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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, January 5, 2026

— Nearly nine in 10 immigration-related arrests made by Memphis Safe Task Force officers started with a traffic stop and were not tied to an underlying violent crime.

— In DeSoto County, state Senator Michael McLendon plans to introduce legislation next session creating a statutory recall process for school board members whose actions, he said, undermine student safety.

— Arkansas hemp farmers and retailers are closely monitoring what’s going on in Washington surrounding the recently passed hemp law.


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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.