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WKNO Daily Newscast | Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— Warmer temperatures have come to the Mid-South, taking a bite out of the hard ice dropped more than a week ago.

— MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said the utility responded to 1,100 calls for frozen pipes at homes and businesses.

— Republican State Sen. Brent Taylor wants only native-born citizens to be able to run in party primaries for federal offices in Tennessee.

— Calvary Episcopal Church is receiving nearly $1 million from the Mellon Foundation to develop a memorial to thousands of enslaved people bought and sold where the church parking lot is now.


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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.