Ben Wheeler
Digital Content Director at WATN-TV (Memphis, TN)
Executive Producer of Digital Content at ABC24. Previously: The Daily Memphian, The Herald-Citizen, Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan.
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2 weeks ago |
localmemphis.com | Ben Wheeler
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center has sent a letter to the Shelby County Health Department asking for xAI to be held accountable for what they say are clear violations of the Clean Air Act. “xAI has essentially built a power plant in South Memphis with no oversight, no permitting, and no regard for families living in nearby communities. These dozens of gas turbines are doing significant harm to the air Memphians breathe every day.
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3 weeks ago |
benjiwheeler.medium.com | Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler·Follow196 min read·--A stack of about 1/3 of the library books I have out right nowI read more books in 2024 than in any other year of my life—over 200 of them. I made a study of picture books in particular, mapping their pace, learning what makes certain ones memorable and others drag. I’d like to write a picture book of my own; and besides, I just love picture books as a medium.
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1 month ago |
localmemphis.com | Ben Wheeler
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two former Memphis Police Department officers are set to appear before the state’s licensing board for decertification this week. Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission officials are set to rule on decertification requests for two former MPD officers Thursday. Those two former officers, Mikhail Payne and Deedrick Collier, both resigned from the department in lieu of termination, according to POST files obtained by ABC24.
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1 month ago |
localmemphis.com | Ben Wheeler
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Damita Dandridge decided to rule in favor for the Memphis Police Department's union in their fight with the city over the new 2nd Lieutenant position. Dandridge upheld the arbitration award that ruled City of Memphis officials violated its Memorandum of Understanding with the Memphis Police Association.
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1 month ago |
localmemphis.com | Ben Wheeler
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Memphis Police Department officer Demetrius Haley will remain in custody until his federal sentencing. The order from three circuit court judges affirmed the decision to remand Haley into custody following his conviction in the federal trial relating to Tyre Nichols death.
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RT @rcfp: 2024 flashback: The city of Memphis released new recordings related to the police killing of Tyre Nichols after a media coalition…
RT @ABC24Memphis: As Memphis rejects consent decree, pattern or practice investigation at a tipping point https://t.co/Ff4ZgLTWGn
RT @ABC24Memphis: Addressed to three members of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the letter reads that the city has received…
