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BREAKING | MSCS Takeover Bill Signed Into Law By Gov. Bill Lee
The Memphis-Shelby County School (MSCS) state takeover was signed into law on Friday morning by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. This follows the discovery of $1.1 million in waste and abuse in the school district's forensic audit report from April. It was approved by the Tennes...
May 22, 2026
LOCAL | YMCA's Summer Food Service Program Launched Today
The YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South is preparing to help feed families for the summer! The program started on Friday and it will run until August 1. Children under the age of 18 are eligible for free seven-day food packages at distribution locations throughout the Mid-Sout...
May 22, 2026
HISTORY | Happy 207th Birthday, Memphis!
Today marks the 207th birthday of the Bluff City, when on May 22, 1819 Memphis was founded by three prominent investors: John Overton, James Winchester, and future President Andrew Jackson. Named after the Ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River, Memphis was chosen for its s...
May 22, 2026
LOCAL | Gov Bill Lee Reprieves Carruthers Execution
TN Governor Bill Lee issued a temporary one-year reprieve after the failed execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers Thursday morning due to medical complications. According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections, medical personnel found a primary IV line for Carruth...
May 22, 2026
LOCAL | 2-Time NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch Passes Away Suddenly At 41
Kyle Busch, the 41-year-old two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, has passed away. Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR announced Busch's passing on Thursday. The statement came after the Busch family posted on Thursday that he was admitted to the hospital due to a serious ill...
May 21, 2026
LOCAL | Six More People Arrested For Ripley High Graduation Fight, Total Arrests At Eleven
Following fights during Ripley High School's graduation ceremony earlier this month, the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday that six additional people, including two minors, are in custody. "Nearly all individuals involved" in the brawl on May 14 h...
May 21, 2026
National News
Trump Says Iran Deal Is Largely Negotiated as Hormuz Talks Continue
President Donald Trump said a possible agreement with Iran has been largely negotiated, including steps that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz after m...
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Trump Meets With National Security Team as Iran Decision Looms
President Donald Trump gathered senior national security officials at the White House on Friday as his administration reviewed its next steps on Iran....
May 23, 2026
Trump Announces 5,000 Additional U.S. Troops for Poland
According to a CNN report, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a move that adds to Wa...
May 22, 2026
Iran's Military Rebuild Raises New Concern During Ceasefire
Iran is moving to rebuild parts of its military production network faster than U.S. officials initially expected, according to a new CNN report citing...
May 21, 2026
Sports News
Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in t...
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Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (calf) ruled out for Game 4
The Oklahoma City Thunder have ruled guard Ajay Mitchell out for Sunday's Western Conference finals' Game 4 due to a right calf strain.Mitchell, a second-year player who has started in place of All-Star Jalen Williams seven times through the first th...
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder eye commanding 3-1 lead over Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't fazed by the repeated chants of "flopper" from the opposing crowd in the second half of Friday's 123-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.&qu...
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Memphis Eliminated from American Conference Tournament Following 6-4 Loss to Wichita State
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Memphis (24-34) baseball team saw its season come to an end Friday night, falling to Wichita State (30-28), 6-4, at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla. in an elimination game at the American Conference Tournament...
May 23, 2026
