Pearson declares ahead of a Friday filing deadline for the congressional seats with new district lines.

The footage, posted on MPD’s X account, does not appear to be raw, unedited footage but an edited version of MPD Officer Oscar Torres-Molina being shot.

Another lawsuit is filed over redistricting, Ghost River owners explains why they left Beale and Huff wants the Tigers to be like Michael Jackson.

Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception. 

The ACLU has joined the NAACP, Tennessee voters and Congressional candidates and the Tennessee Democratic Party in suing the state over its new mid-census Congressional map.

The resolution is not binding on state lawmakers, who have already passed the controversial plan. Council members also take a look at affordable housing in Orange Mound.

MIFA named Dorcas Young Griffin, a longtime Shelby County employee, as its incoming president and CEO on Monday.

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town. 

FedEx may have an advantage over Amazon, suburban school enrollment is down and here’s why tomatoes cost so much.

This political roundup dives into the surprising number of write-ins in the Shelby County primary races, a short — and litigious — history of redistricting in Tennessee and more. 

Enrollment is trending downward across Shelby County’s suburban schools, and that impacts funding as the municipal districts are finalizing their budgets.

Also happening this week: Tigers coaches go on tour, and the Civil Rights Museum reopens its Legacy building.

There is a single spot in Memphis where you can stand in all three congressional districts. It’s an absurdity, yes. And a cause for rage.

Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it. 

For these three female entrepreneurs, their businesses grew as their families did, alongside challenges, memories and meals.

More than 100 people gathered Saturday for the Bluff City Brawl, a celebration of the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie and Gaelic football.

Mid-South Transplant Foundation hosted an event to plant eight trees in the Beaver Lake picnic area at Shelby Farms Park, honoring the eight lives that can be saved through organ donation.

Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

Community leaders and legal advocates are fighting against the scheduled execution of a 59-year-old Memphis man.

The Memphis River Parks Partnership announced the change Friday, May 8, as it honored recipients in the 5th annual Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word competition.

Habitat for Humanity recently hit a milestone in Uptown: Two homes it finished building in February had their appraisals match their costs, which isn’t a given when talking about affordable housing in Memphis.

A Midtown vet assistant has been arrested, fired for allegedly throwing a dog into a kennel and breaking his paw.

UTHSC is in better financial position than in recent years — in June 2023, there was a $55 million structural deficit. By the end of June, a surplus of $35.6 million is expected.

The Tennessee Democratic Party supported multiple events and several rallies during the three-day special session that led to the map’s passage into law.