Memphis and other cities across the country say declining interest in police work has made it harder to recruit officers, but they're stepping up recruitment efforts in response.

Family members who have lost loved ones in officer-involved shootings discuss their loss at a two-day event.

Memphis police are investigating the 37th interstate shooting, which was Oct. 23 on Interstate 240 and Poplar. 

Cyntoia Brown-Long, released from prison in August after serving 15 years for killing a man in Nashville when she was 16, has written a book about her life and will be in Memphis Sunday to discuss it. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied an appeal filed by the family of Darrius Stewart, who wanted the court to decide on a ruling from a federal court judge who dismissed the City of Memphis from a civil lawsuit. 

Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan heard arguments Monday on whether DNA testing should be allowed in a first-of-its-kind case that could result in the exoneration of a man executed for a 34-year-old murder.

A hearing at 201 Poplar will decide if DNA evidence can be used to determine guilt in the 1985 murder of Suzanne Collins. If Sedley Alley, the man convicted and executed is cleared, "then God help them," says former death row inmate Kirk Bloodsworth. "You can't free a man from the grave." 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents have been called in to investigate an arson at a vacant East Memphis church that was set on fire twice in less than four months. 

Fred Wortman, the former Collierville lawyer who tried to kill his wife three times, has been denied parole. He will not be eligible again for a parole hearing until 2026. 

A hearing is set for Oct. 14 to determine whether DNA in the Sedley Alley murder case should be tested in an attempt to clear the executed man. 

Judge to consider unsealing records from closed-door session on Memphis police surveillance case. 

While violent crime decreased in Memphis last year, there were mixed results on other crimes in the city, according to the 2018 FBI Uniform Crime Report released this week. 

The City of Memphis has for a second time asked a federal judge to modify the 1978 consent decree that bars police from monitoring activities of protesters and activists.

Hiring more officers for the Memphis Police Department has been part of campaigns, including Mayor Jim Strickland's re-election bid. 

Two domestic violence conferences will be held in Memphis this week to address domestic violence in the community. 

A $650,000 grant the Sheriff's Office received from the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge program is set to expire Oct. 1. County officials working on the grant to reduce the jail population have requested an extension. 

A man was killed by Shelby County Sheriff's deputies in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon in the South Memphis area. 

John Keith Perry, a Tennessee and Mississippi attorney, is representing the man accused in the killing of Lorenzen Wright and also the suspect in the shooting at Walmart in Southaven. Perry is gaining attention for taking on high-profile cases. 

Olliette Murry-Drobot was executive director of the Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County for nearly a decade. She left her job as head of the nonprofit this week, but she will remain in a consultant capacity as the organization searches for its next leader. 

Memphis was chosen to take part in a federal program in which local and federal law enforcement work together to fight violent crime. This week, law enforcement officials are in town for a summit on violent crime. 

The number of charges for violent juvenile crime has increased 64.2% for the first six months of the year, according to Juvenile Court. Officials and youth advocates are seeking solutions. 

The Shelby County Health Department has issued a drug overdose spike alert for Aug. 30, when there were 20 suspected overdoses with three fatalities.

With the number of “active shooter” incidents growing across the country over the past 20 years, people are increasingly interested in preparedness.

There has been one interstate shooting reported on area highways since local and state law enforcement stepped up patrols earlier this summer, Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said. Efforts are continuing.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday received thank-you notes from teens at Juvenile Court, where it has been about a year since the county eliminated the fee for juveniles to call home.