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Nearly nine in 10 immigration-related arrests made by Memphis Safe Task Force officers started with a traffic stop and were not tied to an underlying violent crime.

Police officer Brian Sicknick died after being assaulted while defending the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. His brother, Craig Sicknick, explains his anger and frustration over false narratives about that day and President Trump’s sweeping pardons of people charged or convicted of participating in the attack.

This year, it was clear to us that business as usual was not an option. Across Memphis, nonprofits were navigating deep funding disruptions, rising costs, and growing community needs, all at the same time. The Community Foundation reacted by launching Responsive Grants, designed to help organizations continue essential services, sustain core operations, and remain steady during a season of uncertainty.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent acted in self-defense, but witnesses and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey dispute that claim. Minnesota Public Radio’s Matt Sepic shares more details.

In the first comprehensive review of the state’s school voucher program, the state comptroller’s office found that most public school students who used the vouchers aren’t using them to leave low performing public schools.

Local gynecologist Sanjeev Kumar has been found guilty of 40 of 46 charges.

Kacky Walton spoke with award-winning artist and educator Melody Weintraub about her new exhibit, “Seasons,” on view at WKNO’s Gallery 1091 from Monday, January 5, through Thursday, January 29.

When President Trump spoke about Venezuela's future on Saturday, after the U.S. military action and arrest of its president, Nicolás Maduro, he said that the country's decimated oil infrastructure will be rebuilt and start making money again. Rice University's Francisco Monaldi talks about the major challenges of rebuilding the Venezuelan oil industry and how it will require many years and tens of billions of dollars.

Activists and community members gathered Wednesday evening in the Hickory Hill area to mark the third anniversary of the beating death of Tyré Nichols by Memphis Police officers.

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