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Christa Pike is released from hospital after surviving execution attempt, attorneys say

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday.

By The Associated Press 43 minutes ago
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MPD officers shoot, critically injure man during chase

Officials said two officers returned fire after a suspect shot at them during a foot chase.

By Jody Callahan 2 hours ago
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Memphis expected to escape worst of hurricane remnants

The Mid-South is dodging the expected high winds and rain from Hurricane Isaias, as the weakened storm heads north after making landfall near Destin, Florida.

By Jody Callahan 1 hour ago
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Kuhn says Kustoff is vulnerable in reelection bid

Heidi Kuhn, 8th Congressional District Democratic nominee, discusses her challenge of Republican incumbent David Kustoff on ‘Behind The Headlines.’ 

By Bill Dries 4 hours ago

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    Flat Stanley gets to tour Memphis with a Grizzlies star

    An Arkansas special education teacher needed help with a class project. Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells answered the call.

    By Drew Hill 10 hours ago
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    Millington recommends candidate for police chief

    After a search to replace Chief Chris Stokes, Millington has chosen a former deputy chief with the Memphis Police Department.

    By Michael Waddell 20 hours ago
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    Wrongful-conviction case of alleged killer delayed

    When Andrew Hayes returns to court in November, Judge Lee Coffee will hear a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

    By Mary Evans 19 hours ago
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    Young orders 90-day data center review

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young issued an executive order Friday, Oct. 9, calling for a 90-day working group to develop guidelines for data centers in the city.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2026
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    The Early Word: Midtown water guy and takeover board are back to work

    City Council’s data-center debate will be continued, and a new restaurant serves elevated comfort food for when you’re hungry AF.

    By Bianca Phillips October 09, 2026
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    The AM/DM podcast: Jazz, opera, EDM and Widespread Panic

    This weekend ups the ante on music — all kinds — in a music town. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 09, 2026
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    Germantown’s Scott Sanders runs unopposed, pushes term limits and commercial growth

    Sanders hadn’t planned to run again. With Mayor Mike Palazzolo retiring, he says the board needs continuity and wants to revisit the sanitation contract and boost school funding.

    By Abigail Warren October 09, 2026
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    Opinion: GOP hopefuls in Tennessee remain in the driver’s seat. But some are failing the likability test.

    “A clean Republican sweep in Tennessee, while still likely, is no longer an automatic slam dunk.”

    By Otis Sanford October 09, 2026
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    UTHSC, elected officials break ground on new $350M College of Medicine building

    UTHSC and elected officials broke ground Thursday on a new College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building that aims to recruit prospective students and address a physician shortage.

    By Steve Bohnel October 09, 2026
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    Donor-funded consultant helped ready Memphis school takeover board during pause

    A consulting firm that worked with Houston’s school system during its takeover has quietly played a key role in readying the state-appointed board to resume control of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. 

    By Laura Testino October 09, 2026
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    City Council passes tentative zoning for data centers

    Council members are still debating whether there should be a moratorium on new data centers to get public buy-in or at least an understanding of what the rules will do and what they won’t do.

    By Bill Dries 19 hours ago
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    East Parkway water guy back selling drinks to thirsty drivers

    After an arrest that outraged many Memphians, Demarcus Dickerson was back selling cold drinks at the corner of Poplar Avenue and East Parkway.

    By Jody Callahan October 08, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Inmate accused of killing cellmate waives bond hearing

    Jonathan Griffin, 19, is charged with first-degree murder of his cellmate, Erick Jones, 23. 

    By Mary Evans October 08, 2026
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    Jail East inmate died by suicide

    The autopsy report said Beverly Turnage was found unresponsive in her cell Sept. 12.

    By Mary Evans October 08, 2026
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    Hurricane remnants expected to smack Memphis

    Mempho Fest, the Memphis Jazz Festival, University of Memphis football and more are keeping a close eye on the weather Saturday.

    By Jody Callahan October 08, 2026
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    MSCS asks another court to halt takeover in new suit

    Attorneys for Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Shelby County government filed a new lawsuit in Shelby County Chancery Court

    By Laura Testino October 08, 2026
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    The Early Word: Midtown water guy was jailed, and Alchemy will transform

    Your MLGW bill may go up, a robot works at Kroger and we remember Joel Hobson III.

    By Bianca Phillips October 08, 2026
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    The AM/DM podcast: Helping the environment in your own backyard

    As the cutting gardens manager at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Adam Queen’s day job is rooting plants and growing flowers. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 08, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    When it comes to Joel Hobson, ‘you can’t find a better example of a family man and a man of faith’

    Memphis real estate giant Joel Hobson III died on Oct. 6, at the age of 72, after a battle with liver cancer. Friends and colleagues remembered him as an advocate for the city and pillar of the community. 

    By John Klyce October 07, 2026
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    MLGW proposes gas and water rate hikes for 2027 and beyond

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said none of the proposed utility increases “have anything to do with the increased costs of operation because of data centers.”

    By Brandon LaGrone II October 08, 2026
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    Memphis City Council will meet to resume session that ended in protest

    The second council meeting of the week was called after Tuesday’s session ended with police clearing the council chamber, leaving several items awaiting discussion and a vote.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2026
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    Lakeland school district stands against possible open-enrollment legislation

    Lakeland school leaders are voicing their opposition to open enrollment and making sure district and city employees can still send their kids to the suburban system.

    By Michael Waddell October 07, 2026
  • Education

    MSCS takeover board to reconvene Thursday

    The meeting comes less than a week after a judge said he “didn’t mean to imply” the oversight board couldn’t do its work with a July 1 order, which MSCS and the state interpreted as a temporary halt.

    By Laura Testino October 07, 2026
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: They arrested the East Parkway water guy? Now that’s a real civic outrage.

    The Memphis Police Department arrested Demarcus Dickerson, the guy who sells water at the corner of East Parkway and Poplar. Why? For doing what he does. And, yes it’s an outrage. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 07, 2026
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    The Early Word: AI fight shuts down City Council, and Ford heads to prison

    John Beifuss retires from the CA, the old Ikea may be another furniture store and we look at why your September MLGW bill was so high.

    By Bianca Phillips October 07, 2026

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