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WKNO Daily Newscast | Thursday, July 24, 2025

— A Tennessee judge recently told the state Department of Correction it would need to disable a man’s heart implant before executing him. 

— Elon Musk’s xAI said Tuesday it planned to power on its second Memphis data center, Colossus 2 in Whitehaven, within weeks.

— A Shelby County judge will soon decide whether former Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins will return to her post.


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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.