E-scooter companies Bolt and Spin will join Bird and Lime as well as Explore Bike Share in the Memphis market as a pilot shared-mobility program becomes permanent. 

Michael Skouteris was indicted on theft and forgery charges after he was accused of stealing more than $250,000 from settlements for clients in cases involving nursing home neglect, medical malpractice and personal injury. 

70 Peer Power Success Coaches are ready to go into Shelby Count Schools.

State Rep. Joe Towns passed a resolution this year calling for a constitutional amendment to remove slavery and involuntary servitude from the Tennessee Constitution. He contends the U.S. Constitution needs amending, just as the state document does.

While a forensic audit requested by Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn when she took office last year found "no malfeasance," the report cited a need to implement stricter internal controls. 

Mayoral contenders Tami Sawyer and Jim Strickland are mixing old-fashioned door-to-door campaigning with canvassing apps that show the voting histories of households.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division has hired Siemens Industry Inc. as its consultant in developing an integrated resource plan.

Harris vetoed the allocation at the urging of local labor unions and worker advocates, because more than 330 U of M employees make less than $15 an hour.

Rep. John Mark Windle, a Democrat who was promoted to full colonel in the Tennessee Guard this year, voted against the voucher bill legislation. Windle said he sought the guidance of Tennessee ethics authorities about a report that Casada had suggested Windle's voucher support could lead to a promotion to general.

Industrial vacancy hit an all-time low of 5.4% in the second quarter in the Memphis area due to strong tenant demand for space, according to the CBRE Marketview report.

Six correction deputies at the Shelby County Jail quit their jobs amid an investigation into "inappropriate relationships" at 201 Poplar with inmates. 

Meritan's 20th annual Moonlight Classic Bike Tour and Tailgate takes to the streets of East Memphis and Midtown Aug. 24 at 10 p.m.

Joris Ray, Shelby County Schools superintendent, says he wants to change the school district's approach to educating black male students, in order to "change the face of SCS and change the face of Shelby County and Memphis." 

Calling Tennessee’s rate of homicides among black men a “public health crisis,” a state legislator is seeking a state study to find the causes and set policies to attack them, while hoping to change the perception of African-American males.

The second quarter campaign finance reports show a big difference between Mayor Jim Strickland and his two closest challengers by the amount of money raised. But one of those challengers outspent him for the quarter. 

With no positive cases of the West Nile virus in humans this summer, officials with the Shelby County Health Department believe their efforts to slow its transmission are paying off.

Local muralist Jamond Bullock was awarded the opportunity to do a mural in his hometown neighborhood of Frayser eight months ago, and is set to unveil it July 27. 

On "Behind the Headlines," the CEO of Memphis Tourism predicts growth in hotel rooms and other convention amenities, beyond the current ongoing legal battles.

Memphis-based startup company offers smartphone solutions for those with limited vision so they can enjoy an easier dining experience.

McDonald's workers in Memphis held a rally Friday demanding the fast-food corporation raise its minimum wage for all McDonald's employees to $15 an hour. 

The ballot for the October Memphis elections is almost set with Thursday's filing deadline for candidates. Meanwhile, candidates barely paused for the deadline before resuming the summer campaign.

The court-appointed monitor in the federal court case over police surveillance said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast his team saw some possible issues in how police handled the aftermath of the Brandon Webber shooting last month in Frayser.

With U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty likely to run for the U.S. Senate, the first Republican to enter the race, Manny Sethi, is calling out the Republican “establishment,” saying it pressured him not to seek the seat.

Former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton talks about his role as the court-appointed monitor in the federal court case barring Memphis police from conducting political surveillance on protesters. 

An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Shelby County until 8 p.m. Thursday and all of the Mid-South is under a heat advisory through Friday.