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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, October 12, 2026

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— Christa Pike, the woman who survived Tennessee’s attempt to kill her by lethal injection, has left the hospital and is back in prison.

Learn more: Christa Pike discharged from the hospital and back in prison

— The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is taking up its own moratorium on new data centers today.

— MLGW customers will likely see their monthly utility bills increase over the next three years, though electricity rates will remain untouched.

— University of Tennessee Health Science Center has broken ground on a $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at Madison and Dudley.


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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.