More police spending does not always equate to lower crime rates. Memphis and Atlanta spend almost the same on police per person per year but have seen vastly different results.

Also happening this week: Graceland celebrates what would have been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday.

Runners can rack up the miles with like-minded friends on trails, through scavenger hunts or with a beer at the end. 

The Daily Memphian reviewed claims about overtime pay, a check donation and a grant application, and compiled what is known about them. 

The Mid-South will experience weather whiplash in the next 24 hours as a significant cold front ushers in the coldest air of the season this week.

Violent crime and efforts to battle it were among the top stories of the year as discussed in a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.” 

Judge Mark Norris made the ruling after attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ estate and his mother argued the DOJ investigation into the Memphis Police Department contained further evidence for the civil rights lawsuit. 

A connected resolution would also hold up funding for the new Frayser school project for three months and urges school leaders to work through a mediator. 

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee talked with reporters online after taking the oath of office Friday, Jan. 3, to begin her second six-year term in the upper chamber.

This coming week, another cold snap threatens Memphis and the Mid-South, raising the question of whether the eventual thaw will harm area pipes enough to cause a boil advisory. 

Feagins’ response to the board is expected very soon, Muggin Coffeehouse has closed (for now) and our staff dishes on their fave Memphis dishes. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members have not produced additional evidence to support claims levied against Superintendent Marie Feagins during a Dec. 17 termination meeting, Feagins’ attorney Alan Crone said.

Germantown plans to appoint a new school board member by the end of January. Seven finalists were chosen after 14 applications were submitted.

Sharonda Rose received recognition as the top school leader in the western district of Tennessee.

Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson retires from his seat, following local and state-level complaints about his controversial bail decisions.

Don Nix, who played with the Mar-Keys, produced numerous records for famous acts and contributed “Going Down” to the rock lexicon, has died.

Temperatures may barely rise above freezing while low temperatures could drop into the teens. Combined with forecast northerly wind, wind chill values could be dangerously cold.

The year in politics was topped by the presidential general election and several local election races that warmed political fires left untended by the distant campaign for president. The top political stories of 2024 also include the transition from elections to governing for other leaders.

The roll call of notable Memphians, or people with ties to the city, who died in 2024 is a long one. Our list includes a few who made their mark on the Bluff City.

2024 also marked the lowest number of homicides in the city since 2019.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young marked the first year of his four-year term as mayor at a New Year’s Day prayer breakfast where he talked about “turmoil” in schools and other “drama” locally.

Police arrested two suspects in a string of 13 armed robberies in the last two weeks, officials said. Police are likely looking for additional suspects but wouldn’t confirm.

Lindsey Aldy Whiteside, 26, is accused of engaging in a sexual act with an underage female victim in May.

Juvenile Court filed a lawsuit Tuesday requesting the Shelby County Chancery Court stop the Sheriff’s Office from terminating its oversight of Shelby County’s juvenile-detention center.

The Rev. Dr. Reginald Porter Sr., who was devoted to his faith and the South Memphis community he served, died on Christmas Eve at age 76.