It is unclear what the judge’s clarification from the bench on Friday, Oct. 2, may mean for control of Tennessee’s largest school system.

A family opens up about a Task Force shooting, Blackburn wants the electric chair back and cops nab a truckload of kratom. 

Jonah Neal was shot and killed by a member of the Memphis Safe Task Force, who arrived after Neal’s mother called 911 saying her son was threatening to commit suicide with a handgun. For those who were close to Neal, none of it makes sense.

The National Civil Rights Museum honored four leaders at its 35th Freedom Award ceremony, amid calls to protect historical truth and civil liberties from ongoing rollbacks.

Three members of the Unknown Vice Lords, also known as Ghost Mob, drew prison sentences of seven to 25 years each for a 2020 retaliation shooting in the city.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s reaction to the two failed attempts to carry out the death penalty in the case of Christa Pike is one of several, including a very different one from her rival, Democratic nominee Jerri Green.

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Law enforcement called in an 18-wheeler to haul away what officials estimate to be nearly 30,000 packages of illegal synthetic kratom that law enforcement agencies seized from a Memphis warehouse.

“The State of Tennessee can’t even kill someone. But it can teach Memphis kids, run the Memphis airport and redefine who Memphis gets to vote for in Congress just because the president said so.”

MSCS has a new board chair, Germantown grandkids get school perks and the Indie Memphis lineup has dropped. 

As of Sept. 29, the Memphis Safe Task Force has been on the ground in the city for a year.

The political backdrop of the Task Force includes a Republican tactic to take over local government and a conflict among local Democrats about how to respond to the operation.

A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year.

If capacity exists, Germantown Municipal School District will allow grandchildren of residents and children of alumni from the suburb’s schools to enroll.

The lawsuit and disbarment complaint from Tennessee’s two U.S. senators comes the day after Special Counsel Jack Smith testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington.

After a two-year retirement, 46-year veteran Anna Barnett is returning to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to serve as chief inspector of the jail amid ongoing operational challenges.

Amid Tennessee takeover uncertainty, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ elected board picked new leadership and added its 10th member: a student from Middle College High.

The Columbus, Ohio-based bank is investing in local affordable housing and career training through partnerships with local organizations like United Housing and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.

A federal appeals court halted the execution of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. 

Abortion pill debate makes its way into FedEx’s boardroom, the Belmont owner buys up more space and we take a deep dive into crime numbers.

Today, we talk about former players rejoining as coaches, the basketball team’s predilection for 3-pointers and what it will take to get season ticket-holders back into seats.

The Daily Memphian calculated crime data from before and after the Memphis Safe Task Force was operational, mapping the recent decline. 

Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.

Christa Pike was 18 years old when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has announced millions in federal funding for road improvements in DeSoto County.