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  • Business

    Electrolux says it will voluntarily release tax abatement as assessor pushes clawback

    Electrolux's surprise move to close its Memphis plant in two years, idling 530, ignites debate over what can or should be done about incentives that were poured into the plant.

    By Wayne Risher February 02, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Officers identified in fatal shooting of 20-year-old man in Whitehaven

    Brandon Jones, Carlos Donaldson and Timothy Hamilton have been identified by authorities as the three Memphis police officers in the deadly shooting of a 20-year-old man in Whitehaven on Jan. 2. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 02, 2019
  • Downtown

    Tom Lee Park engagement center to give Memphians first look at future park

    Memphians will have the opportunity to get a first look and explore the future of Tom Lee Park at a new engagement center inside Beale Street Landing starting Saturday, Feb. 2.

    By Natalie Pilgrim January 30, 2019
  • State Government

    Parkinson, Hardaway cast doubt on House social media rules

    House members say rule against livestreaming to social media hurts ability to communicate with Memphis constituents.

    By Sam Stockard February 01, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Darrius Stewart case: Judge denies motion for appeal, trial set for Feb. 25

    Federal judge on Friday denied a motion by Darrius Stewart’s attorneys to file an appeal on the ruling that dismissed the city of Memphis from civil lawsuit. The Feb. 25 trial is set to proceed in the case, and Stewart’s attorneys said they may then file appeals in the case. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 01, 2019
  • Shelby County

    City, county propose joint ordinance to expand countywide pre-K program

    A Shelby County and city of Memphis joint ordinance is proposed to create the structure to allow the countywide prekindergarten program to expand by 1,000 seats next school year.

    By Omer Yusuf February 01, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW to get report on alternatives to TVA electricity

    The MLGW board gets its first look at a report on possibly buying electricity from someone other than TVA at a special meeting Friday.

    By Bill Dries February 01, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Politics Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on juvenile justice reform

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses juvenile justice reform with county beat reporter Omer Yusuf, and city government reporter Bill Dries gives a primer on the first election day of 2019.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 24, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Attorneys for Darrius Stewart’s family to appeal ruling dismissing city from lawsuit

    Attorneys representing the family of Darrius Stewart plan to appeal the ruling dismissing the city of Memphis from the federal civil lawsuit. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Video footage showed Wei Chen’s plane rolling before crash

    Memphis businessman Wei Chen's private plane rolled and struck a tree before crashing in a field in suburban Atlanta, killing him and three passengers, a preliminary NTSB report says.

    By Wayne Risher January 31, 2019
  • Metro

    TEDxMemphis speakers to share ‘ideas worth spreading’

    TEDxMemphis returns Saturday, with leaders from different industries sharing "ideas worth sharing."

    By Elle Perry January 31, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    New ‘People’s Convention’ planned in April for 2019 city elections

    A new "People's Convention" is being organized to run a slate of candidates in the 2019 Memphis elections. It shares some features of the 1991 gathering that backed Willie Herenton's historic bid for mayor, but there are some significant differences as well.

    By Bill Dries February 06, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Weekend shutdowns of I-240, Park in East Memphis make way for big bridge slide

    Key sections of Interstate 240 and Park Avenue in East Memphis will be closed for the next three weekends for replacement of the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge over I-240.

    By Wayne Risher January 30, 2019
  • Education

    SCS board votes to close Gateway charter, delays superintendent search committee

    The Shelby County Schools board unanimously voted Tuesday to close Gateway University charter school at the end of the current academic year.

    By Bill Dries January 29, 2019
  • State Government

    Boyd requests $3 million for UTHSC opioid addiction program

    UT interim president says program provides "direct impact" for Memphis and could help addicts statewide.

    By Sam Stockard January 30, 2019
  • Education

    University of Memphis trustees approve apartment acquisition

    The University of Memphis board of trustees approved a proposal Tuesday that will create a foundation enabling the university to get into the real estate business.

    By Michelle Corbet January 30, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • Report: Increase in Shelby County new business filings in '18 
    • International Paper reports fourth-quarter earnings 
    • Mock search for Tony Allen replacement wins ad award
    • Flash Market settles Memphis sexual harassment lawsuit
    • Indigo Ag launches logistics platform for growers, shippers
    • Memphis digital marketers launch new agency
    • Amazon reopening fire-damaged center

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 31, 2019
  • State Government

    Fetal heartbeat bill draws support of governor, key Republican leaders

    Some groups believe fetal heartbeat bill would run into constitutional problems, with state attorney general calling it "suspect."

    By Sam Stockard January 30, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Activists outraged after man in paper jumpsuit released into frigid temperatures

    A man in a paper jumpsuit outside 201 Poplar is raising questions in the minds of social justice advocates.

    By Yolanda Jones January 31, 2019
  • State Government

    State House committee chairmen can prohibit livestreaming

    Republican leaders say social media recordings can cause distractions and affect the state's video of committee meetings.

    By Sam Stockard January 30, 2019
  • State Government

    Parkinson ‘trending nationally’ on schools code of conduct legislation

    A Memphis legislator interviews with numerous news organization about pending legislation requiring districts to adopt parental rules, potentially for dress codes.

    By Sam Stockard January 29, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Memphis home dialysis clinic to pay $3M in anti-kickback settlement

    An East Memphis home dialysis clinic will pay more than $3 million to settle claims it violated federal and state anti-kickback laws.

    By Kate Crawford January 29, 2019
  • Education

    Just months before its next testing company is supposed to start, Tennessee has yet to receive its first bid

    With just months to go before a company is supposed to take over Tennessee’s troubled assessment program, the state has yet to release its request for proposals.

    By Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee January 30, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Judge in Darrius Stewart civil rights lawsuit: Officer’s use of deadly force was ‘not reasonable’

    The federal judge in the civil rights lawsuit brought by Darrius Stewart's parents says former Memphis Police officer Connor Schilling was not in “serious danger” the night of the shooting and his use of deadly force was “not reasonable.”

    By Yolanda Jones January 29, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland proposes catalyst for development outside Downtown and Midtown

    Breaking the city's development boom outside of Downtown and Midtown is the goal Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland outlined Monday in his election year state of the city address -- a difficult goal shared by Strickland's predecessor in the mayor's office.

    By Bill Dries January 30, 2019

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