Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is calling for stronger reforms at the Shelby County Jail, saying the Sheriff’s plan falls short amid a rise in inmate deaths and what he described as a “lack of basic humanity.”

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign as federal immigration raids in other places have taken a violent turn.

This is at least the second time a suspect has been killed or seriously injured during an altercation with Task Force officers since the sweeping law enforcement initiative began Sept. 29.

Tennessee state troopers arrested Rebecca Leathers, 55, during the ICE protest that drew hundreds of people to Summer Avenue in the Berclair neighborhood.

Thousands of people have been arrested within the past three months in Memphis, and prosecutors in both state and federal courts are feeling the increased load. 

Commissioners decided Monday they want a lawsuit to stay in place and a court to put an end to the dispute over MSCS elections one way or another.

After a woman was fatally shot by an Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, a score of Memphians gathered to remember her and call for action amid local ICE activity.

“It’s been a tough three years,” Rodney Wells, Tyré Nichols’ stepfather, told a crowd gathered at the site of Nichols’ death.

A federal jury found a Memphis gynecologist guilty on 40 of 46 counts related to healthcare fraud and reuse of unsanitary medical devices.

U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman said during Monday’s swearing-in ceremony that case filings at the court were up more than 300%.

Green, according to a news release, will begin the transition to the new role on Jan. 12.

“I plead guilty,” Former Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Robert Hartheimer said. “It is a decision by me because I’m guilty.” 

President Donald Trump linked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime to the alleged presence of Venezuelan gangs in American cities, including Memphis.

The number of traffic fatalities in Shelby County dropped by almost a third in 2025, and MPD credits its officers as well as the extra help provided by state and federal officers.

Memphis saw a 26.4% decline in murders year over year.

The Daily Memphian obtained daily reports on the Task Force’s work between Oct. 1 and Dec. 8, and analyzed each day’s report to determine how every arrest started.

Memphis police are promising a noticeably heavier presence on and around Beale Street as 2025 becomes 2026. Here’s what else to expect Downtown.

What was billed as a “Pajama Christmas Party” with a cover charge and offers of free liquor Dec. 20 ended with gunfire and the death of a man shot outside the short-term rental in East Memphis. 

Changes to immigration, cannabis regulation and changes to retirement are among the new laws beginning in 2026.

She is the first woman to hold the position in the Marshals Service’s centuries-long history.

Some say the National Guard “shouldn’t be here,” while others say Memphis “got the message.” The Daily Memphian captured a snapshot of where Memphians stand on the Memphis Safe Task Force and its impact.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office did not say what is believed to have caused the man’s death, which remains under investigation. 

“The same mud that covered my son’s body now covers our trust in law enforcement,” said the father of the man who was killed by a former Memphis police officer. 

The move closes a six-year chapter that started with a state investigation into the school’s finances.

When or if three former Memphis police officers convicted federally in the death of Tyré Nichols will receive a new trial remains up in the air. So where does that leave the two who pleaded guilty?