Top Stories
-
Maria Fabrizio/for NPRWe reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype. -
John Moore/Getty Images North AmericaThe Department of Homeland Security is pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries following increased scrutiny on people who seek legal pathways for immigrating to the U.S.
-
This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s "Behind the Headlines," Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with Daily Memphian reporters Laura Testino and Bill Dries. -
Featured: Renderings of the new Memphis Art Museum and renovated Rust Hall for the Metal Museum
The Tennessee Valley Authority was given the green light to assemble natural gas turbines in Southwest Memphis.
This exhibit will be available for viewing from January 5 through January 29 at the WKNO Digital Media Center.
From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR's Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year's resolution.
Hosted by President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South Randy Hutchinson
Tuesdays
6:48 a.m. | 5:48 p.m.
Tuesdays
6:48 a.m. | 5:48 p.m.
Hosted by WKNO News Director Christopher Black and political analyst Otis Sanford.
Fridays
Morning: 6:45 | 7:45 | 8:45
Evening: 4:44 | 6:44
Fridays
Morning: 6:45 | 7:45 | 8:45
Evening: 4:44 | 6:44
-
If 2025 was the year of the Memphis Safe Task Force, 2026 will have numerous candidates debating ongoing issues related to that and education. -
Christopher BlankIf not the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, then who?
Hosted by Church Health's Dr. Scott Morris
Wednesdays
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 5:48 | 6:48
Wednesdays
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 5:48 | 6:48
- Venezuelans describe the day after U.S. strikes
- Covering US-Russian relations and a rapidly changing wartime Russia
- Understanding how a warming climate might affect a crucial ocean current
- 'The Definitions' novel takes a haunting look at identity, language and control
- Even in prison, Marwan Barghouthi looms large in Palestinian politics
- A year after the LA fires, finding the sounds that make a home
Weekdays
9:01 a.m. | 3:50 p.m.
Darel Snodgrass and Kacky Walton spotlight the Mid-South arts scene through engaging interviews with local artists, performers, and event organizers.
9:01 a.m. | 3:50 p.m.
Darel Snodgrass and Kacky Walton spotlight the Mid-South arts scene through engaging interviews with local artists, performers, and event organizers.
Thursdays
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 6:48
Plan your weekly arts agenda with ARTSmemphis’ curated calendar of local events.
Morning: 6:49 | 7:49 | 8:49
Evening: 4:48 | 6:48
Plan your weekly arts agenda with ARTSmemphis’ curated calendar of local events.
Hosted by author and chef Jennifer Chandler
Tuesdays
7:49 a.m. | 8:49 a.m.
4:48 p.m. | 6:48 p.m.
Tuesdays
7:49 a.m. | 8:49 a.m.
4:48 p.m. | 6:48 p.m.
Politics
More News & Features
-
J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death. -
We look at the use of the National Guard by President Trump — as well as the Democratic governor of New Mexico — in cities with higher-than-average crime. How effective can we say the Guard have been? -
All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country. -
Which Tiny Desk made an audio engineer question everything? Which one made a producer want to cry? Touch grass? Look back on the year in Tiny Desk, with the people who make them. -
Much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII, who put the finishing touches on a Roman system that integrated ideas from other cultures. -
A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady. -
Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely. -
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country. -
The weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa is a perfect opportunity to revisit soothing, hearty winter foods, says celebrity chef Tanya Holland. -
Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next. -
NPR's Tamara Keith steps into the cocktail bar Death & Co in Washington, D.C., to find out which movie-inspired drinks will set the mood for New Year's Eve.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ambassador Fredrick Barton, now a lecturer at Princeton University, about the challenges of U.S. nation-building in countries such as Venezuela.
Dept. of Justice, C-SPAN and Getty Images/Collage by Connie Hanzhang Jin
/
NPR
Morning Edition is your perfect morning companion: gentle, but straightforward, news and information, with local weather and traffic reports.
- Slow Epstein files release not as concerning as docs DOJ has withheld, says Ro Khanna
- In transcript of closed-door testimony, Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump
- With few Epstein files released, conspiracy theories flourish and questions remain
- Fire at Swiss resort bar kills 40 people, injures over 100
Fridays
6:45 a.m. & 5:45 p.m.
(Roundtable radio version)
Top local news with host Eric Barnes, featuring special guests. Airs on WKNO/Channel 10, Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.
Thursdays
6:31 a.m.
7:31 a.m.
8:31 a.m
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' Julia McDonald shares how to give smarter and do good for your community.
6:31 a.m.
7:31 a.m.
8:31 a.m
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' Julia McDonald shares how to give smarter and do good for your community.
The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young, Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the team at NPR and WBUR.
