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  • City of Memphis

    City floats a raft of riverfront improvements

    Could recreational uses come back to McKellar Lake? Or a dock of paddle boats in the Wolf River Harbor? 

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2025
  • Shelby County

    County Commissioner Mickell Lowery declares for Shelby County mayor

    The May primary fields to succeed outgoing Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris could grow with no incumbent seeking reelection.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Future is uncertain for Tigers basketball, Redbirds baseball

    A Memphis judge is confirmed to a higher court, the Showboats coach takes leave before the season starts and free pickleball is coming to Poplar Plaza.

    By Bianca Phillips March 25, 2025
  • State Government

    Memphis judge confirmed to Tennessee appeals court

    Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Smith has been confirmed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

    By Aarron Fleming March 24, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis City Council votes on permits for on-street parking

    If 75% of the property owners in a defined area sign a petition, parking on their streets would be allowed only with a $50 permit with some exemptions.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2025
  • Public Safety

    MPD identifies Downtown shooting victims

    The victims were shot just before 2:45 p.m. Saturday while getting into a car outside of the Westin Memphis Beale Street, police said.

    By Aarron Fleming March 25, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Bluffs’ tornado shield debunked; Mayor’s meeting heats up

    Tesla protests were mostly peaceful, Kelly English serves greens at a new Midtown food truck and Daily Memphian staffers reflect on the Tigers’ premature season end.

    By Holly Whitfield March 24, 2025
  • Premium State Government

    Unlawful photography bills get widespread support in General Assembly

    Bills targeting the taking and distribution of unauthorized intimate photos and expanding rights for such victims were not only passed but received a standing ovation in the Tennessee General Assembly.

    By Benjamin Smith March 24, 2025
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Ask the Memphian: No, the bluffs do not protect us from tornadoes

    The belief that the bluffs in Downtown Memphis somehow protect the city from tornadoes “is not a real thing,” experts say.

    By Jody Callahan April 08, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Showboats kick off; MSCS takeover fight carries on

    Also happening this week: Memphis in May brings barbecue to Collierville, and renters can learn their rights. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 24, 2025
  • Premium Business

    Blight remediation, economic growth and a delicious sandwich to boot

    Knowledge Quest’s new Green Leaf Cafe is opening officially in April and serving microgreens salads, salmon paninis and several burgers.

    By Jane Roberts March 23, 2025
  • Metro

    Political Roundup: The race for Democratic chair; Tesla and townhalls

    The political roundup focuses on a busy Saturday. Democrats discussed what has gone wrong in the party, and we look at some tumultuous Congressional townhall meetings of the past.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Mayor faces community uproar about xAI

    Environmental advocates are looking to stop Elon Musk’s xAI from receiving an air-emissions permit for the natural turbines that partially power its data center in Southwest Memphis.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 23, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Double shooting leaves one person dead outside Downtown Westin

    Police had much of the area cordoned off while spectators stood and watched. The other victim was taken to the hospital.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • Metro

    More than 200 gather outside Tesla to protest Elon Musk

    Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has received criticism lately for his work with the Trump administration.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • Metro

    US government ends contract giving legal service to immigrant children

    The decision will affect hundreds of children in the Memphis area who have legal representation through groups such as Latino Memphis, Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Mid-South Immigration Advocates.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • Behind The Headlines

    School takeover terms still taking shape in Legislature

    The legislation and local reaction to it were among the topics discussed by a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2025
  • Metro

    Germantown church cancels Kustoff talk planned for Saturday

    Officials with a Germantown church cancel a talk from U.S. Rep. David Kustoff planned for Saturday, citing safety concerns.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • North Memphis

    Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser growing along with crops

    Leaders of Girls Inc. and city officials cut the ribbon Friday, March 21, on a new greenhouse to go with the 20,000-square-foot building opened in 2023. It is part of a storied Frayser landscape.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2025
  • Spirit of Memphis

    ‘Match Day’ celebration brings med students closer to careers

    Of the 168 UT medical students who matched, 75 matched to residencies in Tennessee and 54 will remain at UTHSC for their residencies. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 21, 2025
  • Health Care

    Tennessee confirms its first measles case

    Amid a national measles outbreak, the Tennessee Department of Health says a Middle Tennessee resident is the state’s first confirmed measles case this year. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Two former MPD officers formally decertified

    Two former Memphis police officers can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee after a hearing by the state’s Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission.

    By Aarron Fleming March 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    City wants MPD Chief protected from Nichols lawsuit

    The push to exclude C.J. Davis came amid a flurry of legal filings Friday, including one that argued that Nichols’ family’s attorneys had access to federal documents that were supposed to be sealed.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 21, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: All doesn’t mean y’all for Kustoff talk; Tigers go dancing

    FedEx cuts its earnings outlook, interim MSCS head talks takeover and Trump plans, and you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for this new coffee spot in Cordova.

    By Bianca Phillips March 21, 2025
  • Education

    Why MSCS interim superintendent ‘would hate to see’ Tennessee takeover

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools head Roderick Richmond denounced a state takeover proposal that would override authority of the elected board. 

    By Laura Testino March 20, 2025

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