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06/09/2026

On Monday, the head of Lakeland School System was praised by board members for leading the push to grow the district into a complete K-12 system.

06/09/2026

SpaceX paused construction of the plant in April, which The Daily Memphian first reported.

06/09/2026

Today’s puzzle is of various press badges from Bill Dries’ years working in radio and was taken by Bill Dries.

06/09/2026

Ready for today’s sudokus?

06/09/2026

Data shows child s*x crimes in DeSoto County were up last year but have trended down since a spike in 2021.

06/09/2026

Joining us today is new business reporter Noah McLane, who took us to Whitehaven to talk about the historic bar.

06/09/2026

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06/09/2026

Today's Early Word:
🚨 MAS officer faces cruelty charge
🧑‍⚖️ Memphis Safe Task Force sued
🌇 Prime real estate for sale on Poplar
🗳️ Churches organize voters

WK Kellogg Co. is cutting jobs, churches are organizing voters and there’s prime real estate for sale on Poplar.

06/09/2026

This week is all about summer. ☀️ City of Memphis pools open on Tuesday, the new Memphis Flyway at Tom Lee Park opens on Friday, and the grand opening of Kaye's Pints & Scoops at Crosstown Concourse is on Saturday!

Read more at https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/63540/this-week-in-memphis-budgets-season-memphis-flyway-city-pools-open.

06/09/2026

New filings in the case against Task Force officials allege personal intimidation and retaliation. Tyreece Miller, head of MSTF locally, said that “constitutional policing is at the core of everything we do.”New filings in the case against Task Force officials allege personal intimidation and retaliation. Tyreece Miller, head of MSTF locally, said that “constitutional policing is at the core of everything we do.”

New filings in the case against Task Force officials allege personal intimidation and retaliation. Tyreece Miller, head of MSTF locally, said that “constitutional policing is at the core of everything we do.”New filings in the case against Task Force officials allege personal intimidation and re...