On Tuesday, Jan. 18, District Attorney General Amy Weirich will talk about how her office prosecutes reckless driving and drag racing cases. 

“This is a racist power grab for Republicans to try to cheat their way to more power,” said Charlane Oliver, cofounder and co-executive director of The Equity Alliance. “We will obstruct, we will disrupt any chance we get.”

The inaugural Race for Reconciliation on Monday, Jan. 17, was designed to bring Memphians together as a community.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s a lack of manpower and not a lack of money that is hampering traffic enforcement efforts on interstates. 

Sunny Eaton, who runs Nashville’s Conviction Review Unit, said, “These wins are the kind that are absolutely changing lives for people who never deserved to be in that position.”

The “Race for Reconciliation,” a 5K walk/run, will start at noon Monday, Jan. 17 at AutoZone Park as part of MLK Day activities.

Memphis educators share resources they use to teach the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Whether it is an old-fashioned drag race on a quarter-mile of city street straightaway, weaving in and out of traffic at 100-mph-plus on interstates or performing stunts in public parking lot, the street racing culture brings danger, and sometimes tragedy, to those unfortunate enough to be nearby.

Former commissioner Josh Roman will seek the Lakeland mayor’s office in November; incumbent Mike Cunningham still deciding on seeking re-election.

Snow flurries began to enter the Mid-South around 5 a.m. Sunday morning, leaving behind about 1.5-2 inches in most areas.

The map will likely allow Republicans to win another seat in Congress.

The University of Memphis and Germantown Community Library are teaming up to set the community’s youngest residents on a path to success.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said the raises approved this month for 200 corrections center guards are being funded in part by fees the Justice Department is paying the county as it closes down a privately run federal prison. And he said more raises and bonuses are coming for others.

All three Arlington aldermen up for reelection this year are leaning to seeking new four-year terms in office.

An animal abuse case has left many Mid-South families, including several Memphis ones, wondering about the fate of their pets. 

The grant program would have funded faculty members who are redesigning their curriculum to align with the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

A nine-page letter from Capitol Hill questions a central tenet of TVA’s pitch for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to remain the federal agency’s largest customer for electric power.

Josh Spickler, of the criminal justice reform group Just City, said on WKNO’s Behind The Headlines that there is another side to allegations the county’s criminal justice system is a ‘revolving door.’

Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide four free tests per home at no cost, including no shipping fee, the White House announced Friday.

The National Weather Service said most data points showed that snow would accumulate along and north of the Tennessee - Mississippi state line.

Collierville Schools starts its own COVID-19 testing site, SCS looks to make a big change and Coletta’s signature dish is on the menu. 

Shelby County Schools is seeking to rebrand itself as Memphis-Shelby County Schools to be more representative of the students who make up its population.

Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor said that there have been a few reports in Shelby County of fake testing sites.

A federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant covers the cost of Collierville Schools’ free voluntary COVID-19 tests for students and staff. 

The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Jan. 13.