Student government association leads protest at LeMoyne-Owen College after learning vice president of academic & student affairs Dr. Terrell Strayhorn and other college administrators were fired by president Carol Johnson-Dean.

A federal judge has denied the city’s motion to modify the 41-year old consent decree barring political surveillance by the Memphis Police Department.

The full Shelby County Commission is set to vote on the Raleigh TIF district Nov. 18 and Memphis City Council must also approve it before it goes into effect. 

A former EPA official told Shelby County commissioners Wednesday the county can fight pollution by investing in public transportation.

A worker died at the FedEx Express world hub in Memphis in early morning hours of Nov. 13.

Shelby County Schools officials Wednesday assured county commissioners that the 60 water sources in schools with high lead levels are being addressed, while county health department officials say risk to students is minimal.

Shelby County officials have completed an investigation into where Anthony Alexander, corrections division director, lives and found he is in compliance with residency requirements.

Jessica Woody has been named the next principal of Dogwood Elementary School. Woody has 22 years of experience in education and has served as an assistant principal at Houston Middle School.

House Speaker Cameron Sexton is following the advice of Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and declining to call for an immediate investigation into embattled state Rep. David Byrd. But hearings still could be held in January 2020 in the House Judiciary Committee.

Attorney General William Barr, the nation's top law enforcement official, visited Memphis Wednesday to announce a new plan to reduce gun violence locally and nationwide. 

MLGW brass, TVA leaders and Memphis City Council members met Wednesday at City Hall for the latest discussion in a decision the utility and the city are expected to make in 2020. 

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance is ordering state Rep. Joe Towns to come before the panel to explain why he is failing to file campaign finance reports, violations that have led to $65,000 in civil penalties against him.

A Shelby County Commission committee has agreed on the process of buying security cameras for all 13 commission districts.

Flex, which operates at 6380 E. Holmes Road, filed a notice with the Tennessee Department of Labor of Workforce Development that it has laid off 280 employees.

Gov. Bill Lee admits he's not following James Wiseman’s case against the NCAA and said the state should take a limited position in the matter.

Here is everything you need to know about participating in the last election day of 2019 – the dos and don'ts, what to expect and what's next.

The races in District 1 and District 7 close out the 2019 election year in Memphis politics with hard fought contests reflecting political combat before the election season started. 

Rajiv Grover says business silos create conflicts that raise the cost of doing business and undermine revenues.

Department of Environment and Conservation mulls three-month shutdown of golf courses as part of governor's request to trim 1% from 2020-21 budget.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will bring in local health department officials and a national environmental advocate to help make the case to county commissioners Wednesday to invest in transit to aid the environment.

As the city of Memphis prepares to mark its 200th anniversary, the Chickasaw Nation is finding the story of its origins in a part of the city Native Americans left 500 years ago.

U.S. Attorney William Barr is visiting Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 13 to announce the launch of a nationwide plan to reduce gun violence. 

State Rep. Antonio Parkinson and state Sen. Brian Kelsey are amending legislation in an effort to defend University of Memphis star James Wiseman from an NCAA ruling he is "likely ineligible" for the season.

The public can vote on one of the 10 finalists through Friday, Nov. 15, at WomenofWorth.com.

International job clients are hitting the "pause button" on relocations to Tennessee because of the U.S. trade war with China, according to Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe