Halloween is just around the corner, and The Daily Memphian's popular "Ask the Memphian" series has been getting into the spirit with a number of local ghost stories. There's a haunted bar, a local boogeyman and a ghost said to inhabit Downtown's Orpheum theater. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and reporter Jody Callahan talk about all the ghosts and goblins.

Plus:

• A Federal grand jury indicts a former youth pastor on 3 felony counts
• The impending loss of SNAP benefits leaves some wondering how they will eat
• The Evolve Bank & Trust CEO is arrested for child pornography
• Immigration arrest numbers are no longer part of the Memphis Safe Task Force data releases
• With a new owner, Cafe Piazza celebrates 20 years