Local News and Politics
See what the latest news and political stories are, by WKNO.
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This week lawmakers debated bills on school vouchers and whether a city government can have any say on how their local police force conducts itself with residents.
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President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are vying for their party's delegates. Follow the live results.
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The nonprofit now known as Friends for All celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters on Poplar Avenue on Friday.
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Republicans propose several measures to further make supermajority rule unanswerable to critics, communities and constitution.
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Voting concludes Saturday in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary election. Polls open at 7 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. ET. Follow the results live.
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State lawmakers have voted to no longer require sex offender registration for someone convicted under the state’s decades-old aggravated prostitution law, which only affects sex workers who are HIV positive.
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Shelby County's crime problem could be addressed with an intensive, multi-agency effort. But it'll take money and political will.
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State Sen. Brent Taylor proposes a new judicial district for the Memphis suburbs.
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The Department of Justice is taking Tennessee to court to challenge its enforcement of a state law that makes it a felony for someone who knows they have HIV to engage in sex work.
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Marie Feagins is the school board’s choice to be the next superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools