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WKNO Daily Newscast | Tuesday, December 16, 2025

— The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will stay enrolled in a federal program that allows ICE to train deputies to serve immigration-related warrants inside the Shelby County Jail.

— On Friday, the City of Memphis held a ribbon-cutting to mark the end of repairs on the cobblestone landing along Riverside Drive.

— Major violent crimes in the city are continuing to drop during, according to new figures that will be presented today to the Memphis City Council.

— Shelby County’s Chief Public Defender, Phyllis Aluko, will retire in January.


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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.