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This week the Oglala Sioux Tribe said tribal members were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after raids in Minnesota. AP's Graham Lee Brewer tells us more.

Ballet Memphis presents "Winter Mix," its annual repertory performance showcasing bold new works alongside compelling returning favorites, Friday, February 13, through Sunday, February 15, at Ballet Memphis’ studios in Overton Square.

Texas A&M University adopted a rule last November banning the teaching of “race and gender ideology,” which includes Plato’s 2,400-year-old “Symposium.” Professor Martin Peterson explains how he thinks the move will hurt his philosophy students.

The Trump administration is threatening criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Powell said it’s part of a pressure campaign from the administration to lower interest rates. Economist Jason Furman explains more.

Tennessee lawmakers return to Nashville this week for the second regular session of the 114th General Assembly.

The Justice Department pushed federal prosecutors in Minnesota to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good rather than the immigration agent who killed her. Georgetown Law professor Mary McCord explains the pressure campaign and the subsequent resignation of six prosecutors.

After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, there’s widespread outrage over the use of force by federal immigration officers across the country. That includes chokeholds, even though that tactic was banned in most cases after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. ProPublica's Nicole Foy tells us more.

The Shelby County Commission will stick with its decision to put all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats on the ballot this year.

Kacky Walton spoke with Josh Campbell, Executive and Creative Director of Spillit Memphis, an organization that gives storytellers a platform to share unscripted stories in front of a live audience.

The new year begins at Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) with a family-friendly event, "Peanut Butter and Jam: Music for Aardvarks," Saturday, January 17, at 10:30 a.m.