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WKNO Daily Newscast | Friday, December 12, 2025

— A Houston-based developer plans to build a multi-billion-dollar, 1.7 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Downtown Memphis.

— Up to 3,000 Memphis-area children who receive needs-based prekindergarten might not have pre-K centers to go to in January.

— A federal food program providing summer meals to hundreds of thousands of Tennessee children needs approval from Governor Bill Lee by January 1 of next year, but it's unclear if the state will participate.


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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.