Democratic nominee for County Mayor Mickell Lowery talked about state intervention, his vote to raise county property taxes and tax breaks as economic development incentives on “Behind The Headlines.”

A forensic audit report found evidence of fraud, waste and abuse at Tennessee’s largest school district. But the most significant claims aren’t news to MSCS, according to court records and additional audit reports detailing the district’s responses.

Task Force is a political football, a vegan restaurant is closing and not everyone is jazzed about the Memphis Jazz development.

There’s some art, some pole vaulting and a few medieval-type knights. 

Two fatal Memphis Safe Task Force shootings in four days have returned the federal presence to the campaign spotlight as an issue.

Alfonso Ivy, 47, had a lengthy arrest history in Shelby County on drugs and weapons charges, and had been out of prison for about 16 months after serving nine years behind bars.

DeSoto County Schools board member Michele Henley filed suit last week accusing Barton of defamation.

“Revisiting history is an opportunity to make sure that you don’t repeat … things that you don’t want to repeat,” said reader Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

There’s another Task Force fatality, the MSCS forensic audit is out and Ikea wants a road name change. 

Restaurant names aren’t always the easiest to pronounce. 

Initially billed as an opportunity for residents to connect with local resources and hear from top public safety officials, the event was cut short after repeated outbursts from the crowd. 

A 2004 White Station High graduate co-founded Magnus Labs — an AI, data and robotics company — in Silicon Valley. Now, he wants to bring his expertise and work with Sparco, a computer- and tech-consulting business in Millington, to bring robotics and a curriculum to Memphis-area schools.

Sanjeev Kumar, 45, a gynecological oncologist and founder of the Memphis-based Poplar Avenue Clinic, was arrested in February 2025.

Officials want a second look at the sentencing of former Evolve Bank CEO Robert Hartheimer, who solicited sex from someone he believed to be a 15-year-old boy. 

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office officials outlined a series of hazards at the main jail, including a diesel fuel leak and air conditioning failure, and called out Mayor Lee Harris for failing to address life-threatening conditions inside the facility.

Here’s what you need to know about tax-free weekends in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. 

This marks at least the fourth fatality associated with the Task Force during its time in the city.

That alleged abuse is largely associated with a single custodial contract that received elected board approval in 2022.

Shelby County Jail heats up, Ragin’ Cajun may not be raging anymore and the Grizzlies are totally centered. 

For 17 years, some of the world’s most historic images have found their way to a Memphis warehouse, where a local business scans and digitizes them. 

Germantown Planning Commission recommended approval of amendments to Goodwin Farms despite several residents speaking in opposition to the development changes.

The Memphis City Council’s $2.6 million grant fund allocates $200,000 for each council member to propose grants to nonprofits. 

A hearing date has been set in DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster’s federal lawsuit against the State of Mississippi.

On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council discussed potential zoning changes that would impact data centers.

Jail employees are warning Shelby County officials of extreme heat, rising medical emergencies, and what they describe as “cruel conditions” inside the facility after month-long air conditioning issues.