How do cities and shelters keep bad actors away from those jobs? Screenings, background checks and even scouring a candidate’s social media help, but they aren’t perfect.

The man who was acquitted of being the mastermind behind the killing of a Memphis rapper has been arrested on stalking and harassment charges.

TDOT Commissioner Will Reid and Mayor Paul Young met twice this week after a stormy public meeting in Whitehaven recently, where those involved in the joint project told residents it wouldn’t be completed until 2031.

The Memphis Redbirds reacted on Thursday, June 11, to the Memphis City Council’s pushback on paying $5 million for repairs and renovation planning to city-owned AutoZone Park. 

Olive Branch says no to a new data center, Memphis Made beers are here to stay and the Overton Park Shell turns 90.

Ardent has hosted some of the biggest rock bands in its history, including Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, REM and others, including Memphis music legends Isaac Hayes and Big Star.

Pearson and Cohen drop redistricting lawsuit, DeSoto residents sue SpaceX and FedEx pilots finally get their wish.

During elementary school, James Jin’s teachers warned his parents that if he wasn’t placed in special education classes, he might not make it to high school. 

The council delayed a vote Tuesday on financing changes to AutoZone Park for two weeks. The new funding will help the park meet Major League Baseball’s minimum standards for its minor league ballparks.

If approved, these projects could add residential units and commercial property across the city. 

The Memphis City Council approved funding for a new splash pad, parking and tree planting at Audubon Park.

One of the federal lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map was dismissed following a request by the plaintiffs.

As a gay man operating in a homophobic era, Bayard Rustin was often forced into the background of the Civil Rights Movement, despite his critical role as a trusted adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.

SpaceX paused construction of the plant in April, which The Daily Memphian first reported.

The Lakeland school board conducted its annual review of Superintendent Ted Horrell’s performance, giving him high marks across numerous categories.

Joining us today is new business reporter Noah McLane, who took us to Whitehaven to talk about the historic bar. 

WK Kellogg Co. is cutting jobs, churches are organizing voters and there’s prime real estate for sale on Poplar.

New filings in the case against Task Force officials allege personal intimidation and retaliation. Tyreece Miller, head of MSTF locally, said that “constitutional policing is at the core of everything we do.”

After recent news related to some charged with child sex crimes in DeSoto County, some have wondered the extent of the problem in the area. Here is what the data says.

Police found 17 abused or severely neglected dogs at the officer’s residence, as well as evidence that he was possibly involved in dogfighting.

Outrage over the redrawing of congressional district lines is fueling get-out-the-vote efforts in Memphis. The formal effort went public Sunday with a Souls at the Polls rally, where candidates were seen but not heard.

City Council members have some amendments to Mayor Paul Young’s budget, and they could move closer to closing out the budget season at Tuesday’s council day.

Local group makes plans for xAI tax revenue, a firefighter develops AI apps and a bar takes a stand against AI art.

Tom Lee Park’s new, $10.4 million Memphis Flyway is set to open. 

From vote-a-rama to recount-a-rama, Tennessee’s representatives in Washington had a busy week and more in this week’s political roundup.