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Shelby County Jail East Women’s Facility is located at 6201 Haley Road. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff's Office)Public Safety

Jail East inmate died after being found unresponsive in cell

Beverly Turnage, a 43-year-old woman, was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in critical condition. 

By Mary Evans 6 hours ago
State Government

State House hopeful bounced as write-in candidate

Kyler Gilkey was declared ineligible at Monday’s deadline for write-in candidates in the Nov. 3 election. It’s the latest wrinkle in a complex political puzzle. Meanwhile, five other contenders did qualify.

By Bill Dries 7 hours ago
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North Mississippi transportation commissioner not seeking reelection

Mississippi Department of Transportation Northern Commissioner John Caldwell will not seek reelection, he said in a recent video announcement.

By Aarron Fleming 7 hours ago
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The Early Word: A hospital funding mystery and a ‘Knowledge Bowl’ pause

City Council may ask the Task Force to leave, 201 Poplar inmates sue over jail conditions and croissants are coming to Cooper-Young.

By Bianca Phillips 16 hours ago

  • Public Safety

    3 former daycare workers plead not guilty

    Three former daycare workers pleaded not guilty to involvement in the death of 6-year-old Winter Jones.

    By Mary Evans 11 hours ago
  • The AM/DM

    The AM/DM podcast: Landers Center docs, text messages give new info on termination suit

    Former Landers Center Executive Director Todd Mastry claims he was fired because members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors wanted him to stop booking Black artists. New court filings now reveal additional details. 

    By Mary Cashiola 16 hours ago
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    Regional One commits to new $1B hospital with no plan to pay for it

    It is unclear how much the work currently underway at 495 Union Ave. is costing Shelby County taxpayers or where the money to pay contractors’ invoices is coming from.

    By Samuel Hardiman 15 hours ago
  • City of Memphis

    City Council members plan to ask Task Force to leave

    On the one-year anniversary of the executive order that created and sent the Memphis Safe Task Force to the city, relatives and friends of those rounded up in the El Corralon nightclub raid told the council that raid and others have split families.

    By Bill Dries 6 hours ago
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    Data center moratorium proposals delayed until October

    A data center moratorium is losing steam as questions of the City Council’s authority to ban the developments mount.

    By Noah McLane September 15, 2026
  • North Mississippi

    Operation saves 7 human trafficking victims in Southaven

    Seven human trafficking victims were rescued during a recent operation in Southaven, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office announced Monday, Sept. 14.

    By Aarron Fleming September 15, 2026
  • Public Safety

    2 judges named to fill newly created Shelby County criminal courts

    The appointments follow legislative action adding violent‑crime divisions after the county lost two judicial seats in 2024.

    By Mary Evans September 15, 2026
  • Shelby County

    Detainees sue Shelby County over extreme heat, broken fire alarms, raw sewage at 201 Poplar

    The lawsuit paints a picture of a facility in perpetual crisis, from a major air conditioning failure this summer as well as raw sewage backups, mold issues and pest infestations.

    By Brandon LaGrone II 10 hours ago
  • Public Safety

    Crime decline continues, MPD monthly review shows

    According to the Memphis Police Department, reported crime has fallen by around 10,000 incidents so far this year.

    By Mary Evans September 15, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    City Council ponders pickleball displacement

    Memphis Parks Director Justice Bolden provided more details on the roller derby’s future as council members pressed him about the league's displacement.

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2026
  • Visual Arts

    MoSH names permanent executive director

    Jeff King has been running Memphis Museums of Science & History for nearly a year. Now, he has the job for good.

    By Sophie McDermott September 15, 2026
  • Shelby County

    Lowery picks first 5 positions in new administration

    Two weeks into his term as County Mayor, Mickell Lowery has made his first five appointments to his administration. The selections represent what Lowery calls a “culture shift” in county government.

    By Bill Dries 8 hours ago
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    ‘Knowledge Bowl’ placed ‘on hiatus’ after nearly four decades

    “Knowledge Bowl” may not return this year, according to an email from the general manager at WREG-TV.

    By Geoff Calkins 15 hours ago
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    The Early Word: Belmont may come back, and the Pipkin might get pickled

    County gets a new jail medical provider, T.J. Hardaway calls off his write-in campaign and Germantown plans for snow.

    By Bianca Phillips September 15, 2026
  • The AM/DM

    The AM/DM podcast: What is going on with the county’s elected officials?

    Days into the new Shelby County Commission’s four-year term, two commissioners have been formally charged with crimes. And a third is under review because of a city grant. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 15, 2026
  • Shelby County

    Jail contract, clerk funds, judge appointment approved at first commission meeting

    The County Commission authorized up to $6.1 million in funding to stabilize the Shelby County Clerk’s Office and approved a $37.9 million contract for healthcare at county jails. 

    By Bill Dries September 14, 2026
  • State Government

    Interim state rep calls off write-in campaign for late father’s seat

    Interim state Rep. T.J. Hardaway is backing a write-in effort by Kyler Gilkey, who had been seeking the District 84 seat vacated by veteran legislator Joe Towns Jr.

    By Bill Dries September 14, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    City Council returns to data center discussion with multiple proposals to regulate them

    A trio of proposed ground rules for future data centers in Memphis is on a busy City Council agenda.

    By Bill Dries September 14, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Pipkin could go pickleball

    The company that developed pickleball courts in a Bartlett movie theater two years ago wants to do the same at the Pipkin Building in Liberty Park.

    By Bill Dries September 14, 2026
  • Education

    Will MSCS takeover remain paused? Federal court could soon decide

    Arguments in the case are expected to determine whether the takeover remains paused or whether the new state-appointed board of nine regains control over Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

    By Laura Testino September 14, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Zoo spies on local wildlife; plus, your winter forecast

    Residents clash with city over SpaceXAI money, the Tigers get trampled and we’ve got the history behind that giant radio tower in Central Gardens.

    By Bianca Phillips September 14, 2026
  • The AM/DM

    The AM/DM podcast: HBD to the DM and congrats to Calipari

    Plus, Germantown is thinking 24 years ahead. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 14, 2026
  • Premium Germantown

    Germantown alderwoman challenged by fellow real estate agent

    Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson is facing a challenge from Todd Adams as she seeks reelection for Alderman Position 2.

    By Abigail Warren September 15, 2026
  • Premium Midtown

    Ask the Memphian: Why a 65-foot radio tower still looms over Peabody

    There once stood two of them, but after its twin was torn down, the remaining 65-foot radio tower still stands in the front yard of the home at 1455 Peabody Ave.

    By Jody Callahan September 14, 2026
  • Metro

    How El Niño could affect the Mid-South this winter

    As the calendar turns toward winter, Mid-South residents face a seasonal forecast dominated by a familiar but often misunderstood meteorological phenomenon.

    By Brandon LaGrone II September 14, 2026

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