The Tennessee Court of Appeals has effectively dismissed the decade-long rape-kit backlog lawsuit against the City of Memphis.

The federal sentencing date for one of the former police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols has been rescheduled for early 2025.

Parental incarceration can influence millions of children nationwide to engage in criminal activity themselves, and Memphis is no exception. But there is hope. 

First-time and veteran volunteers spent two days cooking and prepping enough food for more than 1,000 people during Westy’s annual mission to serve a Thanksgiving meal to Memphians in need.

Kennon Vaughan has been told that the insurance company’s survivability expert concluded there was a zero percent chance anyone could have survived the plane crash. But he did. Here’s how he makes sense of his story. 

A federal grand jury indicted two Olive Branch residents on more than 50 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, preparing false tax returns and obstruction of justice.

In the wake of a Wednesday night cold front, an air mass of Canadian origin surges into the Mid-South. And the cold air mass looks to have staying power.

“Acknowledging PTSD is a step forward to normalizing this conversation around mental health, reducing stigma and encouraging officers to seek help when they need it,” said Memphis City Council member Jerri Green.

The new tower will be at A.W. Willis Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, on a site occupied by three buildings that would be demolished. 

MLGW’s budget passes, Robert Gordon gets an honor you can step on and Desmond Bane thinks it’s funny that you have to watch his commercial over and over.

Memphis City Council members expressed support for the violence-intervention funding but delayed a vote. The council also discussed ways to overcome the stalled fight against blight.

MLGW’s $2.5 billion budget doesn’t include any rate increases for the current year, but a previously passed 4% electric rate increase will take effect next year. 

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The Memphis Police Department’s new fugitive task force has made around 614 arrests in the two months it has been operating, Col. Frank Winston told Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Nov. 26.

The Memphis City Council has an eye toward the future of Downtown and MLGW’s place in it.

A police car was set ablaze in front of the Memphis Police Department’s North Main precinct Monday night, Nov. 25.

One officer in Tyre Nichols’ case will be tried separately, the election results are official and a cemetery on Central Avenue has lots of stories to tell. 

Many have likely driven by it hundreds of times with barely a glance, but this cemetery in the heart of Memphis has stories to tell.

Some of the vote totals changed in the set of local, state and federal races because of the addition of 250 provisional ballots counted after the Nov. 5 election night. The additional votes didn’t change the outcome in any of the races.

The city and county are banding with Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church for its MemFeast event, where volunteers will deliver food boxes to 300 families across Memphis. 

The Memphis City Council is also expected to take up gates to the Chickasaw Gardens neighborhood and more at its next session.

“Emmitt Martin and the state are playing games. They are pretending he is a co-defendant when he is in fact a cooperating witness,” said a lawyer representing one of the other officers charged.

MATA cuts are still on the table, and Hog & Hominy’s Beef & Cheddar Hot Dog is, too. Plus, Crosstown is getting another live music venue.

According to AAA, a record 80 million people will travel for Thanksgiving this year. One of the biggest travel headaches, especially for those who are flying — but also those on the roads — can be inclement weather.

Some 60% of Tennessee third-grade students scored below proficiency in English language arts on 2024 state tests. Fewer than 1% of them were retained under the state’s reading and retention law.

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