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WKNO Daily Newscast | Tuesday, July 22, 2025

— Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Nashville to keep him in jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

— An 18-year-old Ole Miss football player, Corey Adams, was shot and killed in Cordova late Saturday night in an incident that also left four other people wounded.

— 100 N. Main developers are ready to move into the planning and design phase for the future multi-use hi-rise, but work on the building has stopped and the schedule remains unclear.

— Memphis crime overall in the city is down 20% compared to the same period last year, according to the Memphis Police Department.

— Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford, Jr. will go to trial on federal charges related to bribery, kickbacks, and tax evasion on January 20 of next year.


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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.