Feagins’ literacy hire resigns, a woman sues Germantown over a skeleton and you can get baby shower food without the baby. 

The first resolution proposes an amendment to expand the rights of crime victims, and the second would remove a defendant’s right to bail for certain violent offenses.

“A lot of our junior faculty that we are hiring ... are well-trained in research and finding funding for their research,” the U of M’s Jasbir Dhaliwal said. “It has absolutely become part of our culture.”

Jared Myracle is the first top-level departure since Marie Feagins’ controversial ouster as superintendent last month.

CTC Property, a subsidiary of xAI, applied for air-emissions permits for its fleet of natural gas turbines in January.

The current U.S. Attorney, several judicial commissioners and more current and former assistant district attorneys filed applications by the Wednesday, Feb. 12, deadline set by the Shelby County Commission.

The City of Memphis confirmed Thursday, Feb. 13, that payday is coming a tad later than normal for some of its 8,000-plus employees after a clerical error. 

Bartlett says no to a mosque, a judge upholds a service-dog ban and the Grizzlies are already hibernating.

While the $447 million initiative has been touted as a “universal” program for anyone interested, Republican leaders included a key provision: Students living in the country illegally will be prohibited from participating.

A Collierville Schools official credited an investment in teachers and classroom resources for the boosted test scores. 

U.S. medical schools’ and research institutions’ budgets could be gutted if a recent Trump administration plan to reduce federal funding is allowed to stand, according to researchers.

In a letter to representatives of both the Board of Judicial Conduct and the Board of Professional Responsibility, state Sen. Brent Taylor asked for investigations into both Steve Mulroy and Judge Paula Skahan. 

The Department of Homeland Security said agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested three Mexican nationals unlawfully present in the U.S.

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Bartlett officials have rejected plans for a mosque near a five-way intersection despite claims from the ACLU that the city could face a legal challenge.

Lawmakers propose a tax raise for a new jail, Durant hits a record in a Grizz game and egg prices aren’t going down any time soon.

Hagerty’s decision to seek another six-year term in 2026 is the first move in a political puzzle that will determine what the 2026 ballot looks like in other races, including the race for Tennessee governor.

One day after apparent federal agents arrested three people working at a food truck in Cordova, officials have provided almost no information as to what exactly happened.

State Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, and state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, have proposed a bill allowing Shelby County to ask voters if they want to raise the local-option sales tax from 2.75% to 3.75%.

Six West Tennessee law-enforcement officers charged after four-county pursuit and arrest of suspect in Shelby Farms killing.

County Commission approves MSCS audit, Hog & Hominy chefs plan eatery in Germantown and the Bartlett Hy-Vee is stalled.

Shelly Rice invited Mike Ellis, senior pastor of Frayser’s Impact Baptist Church, to helm the weekly Thursday meetings that have become the envy of other Memphis neighborhoods who crave consistent community engagement.

MPD Sgt. Andre Jones said the department has responded to an uptick in cases of coordinated shoplifting, mostly at local Family Dollar and Dollar General stores. 

The $63.7 million project would restore forests and wetland habitats along 39 miles of the Mississippi River.

TacoNGanas security footage shows employees being taken away by unidentified men. City of Memphis says it was federal agents.

A group of countywide office holders was frustrated when the Shelby County Commission again delayed a vote on changes to hiring and funding they wanted. They were told that County Clerk Wanda Halbert needed to be included in the discussions.