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According to new data by the Memphis Police Department, overall crime has dropped 20% with meaningful declines in murders, aggravated assaults, and shooting incidents.

The NAACP and the Southern Environmental Law Center announced their intention to sue xAI over its ongoing use of natural gas turbines to power its South Memphis supercomputer.

Out-of-state college students will be paying 50% less to attend community colleges in Tennessee starting this year.

The University of Memphis announced that is was closing its office of Multicultural Affairs to comply with Tennessee’s new laws dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s administration is set to have further discussions with the Trump administration early this week about deploying the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis.

The federal trial of Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. on bribery and tax evasion charges has been moved back two months from January to March.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 8-3 Monday to remove the New Chicago area from consideration as a site for a proposed new county Criminal Justice Center.

The City of Memphis has been in discussions with Tennessee’s governor and the White House about deploying National Guard troops in the Mid-South.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says the county could take the Memphis Safe Task Force to court over unconstitutional arrests and traffic stops.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has vetoed the commission’s recent resolution to put all Memphis-Shelby School board seats up for reelection in 2026.