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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, June 15, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— New legal filings claim that SpaceX has continued to add more pollution-emitting gas turbines to power its Southaven data center, Colossus II.

— A new public high school being built in Frayser now has an official name: Frayser-Trezevant Community School.

— Soul & Spirits Brewery has acquired the trademark of one Memphis’s original craft beer makers, Memphis Made Brewing Company.

— AutoZone has renewed its title sponsorship of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl for six more years, including this season’s game.


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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.