

STATE | Tenn. AG, Jonathan Skrmetti: "Win The Politics Or Take The Loss"
Ditch and Tim talk with TN Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti about Mayor Lee Harris' intent to prevent a state intervention of Memphis Shelby County Schools.

GRIZZLIES | Eric Hasseltine, "Don't Judge Memphis on The Hotel"
Radio voice of the Memphis Grizzlies, Eric Hasseltine talks NBA Draft, hotels and some advise for players complaing about Memphis.

CRIME | "One shooting typically leads to 4 additional shootings"
Carl Davis of Memphis Allies says that [gun violence] it's starting to be normalized. The outreach team is usually members of the community, former gang affiliated and are now trying to show guys that this is not normal and they don't want people to becoome numb to the gun violence. The research sh…

CRIME | How Well Are Elected Leaders Performing?
Memphis Crime Beat founder, Leslie Taylor and statistician Ron Walker addressed accusations by DA Steve Mulroy that the watchdog group is "sloppy with statistics". Mulroy claims that the December rate of 75% of convicted Criminal Court defendants recieved no jail time is "just flat wrong". Jail …

SEAHAWK PILOT | Jenn Bennie - The Best & Worst Training I Ever Got In The US Military
Jenn Bennie, a Veteran who flew the SH-60-Bravo Seahawk helicopter during deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, stopped by the Memphis Morning News studios to share some of her experiences and training in SERE. Bennie now hosts Walk With History on Yout…

POLITICS | Congressman John Rose on Ntnl. Guard, Education and Crime
Congressman and gubinatorial candidate, John Rose says he supports deployment of the Tennessee National Guard and doesn't think it's the regular, sustainable way to safety in any community.

MEMPHIS MOM | Delisia "Dee Dee" Balinger Gets Trump's MVP At Round Table
She's the Memphis mom that simply thanked President Trump for sending the law enforcment surge to Memphis in September, 2025. Shortly after, crime began to drastically drop and Delisia Balinger posted a TikTok thanking the President for The Memphis Safe Task Force. That video went viral and the th…

IRAN | Alex Plitsas, "You send in ground forces you get stuck in"
National Security Analys, Fmr: Bridgewater Associates, Pentagon, IC, U.S. Army, @NorthropGrumman | Iraq & Afghanistan. Alex Plitsas on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim, says Kurds in Iraq have been armed and were planning to cross the border into Iran. The US has a long standing relationship…

POLITICS | Terry Roland challenges candidate to give back funds
As state party leadership has removed candidates from the primary ballots, there are questions about the process. Executive committee member Terry Roland called Memphis Morning News to discuss and challenge "to give back money".

POLITICS | County Mayor Candidate John DeBerry
It's personal for John DeBerry. Former Democrat and senior advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told Ditch & Tim during a visit to Memphis Morning News that running for Mayor of Shelby County is personal. If voted in as Mayor of Shleby County, he wants to leave it better than it was when he got…