The Memphis education landscape is among the topics discussed on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”

Public officials and others gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum Friday evening to commemorate the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at that site on April 4, 1968.

Depending on people’s points of view, tariffs will jumpstart U.S. manufacturing and create jobs or mire the economy in inflation. There’s little in-between.

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Panel floats ways to prevent another Ford Jr. situation, a Broad Avenue gift shop closes and an Overton Square bakery changes hands. 

Proposed changes to how the Shelby County Commission gives funds are area nonprofits follow the federal indictment of Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. on bribery and tax evasion charges. 

The destruction is part of a potent storm system that the National Weather Service said will bring “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” through Saturday and could affect barge traffic on the Mississippi River.

Flash floods covered roadways throughout the area Thursday as rain continued. Meteorologist Erik Proseus said Friday may be less severe, but Saturday’s forecast is again worrisome.

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Forecasters warned Thursday of more catastrophic weather soon ahead, with satellite imagery showing more thunderstorms lining up like freight trains.

We look into the MSCS interim super’s contract; plus, a state school takeover bill moves ahead and the AAC tourney considers Memphis.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members formalized a contract with Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond two months after appointing him to replace ousted Superintendent Marie Feagins.

The measure, narrowed to Memphis-Shelby County Schools, would strip elected school board members of their duties and assign oversight of the district to a board of state-appointed Shelby County residents.

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“Humanitarian crisis.” “Big liability.” “Ungodly problem.” These are some of the terms Tennessee lawmakers used to describe the Shelby County Jail as they passed a bill to help fund construction of a new one. 

The Memphis Police Department offered tips Wednesday, April 2, to help citizens stay safe despite the potential weather.

A woman accused of killing a local pastor last month did not know him prior to their altercation, according to her attorney. 

Some school districts have altered scheduling due to looming threats of severe weather. 

Jackson Hopper remains in the Shelby County Jail without bond.

This is the first time the forecast has hit a 5 — the top of the National Weather Service’s risk scale — since 2023, said an NWS meteorologist.

FedEx lays off 200-plus near Nashville, new Frayser High breaks ground and SmokeSlam’s gone country.

“This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.

XAI’s first Memphis data center Colossus dwells in a former Electrolux plant in Southwest Memphis. It is arguably one of the most valuable machines in the world controlled by someone with unrivaled wealth and galactic ambitions.

SB0336, sponsored by state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, would remove the requirements for persons convicted of certain felonies to have fully paid all court costs associated with their crime to be eligible to vote.

County takes public comment over xAI’s permit, rural DeSoto residents finally have good internet and the Grizzlies keep losing. 

After an audit highlighted issues with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond has plans to transform the district, starting with reorganization. Board members are set to take up his interim contract Wednesday, April 2. 

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