WKNO Daily Newscast | Thursday, October 8, 2026
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— The Memphis City Council will reconvene this afternoon to resume a contentious meeting cut short Tuesday.
— Many Memphians saw a higher-than-usual MLGW bill in September, prompting some to complain that the utility was raising prices.
— Former Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been sentenced to two years in federal prison stemming from his guilty plea to tax evasion charges.
— The parents of Nolan Wells want federal investigators to review their son's death, citing lingering questions after a grand jury report resulted in no criminal indictments.
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