The trial date is tentative as Sawyer’s attorney is about to get an estimated 50,000 documents used by prosecutors to make their case against her.

Shelby County commissioners used extra decimal places Monday, June 29, in setting a new county property tax rate.

The declining Memphis transit system received more than $30 million in funding in the city’s recently approved budget. That’s more than it got last year. But MATA supporters say it’s not enough. 

A water line break leaves the Walter L. Bailey Criminal Justice Center temporarily closed, forcing some courts to reschedule dates and pause operations. 

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The law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants.

Young is shaking up his office, Millington’s racetrack reno is stalled out and you can help guide the future of Rainbow Lake.

Also this week: The Memphis-Shelby County schools board tackles some hot topics.

Contest judges called The Daily Memphian’s series on speeding a “fascinating read” and pointed to the stories’ sourcing and data as standout features.

“The bold, metal sign in front of the Visitor Center no longer says ‘LVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD.’ But who fixed it? A quintessentially Memphis institution, of course.”

Also happening this week: The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meets, and the MSCS takeover board does, too.

The commission also votes on budget amendments, including a move away from plans by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to start planning on a new Treadwell K-8 school.

Also in the political roundup: Washington’s affordable-housing standoff, the Ultimate Fighting Championship plot and A C Wharton Jr. warns Mickell Lowery about being mayor.

The conservancy is asking for the public’s opinions on renderings of a new pavilion near Rainbow Lake, as well as options for improving the playground and boardwalk.

A Florida Little League team traveled to Memphis to deliver the money they’d raised, and play a game against Memphis Little League. Then they learned one of the opposing players was a St. Jude patient.

The heat index is likely to climb as high as 107 this week. So take the kids to a splash pad to cool off, stay hydrated and check on your elderly friends and neighbors as temperatures soar.

Election officials talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the disruption of new congressional districts and how that could lead to an increase in voter turnout.

The permits come as Anthropic, the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, is expected to ramp up its usage of Colossus as part of its leasing agreement with SpaceX.

Mayor Paul Young has named a new No. 2 at the COO post and a new CFO as well as an interim city engineer.

Attorneys for Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Shelby County government expanded their lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s takeover of the school district to include appointees to the new oversight board.

All week long, amateur golfers have been hitting buckets of golf balls on the grounds of St. Louis Catholic Church for the chance to win $1 million. 

Vegan cafe lives on after owner’s death, Novel’s cafe is expanding Downtown and the Tigers sign a social-media star. 

On today’s show, we’ve got a rundown of indoor summer-themed events — and a one outdoor block party that’ll make you sweat. 

Monday, June 22, was the first day that candidates in Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington could pull petitions for the general election Nov. 3.

Officers who were involved in a 2024 fatal shooting investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation were cleared, the Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said.