The AM/DM

More than a month ago, Marion police sergeant Darrell Prewitt became the victim of a high-speed collision on Interstate 40. The impact left his left leg hanging on by just a muscle. These days, however, he's back on two healthy legs, after being taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis and undergoing six surgeries. Today, health care reporter Steve Bohnel joins us to talk about this story.

And, a warning, this podcast contains graphic descriptions of a limb-threatening injury, so it may not be for the most squeamish of listeners.

Plus:

• John Isner and Sam Querrey will play a special exhibition in Memphis
• Whitehaven YMCA's public pool opens with a promise of free swim lessons
• NAACP calls for a college boycott
• Only MSCS third-graders at risk of retention are to retake the TCAP exam on the last days of school

At 516 Tillman St. in Binghampton, there's a mini Memphis. It's the Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South's Wang Experiential Learning Center, where fifth- and sixth-graders get to explore future careers and #adulting.

Today, writer John Klyce joins us to talk about JA Biztown, and why it's so important.

Plus:

• Outdoors Inc. is closing its landmark East Memphis store
• The DA releases footage of police spraying protestors and fellow officers during the No Kings march
• A jury convicts a man of manslaughter in a 2022 road rage stabbing of a Memphis chef
• New rules for county "community" grants heads to committee

After the Tennessee legislature redrew the state's congressional districts during a three-day special session, it left District 9 incumbent Steve Cohen and democratic challenger Justin J. Pearson living in District 5.

The two are still allowed to run in August's District 9 primary, for which they were both already certified. Pearson plans to do so. But Cohen announced last week that he was dropping out of the race, saying it was the most difficult moment he's had as an elected official.

Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us today to talk about Cohen's legacy and how the three congressional races are shaping up.

Plus:

• A former Grizz Girl is fighting cancer at Methodist University Hospital
• A lawfirm that helped reverse affirmative action may aid TN in defending new congressional maps
• Mississippi Governor Reeves calls off a special session but still says redistricting is expected before 2027 elections
• A Mississippi state Representative has been arrested in Hernando

As we prepare to go into our new work week, it's with summer on our minds.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will meet after having heard Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. School ends for all Shelby County public school systems this week, though on different days. And the Memphis Hope Festival is Friday.

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here today to tell us all about it.

Plus:

• Cohen calls off his congressional reelection campaign
• The final suspect in the Young Dolph slaying gets a 20-year sentence
• Memphis in May has a back-to-back winner for the first time in 42 years
• A federal judge rules against Tennessee Democrats in a suit over the new congressional map
• A man killed by a MSTF agent was wanted on aggravated assault and burglary charges
• A new artist lounge will help the Overton Park Shell preserve its past and plan for the next 90 years

It's another weekend to hit the great outdoors. There are garden tours, mushroom hunts and outdoor concerts. But, if none of that strikes your fancy, there's also a conference for sound-recording scholars, collectors, preservationists and creators (that locals can attend, too), Wrasslin' and Tasslin' at Wiseacre Brewing OG and a daylong event about Bigfoot.

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about all of those events, and more.

Plus:

• St. Jude receives $1 million for energy-saving projects
• Newby's is back from the dead again
• Germantown is not paying schools what voters were promised
• The Whiteside trial is pushed back again

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is officially on, bringing more than 200 teams from around the country and the world to Liberty Park. This year, we're back down to one barbecue fest this week — as opposed to two — and today Sophia Surrett joins to talk about the festival, as well as some very popular chicken tenders and other food news.

Plus:

• DEA agents shoot a suspect at a Frayser Burger King
• One of the Charlies from Charlie's Meat Market fame has joined the Buster's Butcher team
• A Cooper-Young landmark sells
• A Downtown coffee and cocktail bar is set to open
• Two Memphis charter schools take different paths toward closure for academics

Last week, Amazon announced it was launching Amazon Supply Chain Services and offering freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping to, as it said, "businesses of all types and sizes." The same day, not coincidentally, Memphis-based FedEx stock dropped nearly 10%.

In the week since, FedEx's stock has rebounded, but the story is a good reminder of how the public links FedEx, Amazon and UPS, especially as Amazon continues to build up its logistics business. Today, business reporter Steve Bohnel joins us to talk about what the experts think of the move.

Plus:

• Memphis Grizzlies' Brandon Clarke has died
• Pearson is staying in the 9th district
• MPD releases body camera footage of an officer shot
• MIFA names a new president and CEO
• A Midtown vet assisstant is arrested for allegedly breaking a dog's paw
• Lakeland approves the first reading for a sewer-rate hike to flush the deficit

Last week, in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Tennessee General Assembly redrew the state's Congressional districts in a three-day special session. The stated idea of the new map was to flip Tennessee's last remaining Democratic-leaning district to Republican in the next federal election, which is in November. Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception.

Plus:

• City Council will consider a resolution opposing new Congressional district lines
• Ghost River goes back to its beginnings and adds music
• A long-planned development in one of Memphis' older neighborhoods is moving forward
• Declining birth rates impact enrollment in Shelby County's suburban schools
• Tomato prices spike as weather and supply chains squeeze growers and retailers
• Collierville considers restrictions for e-bikes and motorized scooters

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town. That's big news and it's joined by the Memphis City Council beginning budget hearings, the Tigers going on tour, bike to work day and the grand reopening of the National Civil Rights Museum's Legacy Experience.

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to help us prepare for the week ahead.

Plus:

• A Regional One team defies the odds to save an officer's leg
• A partnership between Junior Achievement and UTHSC could help recruit the next generation of healthcare professionals
• More than $800k has been earmarked for young entrepreneurs
• A man accused of shooting an MPD officer has been arrested
• A former Memphis judge has died

It's peak spring tomorrow, with events galore scheduled. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us today to talk about these events and more.

Plus:

• The proposed Congressional map passes the TN House and Senate
• All Memphis third graders will retake the TCAP reading exam on the last days of school
• Police say two women were shot at OUTMemphis after an argument erupts
• The Front Porch is officially open