Brooke Muckerman

1 week ago | commercialappeal.com | Brooke Muckerman

Rain is expected in Memphis from Thursday night through Monday. Temperatures will be lower than usual, with highs in the 70s. Chances of rain range from 20% to 60% depending on the day. Festival season thus far has been relatively dry, with only a few pockets of rain showers on the busy weekend days. This weekend is a different story. Rain will move into the area Thursday night and be in the forecast until Monday. Temperatures will be lower, and thunderstorms are likely.

1 week ago | commercialappeal.com | Brooke Muckerman |N'dea Yancey-Bragg

Senator Marsha Blackburn introduced two bills, the AFTER SCHOOL Act and the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, to address juvenile crime and carjacking. The AFTER SCHOOL Act would create a grant program for after-school programs aimed at reducing juvenile crime. The Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act seeks to modify the federal carjacking statute to make prosecution easier. U.S. Sen.

1 week ago | commercialappeal.com | Brooke Muckerman

Memphis Police Department is increasing its presence in Downtown Memphis for festival season, utilizing a new command center and officers throughout the area. MPD will use uniformed and plain-clothed officers, drones, and cameras for security during events like RiverBeat Music Fest. The department is encouraging businesses to integrate their security cameras into the city's system for increased coverage. "We want people that visit Downtown from near and far to feel safe," Clark said.

2 weeks ago | commercialappeal.com | Brooke Muckerman

Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond proposed dividing Memphis-Shelby County Schools into four regional districts based on feeder patterns. The plan aims to improve academic outcomes, focusing on STEM in the Southwest region and increasing graduation rates by 10% in target areas. The plan sets targets for improvements in academics, attendance, behavior, sports participation, and arts involvement within two years.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brooke Muckerman

MEMPHIS, TN — Large portions of the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the city, burned to the ground on April 28. In a post to X, the Memphis Fire Fighters Association said the call about the fire came in around 1:30 a.m. Memphis Fire Department firefighters were able to put out most of the fire within an hour of arriving on the scene.