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Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd’s death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year, officials said.

President Donald Trump issued 74 pardons and 70 commutations, announcing early Wednesday a list of those granted clemency with less than 12 hours left in his four-year term as President-elect Joe Biden was set to be sworn in at noon.

Polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. in Tennessee and Mississippi, 7:30 a.m. in Arkansas. (Some Tennessee counties open polls later. See a list here.) Here’s a look at what you’ll find on your ballot. U.S. SENATE There are three U.S. Senate seats on Tuesday’s ballot in the Mid-South. TENNESSEE Republican Bill Hagerty, Democrat Marquita Bradshaw […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County’s district attorney says she is willing to review more cases involving police and excessive force. “Nothing has changed in terms of the process in place for a long time,” District Attorney General Amy Weirich said. “We need a better system in place on a regular basis.” Weirich said any law […]

A special prosecutor said in court on Friday that four former Minneapolis police officers “acted together” in causing the death of George Floyd in May.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis police officer has been indicted on three felony charges of misconduct, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. According to officials, 49-year-old Eric Kelly “committed acts that constituted an unauthorized exercise of official power, committed acts under color of office or employment that exceeded his official power, and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Inside the Raines Police precinct, a man was handcuffed for shooting an undercover cop in April 2015. Daniel Jefferson later served time for the shooting, but that day, he was still a suspect. What happened inside the precinct led to an internal investigation. Police records indicate several officers attacked the then-accused shooter, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis city councilman is concerned too many city employees accused of misconduct are not facing the consequences they deserve. Councilman Worth Morgan said he started investigating the Civil Service Commission after hearing about a Memphis police officer accused of having a sexual relationship with a former stripper turned witness to a […]

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars across the United States, and now the IRS is asking state officials to help claw back the cash that the federal tax agency says was mistakenly sent.

Three appeals court judges in Tennessee have ruled that it is not illegal to film women fully clothed in public without their permission.

What started as a mystery virus last month in Wuhan, China, has now killed more than 200 people and infected thousands more around the world.