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(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — The Memphis City Council on Tuesday delayed final votes on a set of new ordinances that set specific goals for data center operation and locations. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders are proposing the purchase of 25,000 laptops for high school students. — Peak …

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Jack Johnson, a state Senator from Franklin and a close friend of Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn, has been named the Republican choice for Tennessee’s speaker of the Senate and lieutenant governor. — Tennessee’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools remains on p…

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Tennessee Republicans spent $3 million in taxpayer money on redistricting the state’s lone Democratic congressional seat to favor their party. Meanwhile, in Middle Tennessee’s District 4, Democrat Victoria Broderick beat incumbent Rep. Scott DesJarlais with less than …

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — As the nation awaits the results of the US Senate race in Mississippi, election officials are still reviewing affidavit ballots from voters whose registration information needed verification or who arrived at the polls without an accepted photo ID. — Space XAI has tw…

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Memphis-Shelby County Schools is making changes to how it handles contracts following a state-ordered forensic audit. — DeSoto County voters chose Democrat Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Cindi Hyde-Smith. — The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has r…

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn shared the stage Wednesday morning with outgoing Governor Bill Lee. — Rep. Justin J. Pearson has acknowledged his loss to State Sen. Brent Taylor for the District 9 house seat by about 2,500 votes. — Write-in candidate John Bradley, a…

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Election Results: Marsha Blackburn wins the governor’s race. District 5: Charlie Hatcher (R), District 8: David Kustoff (R), District 9: Brent Taylor (R). The WKNO Daily newscast provides the latest headlines for Memphis and the Mid-South. Listen to newscasts fro…

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Voters will head to the polls today for the midterm elections. — The Shelby County District Attorney’s office has released four videos related to the July 5 shooting death of Tyrin Johnson by two members of the National Guard. — Memphis City Council Chair Jana Sweare…

(Nick Newsom / wknofm.org ) — Shelby County posted the highest early voting turnout of the state’s 95 counties this election cycle, with about 183,000 ballots cast over the 14-day period. — Christa Pike, who survived her own execution by the state of Tennessee, says she is now in constant physical…