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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, September 22, 2025

— Over the weekend, Memphis Mayor Paul Young told local media he’s been in “conversations and dialog” with National Guard leadership to strategize what role troops will play when they are deployed in Memphis.

— MLGW has taken a key step toward spending more than $30 million to acquire a Cordova building for its new operations center and control room.

— The head of Shelby County’s Office of Reentry and his wife are still in jail as a bond hearing continues this week.

— Shortly after Collierville changed its liquor laws last month, two new stores applied to open there, which would max out the number allowed in the town.


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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.