Robert Hartheimer was arrested by FBI agents on Thursday, Oct. 23, at Memphis-based Evolve Bank & Trust’s headquarters.

The appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court is up to the state’s highest court to grant. 

All nine MSCS seats are back on the 2026 ballot (again), and Halbert’s ouster attempt is back on, too. 

The nonbinding resolution is the third the Shelby County Commission has considered to suggest alternatives to the National Guard.

The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived the ouster complaint against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert and sent it back to the circuit court.

The Shelby County Commission voted to override Mayor Lee Harris’ veto of their original decision to make the school board change, meaning five MSCS school board members will see their terms cut short. 

An unsealed federal indictment outlines the charges against Lindsey Whiteside, a former youth pastor, who pleaded guilty in DeSoto County Circuit Court to sexual battery of a minor and received a widely criticized house arrest sentence.

Recent legal filings and a statement from the governor’s office shows that the legality of the guard’s Memphis deployment could hinge on whether the Tennessee National Guard is an army or a militia. 

Calls grow for Mayor Paul Young to criticize the tactics of the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

Expired tag renewals jump, the Tigers football team is still a contender and we try to determine if the Orpheum is really haunted. 

An Intervention Court in Mississippi provides an alternative to defendants handcuffed by addiction, giving them hope of an improving life.

As recently as last week, ICE arrests made up nearly 19% of total Memphis Safe Task Force arrests. Where that stands now is unclear because the data is no longer being released.

Throughout the years, plenty of people have claimed to see a ghostly little girl roaming the historic theater. She even has a reserved seat. But is there a story behind the hauntings?

Also happening this week: County Commission considers a veto override, and the clocks fall back an hour.

Overriding a veto: The Shelby County Commission will vote on moving races for all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats to the 2026 ballot after Mayor Lee Harris’ veto of their September decision.

MSCS Mental Health Director Donna Goings said attendance at suicide and bullying prevention trainings fell by two-thirds last year. That’s because most students don’t return parent permission slips required by a 2024 state law.

Hiking Spain’s Camino de Santiago pays meaningful dividends for Mid-Southerners who trek to Santiago de Compostela, and the cathedral where the apostle Saint James is buried.

“I saw lines that I’ve never seen in the 7 years that I’ve been here,” the Shelby County clerk said. 

Hundreds came to Juvenile Court on Saturday for the fourth annual Trunk or Treat event, where kids could pet animals, eat hot dogs, collect candy and go home with a brand-new coat as winter nears.

With the government shutdown now in its fourth week, SNAP benefits for November are expected to be cut off or, at the very least, delayed. In Memphis, more than 150,000 people rely on the program.

On “Behind The Headlines,” two vocal critics of the Memphis Safe Task Force say there isn’t much — if any — middle ground as Mayor Paul Young tries to thread the political needle.

Faith leaders, local business owners and local college students gathered at First Baptist Church Lauderdale to express opposition to the Memphis Safe Task Force’s methods.

He replaces Deputy Chief Joe Oakley, who had been with the department for 36 years. Oakley oversaw the launch and use of the department’s Real-Time Crime Center and its data collection.

Tennessee took over control of Kirby Middle School and Hillcrest High School over academic performance concerns. But the state’s Achievement School district yielded few gains, and now the schools will return to local control.

A newly filed Tennessee bill would allow dissatisfied voters to recall certain elected officials, including school board members.