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WKNO Daily Newscast | Wednesday, August 13, 2025

— Ezekiel Kelly, the man accused of killing three and wounding three others in a 2022 shooting spree that terrorized the city, will plead guilty today in a plea agreement.

— Shante Avant will be the new chair of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners starting in September.

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

— Rhodes College is among five in Tennessee named to the Best 391 Colleges list released Tuesday by the Princeton Review.  

— Thabo, the Memphis Zoo’s only male lion, has died at age 16.


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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.