All programming services are available at wknofm.org, the WKNO App, and the NPR App.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for your patience.
-
Kacky Walton was joined by Claire Rutkauskas, executive director of Creative Aging Mid-South, and Slade Kyle, the organization’s new director of programs, to talk about the finale performance of its 2025-2026 Concert Series. -
We look at the redistricting battles in Tennessee and Virginia, as well as what the latest poll numbers say about President Trump's handling of the economy and the war on Iran.
Nick Newsom
/
wknofm.org
In the wake of Thursday’s vote to divide Shelby County into three separate congressional districts, lawsuits have been filed – or are in the works -- to challenge the legislation.
Around the Mid-South
News & Features
-
In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch. -
A cargo ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar's coast, the British military said.
-
Ohio voters headed to the polls last week for primary elections, and in competitive districts like the one where Toledo is primarily located, the message was clear: affordability is a top priority.
Luca Bruno
/
AP
The 61st edition of the international art event launched on Saturday in an atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife.
Hosted by President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South Randy Hutchinson
Tuesdays
6:48 a.m. | 5:48 p.m.
Tuesdays
6:48 a.m. | 5:48 p.m.
Hosted by WKNO News Director Christopher Black and political analyst Otis Sanford.
Fridays
Morning: 6:45 | 7:45 | 8:45
Evening: 4:44 | 6:44
Fridays
Morning: 6:45 | 7:45 | 8:45
Evening: 4:44 | 6:44
-
Screenshot by Christopher Blank/Live Video Streaming - Tennessee General AssemblyMemphis voters are split into thirds, with the state's largest Black community shackled to far-flung MAGA counties. -
Christopher Blank/wknofm.orgA recent Supreme Court decision could lead to "Jim Crow 2.0," says Otis Sanford.
Hosted by Church Health's Dr. Scott Morris
Wednesdays
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 5:48 | 6:48
Wednesdays
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 5:48 | 6:48
- Tracking the hot-button issues driving this year's midterms politics
- War with Iran has aviation costs sky high. Are there alternatives to jet fuel?
- Mideast war worsens conflict between elephants and villagers in Sri Lanka
- Red Square V-Day parade scaled back due to Ukrainian drone strike fears
- It was 'gut instinct,' say The Black Keys about new album, Peaches!
- New study confirms landslide in Alaska triggered 1,500-foot megatsunami last August
Weekdays
9:01 a.m. | 3:50 p.m.
Darel Snodgrass and Kacky Walton spotlight the Mid-South arts scene through engaging interviews with local artists, performers, and event organizers.
9:01 a.m. | 3:50 p.m.
Darel Snodgrass and Kacky Walton spotlight the Mid-South arts scene through engaging interviews with local artists, performers, and event organizers.
Thursdays
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 6:48
Plan your weekly arts agenda with ARTSmemphis’ curated calendar of local events.
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 6:48
Plan your weekly arts agenda with ARTSmemphis’ curated calendar of local events.
Hosted by author and chef Jennifer Chandler
Tuesdays
7:49 a.m. | 8:49 a.m.
4:48 p.m. | 6:48 p.m.
Tuesdays
7:49 a.m. | 8:49 a.m.
4:48 p.m. | 6:48 p.m.
National
World
Politics
More News & Features
-
Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of licensed mariners. -
In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife reserve instead. -
This week, a separatist group in Alberta announced that they have more than enough signatures to put an independence referendum on the ballot this fall.
-
A man who says he has been foraging for food for a year recently taught a group of people in Charlotte, N.C., about the plants that you can find and eat on a walk.
-
More than two dozen passengers left the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified. The race is on to connect with them to monitor their health — and the health of those they've interacted with. -
As state leaders change laws to make vaccines more accessible, a coalition of doctors, public health advocates and everyday Coloradans is trying to start a public conversation about their importance. -
Blue Film is clearly designed to be unsettling. Its performances are haunting. -
Virginia voters approved redistricting that could help Democrats pick up four House seats. Democrats said it was to counter the gains that Trump and the GOP have picked up in Republican-led states.
World War 2 Victory Day celebrations in Moscow will be muted this year because of fears of drone attacks, as the public tires of the Ukraine war.
Lena Kettner
/
Pandora Film
Amirhossein Khorgooei
/
ISNA/AFP via Getty Images
Morning Edition is your perfect morning companion: gentle, but straightforward, news and information, with local weather and traffic reports.
Fridays
6:45 a.m. & 5:45 p.m.
(Roundtable radio version)
Top local news with host Eric Barnes, featuring special guests. Airs on WKNO/Channel 10, Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.
- Novelists Tayari Jones and Meg Wolitzer share notes on mothers in fiction
- After their shepherd dies, 'The Sheep Detectives' set out to solve the mystery
- A chocolate laboratory in Italy will be good for chocolate eaters -- and farmers
- Who am I? Where do I belong? A novel looks at questions that bind humans across centuries
Thursdays
6:31 a.m.
7:31 a.m.
8:31 a.m
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' Julia McDonald shares how to give smarter and do good for your community.
6:31 a.m.
7:31 a.m.
8:31 a.m
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' Julia McDonald shares how to give smarter and do good for your community.
The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young, Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the team at NPR and WBUR.
