Benjamin Smith reports on state politics for The Daily Memphian. Ben studied journalism at The University of Alabama and ...

Bills that would spur state intervention into Memphis-Shelby County Schools were passed out of the Tennessee Senate and House ...

Significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding continue to impact much of the mid-South up through the Ohio River Valley.

Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow state intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The ...

Five people were arrested at a Parkway Village home in connection to the disappearance of a Huntsville, Alabama realtor. Ronald “Ronnie” Leslie Dumas Jr., 37, last spoke to a family member at 10:00 p.

A special committee of state lawmakers is expected to hammer out the details of a proposed takeover of Memphis-Shelby County ...

LIVELY—John Davis McConnico III, loyal husband, devoted father and grandfather, beloved uncle, avid outdoorsman, adventure ...

The Tennessee General Assembly is in the final hours of approving a state intervention model for MSCS. How will it impact students?