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Another inmate at 201 Poplar dies, officials say - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (135+ words) Another inmate at 201 Poplar dies, officials say Daily Memphian Another inmate at the Shelby County Jail has died. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff's Office file) The inmate was arrested May 27 after allegedly stealing $258. 91 in merchandise from a local TJ Maxx. Jody…...
The AM/DM podcast: Do I have to pay my traffic ticket?
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (127+ words) There are more than 225 traffic cameras around Memphis, including 30 that were installed in school zones last September." (M. Spencer Green/AP File) The cameras catch people speeding or running red lights and then those people " or the owners of the car…...
Citing Memphis crackdown, feds offering money for other cities to reduce crime
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (170+ words) Daily Memphian Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force, led by the U. S. Marshals, arrest a fugitive with a warrant in South Memphis on Nov. 26, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) Citing crime-reduction efforts in Memphis as a model, the federal…...
Do I have to pay a ticket from a traffic camera?
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (97+ words) Daily Memphian Spake had no idea he'd been caught by the camera until a citation arrived in the mail a few weeks later, telling him he'd been going too fast in a school zone. Ask the Memphian: How did the…...
As Donald Trump praises Task Force, protesters gather in Memphis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1733+ words) News and updates on the'Memphis Safe Task Force since formally beginning operations on Sept. 29, 2025, in Memphis. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says a Homeland Security Investigations special agent fired her weapon during the Wednesday night incident. (Greg Campbell/Special to…...
Bonner, Harris agreement to settle funding lawsuit hits snag - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
2+ week, 2+ day ago (205+ words) Bonner, Harris agreement to settle funding lawsuit hits snag Daily Memphian Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner (right) and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris had agreed earlier this month to settle Bonner's lawsuit against Harris in a "confidential" settlement. (The Daily…...
DA releases footage of police spraying protesters, fellow officers during No Kings march
2+ week, 2+ day ago (128+ words) Daily Memphian Protesters were pepper-sprayed by police near the end of the No Kings march in Downtown Memphis on March 28, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file) The nearly 9 minutes of footage is from the body camera of one…...
Man killed by MSTF agent wanted on aggravated assault and burglary charges
2+ week, 6+ day ago (144+ words) Daily Memphian A warrant tied to a January gun threat led agents to man killed outside the Frayser Burger King. Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He…...
Corrections Center inmate found unresponsive, dies 2 days later
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (141+ words) Daily Memphian The Shelby County Correctional Center is located at 1045 Mullins Station Road, near Shelby Farms Park. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) The inmate was taken to the hospital after being found. Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism…...
DEA agents shoot suspect at Frayser Burger King
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (156+ words) Daily Memphian The Drug Enforcement Administration is one of many federal agencies working under the Memphis Safe Task Force. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP file) DEA agents working under the Memphis Safe Task Force shot a suspect at a Frayser Burger King…...