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  • Public Safety

    Monitor says city may not be complying with social media sanction

    Court monitor in consent decree case believes city has violated social media search sanction. A trial has been set for March 17. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 03, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Rape kit backlog grows with discovery of new old kits

    All of the kits from the backlog that first came to light in 2012 have been tested, Memphis Police say. About 6,000 cases in which DNA was found are awaiting investigation.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2020
  • State Government

    Human trafficking bill inspired by Cyntoia Brown clears House

    Responding to Cyntoia Brown's case, legislation by state Rep. London Lamar of Memphis has passed in the House enabling victims of human trafficking to use it as a self-defense in criminal cases.

    By Sam Stockard March 03, 2020
  • Metro

    Developing: President to visit Tennessee as tornado death toll climbs to 23

    A “massive act of nature” killed 23 people and destroyed buildings and homes from Benton County to downtown Nashville, Mt. Juliet and Cookeville early Tuesday, leaving people’s lives shattered as emergency workers searched for more missing people, officials said.

    By Sam Stockard March 03, 2020
  • Metro

    Tornado hits downtown Nashville, at least 8 die in Tennessee

    Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least seven people. 

    By The Associated Press March 03, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Crosstown’s new ‘stealth’ company, a Viking berth, and Super Tuesday

    It's Super Tuesday, and in addition to election coverage, we've got a mansion with room for more, a tower with a view, Katori Hall and Post Malone.

    By Mary Cashiola March 03, 2020
  • Metro

    One Beale sewer work to disrupt traffic

    Sewer infrastructure work for the One Beale project will stop traffic on Beale between Front and Riverside between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. March 9-March 20.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 03, 2020
  • Metro

    Live blog: Brown, Boyd seem headed toward general election in clerk race

    Democrat Joe Brown and Republican Paul Boyd are leading the way in the General Sessions Court Clerk primaries.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 03, 2020
  • Metro

    Booze closer to pouring during daily hours at Memphis Zoo

    Memphis Zoo goers are closer to sipping a cold beer while hanging out with the animals after the state Senate passed legislation Monday allowing booze to be sold during regular business hours.

    By Sam Stockard March 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland to discuss options for restoring police, firefighter benefits

    The tax hike and restoration was approved by city voters in 2019. But there are doubts that the revenue from the extra half-cent is enough to pay for the return of benefits the city cut in 2014. 

    By Bill Dries March 02, 2020
  • Elections

    Super Tuesday: Here’s the rundown on Shelby County

    Polls across Shelby County are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday with the state's presidential primaries topping the ballot. The presidential campaign Memphis voters saw for the past year has been mostly on the Democratic side with a few appearances by the contenders themselves.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2020
  • Elections

    Ballot Basics: Presidential Primary Election Day in Memphis

    Everything you need to know to vote on election day, from finding your precinct to keeping your long fingernails and voting in confidence.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2020
  • Metro

    U of M board of trustees meets Wednesday

    Committee meetings run throughout the morning; the full board convenes at 1:30 p.m.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 02, 2020
  • Elections

    Possel enters House District 96 Republican primary

    Cordova resident Patti Possel announced Monday she has qualified to run as a Republican for election to the state House District 96 seat representing Cordova and part of Germantown.

    By Sam Stockard March 02, 2020
  • Metro

    Vouchers in the crosshairs: Shelby, Davidson County parents file challenge

    Tennessee's voucher program is facing a second legal challenge, with a group of Shelby and Davidson County parents saying it violates the Constitution and state law by diverting taxpayer funds to private schools.

    By Sam Stockard March 02, 2020
  • Education

    Proposed grading scale would give more students access to scholarships

    The state’s grading policy for high school — which now awards A’s for point percentages between 93 and 100 and B’s for 85 to 92 — would return to a 10-point scale under the bill sponsored by Rep. Jason Hodges.

    By Marta W. Aldrich March 02, 2020
  • Public Safety

    School district and DA’s office part ways with truancy program

    Shelby County schools and the District Attorney's office are no longer partners on a truancy reduction program. The school district will now oversee the program. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 02, 2020
  • Metro

    Landers acquires Bud Davis Cadillac

    The Landers Auto Group has acquired the Bud Davis Cadillac dealership in Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 02, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: A pipe coming down the pike, politics and the Grizz’s great weekend

    It's Monday, March 2, and by tonight Germantown could be much closer to building a new water tower. We've also got a confession from the Catholic Diocese, a whiskey tasting and why a local union wants Mayor Lee Harris to veto a residency requirement relaxation. 

    By Mary Cashiola March 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Maybe easing grooming standards would help police recruitment

    Three of the six new Memphis City Council members talked about the larger issues on "Behind The Headlines." They are the latest council members in more than a decade to take up the topic of residency.

    By Bill Dries March 02, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    Shelby Republicans raise concerns about ‘constitutional carry’

    Bartlett Republican state Rep. Jim Coley and East Memphis Republican Mark White are two Shelby County GOP lawmakers likely to oppose Gov. Bill Lee's "constitutional carry" legislation, which could put them in the minority among the Legislature's supermajority party.

    By Sam Stockard March 02, 2020
  • Elections

    Jill Biden visit, Bloomberg rally mark days before Democratic primary

    Joe Biden's wife pushed for votes Sunday during brunch time in South Main. Signs of other Democratic contenders were close by. And a Bloomberg rally Saturday in West Memphis featured five mayors supporting the former New York City mayor. Tennessee's primary is Tuesday as part of the 14-state Super Tuesday set of primaries. 

    By Bill Dries March 01, 2020
  • Metro

    Conference grants men ‘permission to grieve’

    Grief counselor Jeffery D. Harris devised his "Permission to Grieve" conference to counter men's reluctance to show that they are hurting emotionally.

    By Jared Boyd March 01, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Commission panel has suggestions on monitoring employee residency

    Committee recommendations include an annual certification of residency for Shelby County employees.

    By Linda A. Moore February 29, 2020
  • State Government

    Tennessee Supreme Court upholds caps on personal injury damages

    In a 3-2 decision, the court upheld a 2011 state law capping damages juries can award in personal injury lawsuits, reversing rulings in two lower courts and drawing criticism from a Democratic Memphis lawmaker.

    By Sam Stockard February 29, 2020

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