— 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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