The former seminarian now faces decades in prison.

University of Memphis tuition is set to increase for all students, with in-state undergrad costs for the 2026-2027 academic year rising 4.48%, or $504.

A Shelby County judge has moved up his retirement date, so the Election Commission is adding a race for his position to the other five already on the ballot. 

And other curious happenings at the Memphis City Council. 

New bill targets child predators, a Germantown man pushes for more disc golf and Hardaway is building chemistry.

Halbert lost the Democratic primary for Criminal Court Clerk on the May 5 ballot by 126 votes to state Rep. Joe Towns Jr.

Following the arrest of a DeSoto County teacher last week, a Mississippi state senator has proposed legislation aimed at combating child predators.

UTHSC looks into racism claim, Holiday City has a new owner and we get a first taste of Josephine Estelle.

James Jin just graduated from high school, but already, his nonprofit, ArtFlow, is in more than 200 schools and community organizations across 10 countries. Here’s why he started it — and what he’ll do next. 

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.