WKNO Daily Newscast | Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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— In the face of growing community anger over local data center expansion, the Memphis City Council voted 7 to 5 on Tuesday to delay a final vote on a proposed data center moratorium. Protests erupted and police were called in to clear the chambers.
— Christa Pike, the woman who survived Tennessee Department of Correction’s attempt to kill her with lethal injection, has regained consciousness and is able to speak.
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