Two men shot at each other at Raleigh Walmart, but they both missed. One of the men, however, shot himself in the leg and is in critical condition. Police have detained the other man, with charges likely.
“It’s going to be a good couple of days in Memphis,” Memphis Police Department Assistant Chief Don Crowe said. “We’re gonna show Memphis what we’re made of.”
The former state senator’s most recent attempt to stay out of prison alleged government misconduct and that his legal counsel was ineffective.
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The Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to allocate $80 million in cash — supplied by the state — for repairs to outdated infrastructure at FedExForum and potentially reimburse the Grizzlies for work already done at the publicly owned arena.
The company’s first effort to buy the land,which would be used for a water recycling facility, was derailed by council skepticism in early February.
At the end of a product-release broadcast on X, Elon Musk explained why xAI chose the Bluff City and the former Electrolux building in Southwest Memphis.
The city filed a motion on Monday, Feb. 17, to dismiss the suit, just like it did in 2023 when the lawsuit was filed.
City Council tackles vacant properties, Memphis music goes into the Hall of Fame and we’re getting another barbecue fest.
The Council of the Great City Schools’ report found that a “recent legacy of leadership and organizational change” had contributed to “consistently low and stable” academic progress at Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
In addition to competing, barbecue teams will have the opportunity to sell select menu items to attendees.
Another round of winter weather is headed for the Mid-South Tuesday night, which will be followed by an Arctic blast that will keep temperatures below freezing for the remainder of the week.
Memphis Police officers are investigating the 8-year-old’s death, but said Monday afternoon “there were no immediate signs of foul play.”
The Memphis City Council will return to the proposed city sale of land to a subsidiary of xAI, and up for a vote Tuesday, Feb. 18, is a $10.5 million budget amendment, including $5 million in emergency funding for MATA.
What happens after someone in Memphis is detained by ICE, the Tigers take a road loss and Hard Times coming to the Edge.
County officials aren’t putting any dollar figures to the deficit they expect when County Mayor Lee Harris presents his budget proposal in late April. But it’s the talk of the County Commission’s early budget hearings.
”We try to keep predator and prey separated,” a chief deputy said during a recent media tour inside the jail.
Whitney Hardy, who tried to levitate her skateboard at age 7, knows U of M has “the tools, the resources, the mentorship, the partners on campus” for today’s would-be innovators. She shows them how to navigate through to their dreams.
When immigrants are detained in Memphis, they are typically sent to a detainment facility in Louisiana quickly afterward. From there, the outcomes can range from swift deportation to, eventually, legal residence in the United States.
Also happening this week: The five officers charged in the Tyre Nichols case are back in court, and MRPP celebrates Tom Lee’s birthday.
Also, the TacoNGanas raid is felt in the nation’s capital, Tennessee U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty pushes back on “Face the Nation,” Mississippi U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker says Secretary Pete Hegseth made a “rookie mistake” and more.
“All we have is our voice, and you’ve restricted that by saying, ... ‘We don’t want to hear your voice,’” state Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, said during a Jan. 14 rules committee hearing on bill limitations.
Jaren Jackson Jr. impressed two kid reporters from ESPN by FaceTiming Jesser, a YouTube star who makes basketball content with more than 25 million subscribers.
Rain and strong winds are likely Saturday with wintry weather and plunging temperatures hitting Memphis mid-week.
Gov. Bill Lee is pushing for a major revision to Tennessee charter school law to create ways for operators to bypass their local elected school boards.