Chunrong Jia, a professor in the University of Memphis’ division of epidemiology, biostatistics and environmental health, modeled the impact of what xAI’s turbines would have on air quality in Southwest Memphis.

MSCS board members could have terms cut in half, new jail may cost big bucks and MAS is bouncing back.

With the Redbirds’ future at AutoZone Park potentially in question, the City of Memphis’ capital improvement budget contains at least one notable absence. 

The jury in the state criminal trial for the three former Memphis police officers charged in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols will come from Hamilton County in East Tennessee.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused the NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022.

Danny Klein gets the Republican nod in the Horn Lake mayor race after a runoff win Tuesday. Meanile, Lauren Leigh McLendon was elected Hernando alderman.

City officials have appointed four new members to the newly reconstituted Memphis Animal Services advisory board, with more likely to follow. Now comes the hard work: improving the shelter and saving more animals.

Under a new law, Shelby County Commissioners have the power to term limit Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members and could put all nine board seats on the ballot in 2026.

Shelly Lowe, who was asked to step down as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities by President Donald Trump in March, is giving a public lecture Thursday.

The multi-year dollar figure comes from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and would fundamentally alter the county’s annual capital budget now at $150 million a year for all capital projects. 

After settling the district after the death of former Arlington Schools superintendent Jeff Mayo, Allison Clark has been rewarded with a four-year contract.

The Zoo wants more money, the Grizzlies lost again and “Sunday supper” comes to Cooper-Young.

To many, xAI is just another chapter in what residents said they think is a legacy of industrial racism and pollution. The debate centers on one central question: Is Colossus worth the cost?

Council Chair Ford Canale and Council member Philip Spinosa are working on a proposal they hope will not draw the attention of Airbnb lobbyists in Nashville who undid some of the regulations council members put in place in 2016.

Disagreements about what kind of authority an appointed board should have over the Memphis school system stopped the bill from advancing before lawmakers adjourned for the year. 

The state governing body for high school athletics is facing the possibility of a government takeover. Or outright dissolution.

A special committee of state lawmakers is expected to hammer out the details of a proposed takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools in a final push toward passing the legislation before the Tennessee General Assembly adjourns in the coming days.

Although the capital and operating funds are separate, the new capital projects are expected to push attendance up, which raises more money for the zoo to operate.

Two Texas men were convicted of wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering related to the $773,695.45 lost by the City of Memphis during a 2022 phishing scam. 

Arlington officials express concerns about the potential testing route for a proposed driver's license station on U.S. 70.

Lawmakers pause an anti-immigrant education bill, state Constitutional amendments will go to voters and the Overton Park Shell drops its summer line-up.

The Tennessee General Assembly passed three possible amendments, including one that could allow judges to deny bail to defendants accused of certain crimes. 

The move diminishes the chances for the bill to pass this year as lawmakers prepare for a likely adjournment this week.

Collierville Police and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Monday afternoon to talk about possible drink tampering in the suburb’s limits.

The council hears about a proposal to enforce standards for lighting and cleanliness of Downtown parking garages and votes on a move to extend the life of a temporary Downtown surface parking lot at Beale and Main streets.