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WKNO Daily Newscast | Thursday, July 31, 2025

— St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has filed a permit to build a new 16-story research facility.

— The Memphis Police Department has promoted Martin Kula to assistant chief.

— Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members have accepted a donation from xAI, paving the way for the company to begin work improving facilities at four schools in Southwest Memphis near its data centers.

— The Memphis Grizzlies will play their first-ever overseas games in January, taking on the Orlando Magic in Berlin and London.

— With “feels like” temperatures in the hundreds continuing through this evening, the Mid-South will begin to catch a break on Friday afternoon as a cool front brings temps in the high 80s.


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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.