In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we delve into whether drivers really have to pay speeding tickets issued by traffic cameras.

Here are short biographies of the appointees to the state takeover board, which will have sweeping powers over Memphis-Shelby County Schools through 2030.

Also happening this week: The Shelby County Commission talks about a settlement for the Sheriff’s Office again. 

The expensive legal settlement grew more complex last week with word that the $18 million would have to be included in future Sheriff’s Office budgets.

Apperson Crump ended its operations at the end of 2025. It leaves behind a legacy not just in the Memphis legal community but the city’s history, attorneys said.

The political roundup also looks at vote totals in the May primaries, and reactions to the Trump “anti-weaponization fund,” and recalls a redistricting dust-up during Davy Crockett’s days.

This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started. 

Since 1989, Holy Rosary Catholic Church in East Memphis has staged the festival centered that centers around Italian gravy, aka spaghetti sauce.

John DeBerry, the Republican nominee for Shelby County mayor, talked on “Behind The Headlines” about state intervention in Memphis and Shelby County as well as his hopes for a gradual withdrawal of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

The decision to launch an investigation has left some of the employees who resigned feeling angry and persecuted.

Before embarking on ministry mission and a career working with youths, Billy Buford toiled off the bench for then-Memphis State.

State Rep. Antonio Parkinson held a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss Tennessee’s new congressional redistricting and update attendees about the map’s legal challenges.

A Hernando High substitute was arrested yesterday, according to the DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office.

Josh Verma made it to the national spelling bee for the third straight year. Even though he was eliminated this week, the Farmington Elementary student deserves notice.

Bianca Phillips joins us today to talk about all the wild, wonderful and just plain weird things happening this weekend. 

NBA passes lottery reform that could impact the Grizzlies, a Bartlett soul-food spot catches fire and you can stop worrying about Fred Smith Jr.

Memphis City Council Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington has been accused of using her position to benefit her niece, who worked in the city’s IT department.

Three judges have been selected to preside over the constitutional challenges to Tennessee’s new congressional map.

There are more than 250 registered sex offenders in DeSoto County. Now, a new app allows residents to track offenders, get alerts if their child is contacted by someone on their watch list and more. 

The shoplifting charge against Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman was dismissed after an appearance in General Sessions court.

Attorneys squared off in federal court Wednesday over a 2024 state law that changed Shelby County’s bail-setting procedures.

On Friday, May 22, CBS Radio News ceased broadcasting after nearly a century. But this story is as much about Bill Dries as it is about CBS Radio. 

Germantown kid falls out of the Spelling Bee, Southern food goes swanky and it’s time to start making tailgating plans.

Josh Verma’s quest to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee has come to an end.

In the Chancery Court lawsuit, attorneys are seeking to have the laws declared unconstitutional and a court order barring their enforcement.