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WKNO Daily Newscast | Friday, July 31, 2026

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— Saturday is the last day of early voting ahead of the August 6 election next week.

— Tennessee is one of five states now under consideration for a federal partnership to boost nuclear energy production.

— SpaceXAI revealed it has quietly built a fourth data center in the Memphis area.

— Collierville leaders are considering new restrictions on e-bikes, which are increasingly popular with children.

— A Fayette County woman, Amanda Kate Walker Bass, who faked being a wounded combat veteran to raise money online will serve 16 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release.


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Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.