Kristina Goetz

• No hints at violence in sovereign citizen Jerry Kane's file Published 05/20/2012 at midnight

  Investigative files obtained by The Commercial Appeal show the FBI had been tracking Ohio-born Jerry Kane since at least 2004

• Ever mindful: Buddhist monastics practice simple life of meditation in Mississippi Published 04/22/2012 at 12:05 a.m.

  BATESVILLE, Miss. -- Before dawn, a Buddhist monk stands beneath a tall pine in a long brown robe the color of Mother Earth. He rings a bronze bell suspended from a low-hanging limb to signal it's time for walking meditation.

• Police delay charges to avoid 'astronomical' meth burn costs Published 02/27/2012 at midnight

  Sitting in the driver's seat of his Chevy Cavalier, Chris Burns gripped a 20-ounce soda bottle and waited for his meth to cook.

• Memphis Mayor A C Wharton to unveil ‘100-days plan’ Updated 01/01/2012 at 10:09 p.m.

  In a speech full of inspiration but few details, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton has plans to move city government toward long-term priorities that produce “the most significant impact.”

• Paper mates: Memphis couple's first script hits screen, whets creative appetite Published 12/28/2011 at midnight

  Getting "Carjacked" on film was a dream come true for Michael Compton.

• Children's Museum of Memphis wins its biggest gift ever — 10 years of projects Published 12/18/2011 at midnight

  The Children's Museum of Memphis got an early Christmas present last week — and a commitment of more gifts to come for the next 10 years.

• Moveable Type traveling letterpress truck stops in Memphis, to lead workshop and tour Published 11/29/2011 at midnight

  From the back of a converted 1982 Chevy step van, an Oregon woman will introduce Memphians next month to what she has likened to the Internet for the 15th century.

• University of Memphis adds new degrees at Lambuth Campus Published 11/25/2011 at midnight

  Students at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus in Jackson will have more variety to choose from when seeking a degree next year.

• University of Memphis rebuts crime audit findings Published 11/22/2011 at midnight

  University officials strongly disagree with the U.S. Department of Education that the school didn't notify students in a timely manner after an on-campus murder in 2007.

• Former Somali refugee back in driver's seat Published 11/01/2011 at midnight

  A Somali refugee who fled civil war in his home country and became an American citizen may never know why the federal government confiscated the credentials that allowed him to earn a living driving a tanker truck.

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