Man Accused of Arranging Murder of the Rapper Young Dolph Is Found Not Guilty

A jury acquitted Hernandez Govan in the 2021 shooting of the rapper outside a Memphis cookie shop.

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3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in the Mississippi River Are Found Dead

The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.

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Man Is Charged With Trying to Kidnap Memphis Mayor, Police Say

The 25-year-old man told the police that he had gone to the home of Mayor Paul Young to confront him about crime. The police later found a stun gun, rope and duct tape in the man’s car, they said.

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Tyre Nichols’s Death: 3 Former Officers Acquitted of All State Charges

The former Memphis officers were acquitted of all charges, including second-degree murder, in the beating death of Mr. Nichols.

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Gynecologist Abused Patients and Used Unsanitized Equipment, Prosecutors Say

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar reused unsanitized medical equipment and subjected his patients to unnecessary tests and procedures for years, prosecutors said.

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Memphis Says It Will Not Yet Agree to Federal Oversight of Police Department

The city’s mayor reiterated his reluctance to enter a consent decree after the Justice Department found a pattern of discrimination and excessive force by its officers.

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Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds

The Police Department has been under scrutiny since Tyre Nichols’s death last year. The report noted that children in particular had experienced “aggressive and frightening encounters with officers.”

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