners, saying she wouldn’t be able to attend and asking to put it off for a month.

New bail data was presented Wednesday, March 6, to members of the Shelby County Commission, and the numbers caused disagreements between court officials.

A bill that would have allowed more development on certain types of Tennessee wetlands stalled Wednesday, March 6.

Daniel Harris, 45, was arrested by the Olive Branch Police Department on May 4, 2023, after a victim came forward and revealed instances of abuse to a family member. 

The 112-page report outlines numerous strategies for Mayor Paul Young’s four-year term of office, including several sets of crime strategies from ‘drones as first responders’ to cooperating with the Justice Department investigation of the MPD.

Memphis’ chief ethics officer read her report on an ethics complaint against Michalyn Easter-Thomas' employment with Memphis River Parks Partnership during a meeting Wednesday.

An MLGW board member is coming with a resolution urging the Memphis City Council to put a city charter change on the ballot later this year that would expand the board to seven voting members. The two suburban appointees now on the board do not have voting power. The issue is a volatile one.

The mother of a man who was fatally shot by Memphis Police Department officers in December 2022 has retained an attorney in her federal lawsuit against the city. The DA’s did not file any criminal charges against the involved officers.

Longtime “mayor of Downtown” has died, a DeSoto County “Jane Doe” is identified and the City Council wants more say over MLGW’s money.