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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of Alvin Motley and National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump held a news conference Tuesday to address the shooting that claimed his life at a Kroger Fuel Center in East Memphis over the weekend.   “Yet again, another Black unarmed person was killed because he was profiled,” Crump said. “Because of the color […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Within the 10-page criminal complaint federal prosecutors released after charging State Sen. Katrina Robinson with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, are text messages between her and two other co-conspirators.   The messages begin October 2017, after one of the co-conspirators, Brooke Boudreaux, had met the alleged […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Sen. Katrina Robinson (D-Memphis) has pleaded not guilty as she faces federal charges of fraud and embezzlement involving government programs. A hearing was held Tuesday for Robinson’s case. She is accused of stealing more than $600,000 from The Healthcare Institute, a Cordova nursing academy she founded with federal grants, and using […]

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were sent to the home of state Senator Katrina Robinson on Tuesday, the agency confirmed.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Sen. Katrina Robinson has been federally charged with theft and embezzlement involving government programs, and wire fraud. Prosecutors with U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant’s office said that a vocational school Robinson founded, The Healthcare Institute, received more than $2.2 million in federal grants between 2015 and 2019. Robinson (D-Memphis) is accused of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The case against Tennessee state Sen. Katrina Robinson is moving forward, as she appeared before a judge Tuesday to determine future court dates. Robinson was indicted on theft and fraud charges connected to her alleged misuse of federal grant money. Due to COVID-19 the hearing happened virtually but all the key players […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson, 39, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on 48 charges of theft and embezzlement involving government programs, and wire fraud. The indictment comes one day after a criminal complaint against her was unsealed. On Thursday, a federal grand jury in Memphis returned a 48-count indictment against […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Amidst a federal probe into the nurse training school Sen. Katrina Robinson started, some former students are wondering if the grant money the senator allegedly spent on herself was really meant to help them. A person who says she was a former student at the Healthcare Institute contacted WREG after hearing about […]

Check out the Informed Sources episode for February 15, 2020. Topics: MATA bus ordinance Shelby County Election Commission digital delay Attorney General William Barr suing over sanctuary cities Guests: Senator Katrina Robinson Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills Political Analyst David Upton Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Update + Final Thoughts:

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FBI agents conducted a search Friday at a nursing school founded by state Sen. Katrina Robinson, the agency confirmed. Agents were seen removing boxes from The Healthcare Institute, 7253 Winchester Road. An FBI spokesman did not comment on the nature of the investigation, but said agents were executing a search warrant. According […]

Where to vote on Election Day See list below. Ask most Shelby County residents – who frequently vote – and they’ll tell you that this is the election they dread most out of all! It’s the one with the long, long ballot that includes all the area’s judges. Since the ballot is long, this guide […]