Ezekiel Kelly plans to serve as own lawyer in death penalty case
Kelly faces capital murder charges stemming from a 2022 shooting rampage that left three people dead amid a frantic manhunt and a citywide shelter-in-place order.
Kelly faces capital murder charges stemming from a 2022 shooting rampage that left three people dead amid a frantic manhunt and a citywide shelter-in-place order.
An xAI representative received a mixed reception from the Memphis City Council regarding the company’s plan to buy 13 city-owned acres where it will build the greywater plant.
A man died Tuesday after experiencing a medical emergency while in police custody.
Another 201 inmate died over the weekend, three consider a run for county mayor and JJJ seeks out chaos in Florida.
Former Superintendent Marie Feagins claims in a new lawsuit that Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members violated the Tennessee Open Meetings Act in their pursuit to fire her. The violation, she claims, should void the vote to oust her.
The latest deaths mark at least the 55th and 56th death at the jail since 2019.
XAI applied for a permit to construct the water reuse facility last year.
Most of the budget amendment would come from city reserves and includes $5 million for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Memphis Police Department Assistant Chief Don Crowe said officers “pleaded” with the suspect to drop the weapon as he approached nearby Vollentine Elementary.
As the end of Lee Harris’ tenure as Shelby County mayor nears, potential successors start laying the groundwork for their campaigns.
MSCS responds to new immigration rules, a Tigers jokester gets serious and JJJ is a vlogger.
Meet Brandon LaGrone II and Redding Jackson. Both interns will work on general news assignments.
According to copies of its bills, MLGW has sent xAI at least three notices that its electric and water service could be cut off.
Also happening this week, the City Council takes up its gun-control trigger ordinance and a new program for entrepreneurs launches.
Memphis River Parks Partnership officials announce plans to honor Lee, who on May 8, 1925, pulled 32 survivors of a capsized steamship to shore, making five trips and working by lantern light.
The latest incident began Thursday when jailers found an inmate unresponsive after experiencing a “medical emergency,” according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. The inmate was taken to Methodist University Hospital and died Friday afternoon.
A violent week in Memphis left crime scenes across the city. Several of those had multiple victims.
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water, which serves the Memphis metro area, is TVA’s largest customer.
If ICE officials come to school campuses, Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials have directed principals to ask for identification, the purpose for visiting and whether the official has a warrant or other documents.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner also said another inmate was found unresponsive at the jail Friday, Jan. 31, after experiencing a “medical emergency” overnight.
County wants more control over MSCS funds, broken jail doors will take two years to fix and another big live music venue is on the way.
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery said on “Behind The Headlines” that he would like to see the commission have line-item control of MSCS spending.
Throughout the past week, pairs of elected officials have toured FedExForum two by two, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young discussed crime, blight and debt, but also called on Memphians to “say yes” to promoting the city and working toward goals of economic growth for all.