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Tony Carruthers, a former Memphis man convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, had his death sentence postponed for a year on Thursday after Tennessee’s executioners could not insert an IV into his veins through which to administer the lethal drugs.

Featured: A conversation exploring Kortland Whalum's work at Memphis Listening Lab; A final chamber concert for Iris Artist fellows Roberta dos Santos and Alexandre Negrão.

The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition is suing the Tennessee Highway Patrol over what they allege is “an increasingly commonplace” practice of state troopers pulling over motorists in Memphis and Nashville so that federal immigration agents can check their citizenship.

Four high-profile out-of-state ACLU attorneys have been approved to work on a major court challenge to Tennessee’s congressional redistricting.

Some members of the Shelby County Commission want better oversight of so-called “community” grants, which support local nonprofits.

The National Civil Rights Museum dedicated its latest major expansion, The Legacy Experience, on Saturday.

A federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order to block Tennessee’s new congressional map.

Featured: The National Civil Rights Museum reopens The Legacy Experience; Birdcap celebrates the release of his book "Maybe Its All Trash"

In his final proposed $1.6 billion budget as Shelby County Mayor, Lee Harris is asking for no tax increases.

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has stripped all Democratic Representatives of their committee and subcommittee assignments, a move designed to punish Democratic lawmakers who protested last week’s approval of new gerrymandered congressional districts.