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Hotel Pontotoc marks 120 years of history with a Prohibition-era Halloween party

Kacky Walton

Hotel Pontotoc owner Joey Lewis joined Kacky Walton to discuss the downtown landmark's 120-year history and its upcoming Halloween celebration at The Dame.
University of Memphis brings "RENT" to the stage

Darel Snodgrass

The University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance presents "RENT," October 29 through November 1. Director Max Robinson joins Darel Snodgrass to discuss the award-winning musical and its enduring impact.

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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, October 26, 2026

Christopher Blank, Nick Newsom

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will consider whether to pull out of a lawsuit challenging the state’s takeover of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District.
Checking on the Arts

"What Remains Visible" brings international art to Memphis

Kacky Walton

Local artists Lisa Williamson and Paul Behnke join Kacky Walton to discuss "What Remains Visible," an international painting exhibition featuring 55 artists at Marshall Arts Gallery through October 31.
Checking on the Arts

Cazateatro brings Día de Muertos celebration to Downtown Memphis

Kacky Walton

Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group's annual Día de Muertos Parade and Festival moves to Downtown Memphis on Saturday, October 24, bringing free live performances, music, art, and cultural activities to the community.
TN Politics

TN Politics: Some politicians fight, others coast, to election day

Christopher Blank

Republican candidates avoid debates and the as challengers poke holes in the MAGA narrative that things are going great.

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Big name campaign surrogates make final overtures to voters as Election Day nears

With high profile visits from President Trump, Vice President Vance, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris, the spotlight is on campaign surrogates in the final days before Election Day.

In this April 5, 2017 photo, an exhibit at the Texas Prison Museum shows the three-chemical mixture used by Texas prison officials for lethal injections in the state from 1982 until 2012, when it was replaced by a single drug. Tennessee was using a three-drug protocol when an independent investigation found the state was mishandling its lethal injection program. Like Texas, Tennessee is pivoting to a single-drug process.

Tennessee paid $1M for lethal injection drugs; concerns rising about past botched executions

Several new details about Tennessee’s recent executions came to light this week, including the price of the drugs and issues with executions leading up to Christa Pike’s catastrophic failed one.

Arkansas Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner speaks with voters at a campaign stop in Hope, Ark. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map

In a sign of the potentially dire midterm political environment, Republicans have spent millions of dollars playing defense in Arkansas, one of the most conservative states in the country.

Video released in Mississippi police shooting of toddler

The police officer involved in a shooting in Mississippi and killed a toddler has resigned a day after video of the incident was released.

High Expectations Aerial Arts presents "Flightmares: Aerial Arts Haunted Experience"

Through an immersive walk-through performance, featuring aerial arts, theatrical characters, movement, music, and lighting, High Expectations Aerial Arts draws audiences into the shadows ahead of Halloween with "Flightmares: Aerial Arts Haunted Experience."

BTH: Outgoing Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo on his tenure and the city's challenges ahead

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s “Behind the Headlines,” outgoing Germantown Mayor Mike Pazzolo joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Abigail Warren.

Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Opera Memphis unite for Verdi's "Rigoletto"

Opera Memphis and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra join forces for a one-night-only performance of Verdi's "Rigoletto" at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 24.

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. explores race and America's 250-year history

Author and scholar Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. joined Kacky Walton to discuss his latest book, "America, U.S.A.," and his upcoming Constitution Day lecture at Rhodes College.

Arts Agenda: Stories of kindness, paranoia, and curses

Featured: Opera Memphis and MSO present "Rigoletto" for one night only; Día de Muertos Parada and Festival moves downtown

Trump and Obama hit the campaign trail. Will it make a difference for candidates?

With President Trump and former President Barack Obama on the campaign trail, can campaign surrogates really move the needle in high profile, high-stakes races?