U of M launched a $90M renovation of the Fogelman business school this week, starting work with a ceremonial "sledgehammer party" to remake two buildings and add a new connector.

Draymond Green backed Anthony Edwards' critique of Memphis hotels, reigniting debate as the city pushes a multi‑year renovation of its largest downtown hotel. The remarks have local tourism leaders balancing image and infrastructure fixes.

FedEx St. Jude Championship director Joe Tomek is leaving Memphis to help prepare the 2028 Presidents Cup in Australia. His departure highlights the tournament’s community work and raises questions about next steps in Memphis.

A West Tennessee Drug Task Force post says agents served a second warrant at 1062 Talley Place last Tuesday, seizing guns, fentanyl and drug‑sale paraphernalia. The Shelby County DA will prosecute.

Collierville’s board gave preliminary approval to plans that would replace the former Gus’s near Town Square with condos, advancing the project to final design reviews.

Bitter morning turns into a quick midweek warm-up. Showers likely Wednesday night.

A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Raleigh near Stage Road and Coleman Road. Police say three suspects fled in a white sedan and are asking witnesses to call CrimeStoppers.

A Memphis man was arrested after reportedly threatening to 'shoot up' Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary; police say he admitted the threat and was charged with assault and a mass-violence allegation.

Dean Dennis, the Renasant Convention Center's general manager, has accepted a general manager role in Columbus, Ohio, prompting a leadership change at the riverfront venue.

An 81-year-old West Memphis woman says she wired $37,600 after callers posing as Microsoft and bank reps convinced her to move her life savings.

A Crockett County jury convicted Antonio Pewitte of attempted voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault after an October ambush at a Bells workplace.

Chicago-born Lao Sze Chuan has opened in East Memphis, offering Szechuan classics and adjustable spice levels at Ridgeway Trace. The chain’s arrival adds another national eatery to a busy Poplar Avenue strip.

By the Brewery, a Downtown Memphis breakfast-and-lunch cafe, has closed permanently less than a month before its fifth anniversary. The closure leaves a quieter Tennessee Street morning crowd.