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WKNO Daily Newscast | Thursday, September 3, 2026

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— SpaceXAI is planning to build another data center in Southaven on land newly acquired from the city.

— Memphis’ Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library once again has working escalators, which were designed as the primary way of getting to the reference desk on the second floor.

— Senatobia, Mississippi’s police chief has been fired after a news outlet reported that he used – and bragged about using – racial slurs in private text messages.

— The Sierra Club of Tennessee says the Trump administration's decision to scrap $7.6 billion in clean energy grants across the US has impacted eight specific projects.


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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.