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LOCAL | Walls Going Up At Buc-ee's In Fayette County
The walls of the new Buc-ee's off I-40 in Fayette County are going up, which was expected to open Summer 2026 but now has an opening date of May 2027. This new 74,000 square foot Buc-ee's travel center near Galloway will be the third for Tennessee, and will employ more than ...
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LOCAL | Leader Of Memphis Non-Profit Charged With Trespassing On Epstein Island
The leader of a nonprofit organization in Memphis that collaborates with law enforcement to fight child abuse and human trafficking was discovered restrained on an island connected to Jeffrey Epstein. We Fight Monsters founder Benjamin Owen faces charges of trespassing on th...
Apr 29, 2026
STATE | AG Skrmetti Responds To County Mayor Lee Harris
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says "it was really a great win, a thoughtful decision from the court of appeals". Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris had no standing to present a lawsuit against Bill Lee regarding the placement of the Tennessee National G...
Apr 29, 2026
LOCAL | Memphis Actor Stars In Recent Michael Jackson Biopic
The recent Michael Jackson biopic features a young actor from the MidSouth, 16 year old Briarcrest student Jaylen Lyndon Hunter, who plays a younger version of Marlon Jackson. Hunter actually previously played Marlon Jackson during the national theater tour of "MJ: The ...
Apr 29, 2026
LOCAL | Saving Historic Memphis Synagogue From Demolition
Zach Harpole is not Jewish, but he has a passion for unique architecture and hopes to help save the historic Temple Israel synagogue on the corner of Poplar and Montgomery in Midtown, which is slated for demolition. "When it opened in 1916, the first rabbi here was inst...
Apr 29, 2026
LOCAL | Three-Judge Panel Rules National Guard Presence In Memphis As Legal
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Governor Bill Lee's National deployment in Memphis was lawful. Lee Harris, the mayor of Shelby County, filed a lawsuit against the governor, arguing that the Guard's deployment was illegal. At first, a judge took the mayor's side...
Apr 28, 2026
National News
US Passes Legal Deadline for Iran Military Authorization
A legal deadline tied to U.S. military action against Iran is approaching, placing renewed focus on the scope and duration of the conflict. Under the ...
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Oil Prices Rise as Strait of Hormuz Risks Intensify Amid Iran Tensions
Oil prices moved higher following escalating tensions linked to the Iran conflict, with officials pointing to increased risks around key shipping rout...
21h ago
Federal Reserve Expected to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates steady Wednesday as policymakers face a difficult mix of elevated inflation, higher gasoline p...
Apr 29, 2026
History in the Making: King Charles III Addresses Congress in High-Stakes U.S. Visit
King Charles III and Queen Camilla began a four-day state visit to the United States with a formal welcome in Washington, D.C., marking a high-profile...
Apr 28, 2026
Sports News
NBA roundup: Knicks advance with 51-point rout; Wolves move on, too
OG Anunoby scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half to lead visiting New York to a historic 140-89 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday as the Knicks won their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-2.It was the most points scored ...
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Short-handed Wolves pull away from Nuggets, seal series in Game 6
Elevated into the starting lineup of a heavily depleted backcourt, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-playoff-high 24 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves close out the Denver Nuggets 110-98 in Game 6 of a first-round playoff series on Thursda...
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Caton Homers in Loss at Wichita State
WICHITA, Kan. - The University of Memphis softball team fell in its series opener at Wichita State by a score of 8-2 Thursday evening at Wilkins Stadium.
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Tyrese Maxey, Sixers dump Celtics again, send series to Game 7
Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points Thursday as the surging Philadelphia 76ers posted a 106-93 win over the visiting Boston Celtics, forcing a decisive Game 7 in a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.The second-seeded Celtics led the series 3-1 f...
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