We’re on the trail of MPD’s (non) pursuit policy, health care workers find a place to de-stress and why the chicken crossed the city limits. 

The Memphis Police Department doesn’t engage in high-speed car chases unless in pursuit of a dangerous felon. But one City Council member says the policy should change.

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The history of MPD’s pursuit policy

Memphis Police Department’s pursuit policy, explained

“The longer it takes, the more expensive it gets,” one Shelby County Commissioner said of the project last week. 

Here are the basics of the MPD pursuit policy from the police manual.

The current policy bars police car chases for misdemeanors including traffic offenses.

The two key votes of the week in Washington D.C. were in the Senate. But the discussion among the city’s representatives in Washington included both U.S. House members who represent Memphis.

The debate over whether to use tax dollars to send children to private schools has reared its head.

The podcast debut sets the stage for the interviews that are an integral part of The Daily Memphian’s coverage of politics and government.

As he filed his qualifying petition Friday, Jan. 21, Moody said he hopes the May Democratic mayoral primary remains a one-on-one matchup with incumbent Mayor Lee Harris. 

Shelby County Board of Education Chairwoman Michelle Robinson McKissack joined Behind the Headlines to discuss major changes in the district’s public school system, from school consolidations to a name change. 

The family of Drew Rainer, a Rhodes College student shot and killed in a home invasion robbery last year, has added money to the reward in case. 

A state senator could lose her seat, a modernization project is landing at an airport near you, and a bunch of local celebs say “Winner, winner, chicken tender.” 

On Jan. 12, the Shelby County Health Department reported 770 hospitalizations: 134 in the ICU and 636 in acute care.

One person was killed after being hit by train on Poplar Avenue Thursday. 

Robinson said the process was unfair since the Senate Ethics Committee comprises four white Republican men and one Black woman.

The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Jan. 20.

MPD officer and another driver were killed in a crash on Shelby Drive and Pleasant Hill early Thursday morning. 

DMC selects local team to redevelop Memphis’ tallest building, Collierville Macy’s will get new life and Germantown schools drop their mask mandate. 

Students in these clubs will learn life skills to help them reach their full potential, learning about healthy choices, character development, education and leadership, athletics and the arts. 

The board instituted a mask mandate on Dec. 31 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases following the holidays and unknowns related to the Omicron variant.

A juvenile was among those wounded outside the Balmoral Shopping Center on Wednesday.

Three county commissioners voted against the $1.44 million purchase of 180,000 tests in 90 kits with two tests a piece. One cited comments by Dr. Ben Carson on Fox News earlier this week complaining that more tests would mean a rise in COVID cases.

Baby antelopes “Hinata” and “Zito” are the Memphis Zoo’s first babies of the new year. 

The masks will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across the country.