The man who recently pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has now been charged federally.

Now that early voting is complete, campaigners have one more shot on Tuesday’s Election Day to sway Germantown residents on whether the mayor should transition to a full-time job.

Are you ready to dance? Or just sway slightly back and forth rhythmically? 

Mulroy’s under a microscope, ramen joins pastries Downtown and we meet an inspiration on wheels.

The immersive experience “Baron Von Opperbean and The River of Time” opens Friday, May 1, in the old River Museum at Mud Island River Park. 

Tennessee lawmakers recently passed two bills aimed at Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy that aim to scrutinize how his office handles cases stemming from the Memphis Safe Task Force.

When Noah Schepman was one, his dad built him a tiny wheelchair. Now Schepman’s tennis coach calls him “the fastest kid — on feet or wheels — that I’ve ever seen.”

Trump posted Thursday on social media that he had talked with Gov. Bill Lee about a special session of the Tennessee legislature. Lee hasn’t commented.

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The Shelby County primaries are here, with early voting already ongoing, and election day coming fast and furious on Tuesday, May 5.

The kid who sued Ja Morant is a Tiger now. Plus, we’ve got a deep dive on Grizzlies guard prospects and an intro to our new food writer.

Thursday is the final day to vote early in the Shelby County primaries ahead of the May 5 Election Day.

The calls to eliminate Tennessee’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat follow Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that changes the Civil Rights Act standards for drawing legislative districts.

Since Tennessee Republicans passed the takeover bill last week, community response has been muted. Some say that’s because there’s no recourse, but a district lawsuit could be on the horizon.

In part two of our podcast about the takeover, reporter Laura Testino returns to talk about how churn factors in, what we can take from the school system takeover in Houston and what role school closures and land sales might play. 

No Kings questioning goes private, a new wine bar is coming to Uptown and Jayden Reid explains why he left the Big Ten for the Tigers.

The board talked about charter schools, contracts and a response to the state audit at what may have been the final meeting before a state oversight board is appointed.

The sticking point is language that encouraged the administration to try to negotiate leases for terms of five years for projects like the Children’s Museum of Memphis and the new Metal Museum.

Collierville Schools officials are expecting less funding due to a decline in enrollment.

Council member Jerri Green said she wasn’t told why the items were removed from discussion but said an outside investigation of MPD may be needed.

A line of thunderstorms bringing strong wind gusts, an inch of rain and even the possibility of a tornado hit Memphis Tuesday afternoon and evening.

The court said plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the challenge of the guard’s deployment.

Who will the new board members be? And is former superintendent Marie Feagins expected to get her job back? 

County will get two new courts, Tigers sign two new players and Quail Ridge is almost ready to par-tee.

The state Legislature has passed a bill that would add two more judges to Shelby County for criminal cases. The bill now heads to Gov. Lee to sign.

The Shelby County Commission welcomed a new member to the group that determines defendants’ bail and other conditions for release and also approved emergency Sheriff’s Office funding.