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    The AM/DM podcast: Hot cocoa, holiday shopping and a very short run

    Outdoor events are all the rage this weekend, with a fun holiday market, a very short run (with a much longer afterparty) and a hot take on fire pits. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 07, 2025
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    The Early Word: Flight cuts hit MEM, but will Ford EV cuts hit BlueOval?

    Daniels shares her story in pastor murder trial, Second Line is marching east and minor-league football is coming back to Memphis. 

    By Bianca Phillips November 07, 2025
  • Education

    This Tennessee school is stepping up to feed local families cut off from SNAP

    Winchester Elementary opened its food pantry in March. The government shutdown means more Memphis families are going to the school for food.

    By Bri Hatch November 07, 2025
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    ‘He broke up with me with a disappearing text': Woman charged with killing pastor takes stand

    Latoshia Daniels said she planned to end her own life on April 4, 2019, but instead, Brodes Perry, a former Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church pastor, died.

    By Abigail Warren November 07, 2025
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    DeSoto County school board member confronted amid Whiteside indictment

    After writing a letter of support for Lindsey Whiteside, a former assistant coach indicted after pleaded guilty for sexual battery of a minor, community members have demanded the resignation of Michele Henley. 

    By Brandon LaGrone II November 06, 2025
  • Shelby County

    County mayor wants more judges for Task Force cases

    Lee Harris also called for better demographic numbers on those arrested and charged, as well as a total county of traffic stops including those where no one is charged or jailed.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis mayor says his admin trying to keep Task Force focused on violent crime — not immigration

    While Mayor Paul Young is unsure how long the National Guard and Memphis Safe Task Force will remain, he said he wants to focus on sustaining a low crime rate once the operation ends.

    By Lydia Williams November 09, 2025
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    Empty desks, full outrage: DeSoto protest data shows significant participation

    A one-day protest by students in the DeSoto County Schools over the district’s handling of the case against Lindsey Whiteside, drew a significant number of absences on Oct. 22.

    By Brandon LaGrone II November 06, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Charges stack up for teen shot by Task Force officer

    A man shot by a Memphis Safe Task Force officer Oct. 31 in front of a Corky’s BBQ faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and could serve up to life in prison.

    By Aarron Fleming November 06, 2025
  • Memphis Grizzlies

    Tony Allen to be released on $1,000 bond after drug arrest

    Tony Allen released on bond, says drugs found in car weren’t his

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    Former Grizzly Tony Allen arrested for drug possession in Arkansas

    By Jody Callahan November 07, 2025
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    The Early Word: Grindfather goes to jail, and top runners come to Memphis

    Youth gunshot wounds are trending down, jail inmates are being moved and the Grizzlies extend their losing streak.

    By Bianca Phillips November 06, 2025
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: Task force journalism and frequently asked questions

    Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola, CEO Eric Barnes and metro editor Jane Donahoe talk about the site’s ongoing coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force and answer a few frequently asked questions. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 06, 2025
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    Energy efficient elementary students win $210K grant for their school. It was ‘perfect timing.’

    Students at a Memphis elementary school made catchy cheers, speeches and campaigns showing how they can make a difference in the environment. In doing so, they helped secure the largest grant award for a Memphis-area school.

    By Joel Haley November 07, 2025
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    Memphis kids suffering gunshot wounds doubled in 2023. A real decline is happening in 2025, doctor says

    As child-gunshot wounds make a meaningful decline in Memphis, students are learning about gun safety at school.

    By Laura Testino November 06, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Hundreds of jail inmates will be moved to combat overcrowding, sheriff says

    Bonner also denied that his office is working with ICE to make immigration arrests and talked about inmate deaths at the jail, also known as 201 Poplar. 

    By Aarron Fleming November 06, 2025
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    Gun purchased 6 hours before Mississippi Boulevard pastor was killed, witnesses say

    The gun recovered at the apartment where Brodes Perry was killed was bought hours before he and his wife were shot, witnesses said in the second day of trial.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2025
  • Premium City of Memphis

    After more than a year of negotiations, the City of Memphis has closed on the Sheraton

    The City of Memphis closed on the $22 million purchase of the hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

    By Sophia Surrett November 06, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Judge to deny dismissal request for case against Ford

    A federal judge will deny a request to dismiss one of the charges against Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., he said Wednesday, Nov. 5.

    By Aarron Fleming November 05, 2025
  • Collierville

    The AM/DM podcast: How Collierville’s restaurant landscape is changing

    Suburbs reporter Abigail Warren joins editorial director Mary Cashiola to talk about why the suburb walked back a proposed restaurant change and what will happen to the space Raven & Lily used to call home. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 05, 2025
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    The Early Word: xAI has accident, drug sting nabs coach and a castle is for sale

    Pepper spray may be cause for jail death, the city has a new fire chief and two musicians make sure School of Rock rocks on.

    By Bianca Phillips November 05, 2025
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    2 men electrocuted at xAI’s Southaven power plant

    The September event sent one of the men to a hospital, where he remains.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 05, 2025
  • Elections

    Mayoral candidates define themselves at first campaign forum

    Five of the six declared Democratic candidates for Shelby County mayor spoke at the forum held by the Germantown Democratic Party at the Great Hall Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2025
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    Trial for murder of Mississippi Boulevard pastor begins

    The Arkansas woman on trial allegedly drove to pastor Brodes Perry’s Collierville apartment and shot him while shouting, “You broke my heart.” 

    By Abigail Warren November 04, 2025
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    Memphis Business Academy football coach charged in drug conspiracy

    The football coach has been has been charged in a drug sting that led to the arrests of 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers.

    By Jody Callahan November 04, 2025
  • Public Safety

    201 Poplar inmate’s death possibly linked to pepper spray, autopsy says

    A Shelby County Jail inmate who died this summer possibly died from being pepper-sprayed by jail staff, according to his official autopsy report.

    By Aarron Fleming November 04, 2025

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