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WKNO Daily Newscast | Thursday, November 12, 2026

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— The Memphis City Council on Tuesday delayed final votes on a set of new ordinances that set specific goals for data center operation and locations.

— Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders are proposing the purchase of 25,000 laptops for high school students.

— Peak +, a Memphis-based company that makes cooling systems for data centers, is building a new production facility in Southeast Memphis.

— Conservation groups are celebrating the acquisition of 985 acres of land along the South Fork of the Forked Deer River in West Tennessee to help restore the area’s natural landscape.


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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.