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WKNO Daily Newscast | Tuesday, January 6, 2026

— Daily situation reports from President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force show the number of National Guard personnel in Memphis swelled in mid-November.

— As Memphis-Shelby County Schools considers shaving away empty classrooms with a long-term closure and consolidation plan, its leaders must decide whether to add two more schools to the district or make room for more than 800 students at other campuses.

— The city of Millington is working to restore its oldest commercial building. The suburb is investing more than a million dollars into the preservation and renovation of the Harrold Building built in 1911.


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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.