One person died every 52 minutes as the result of drunk driving crashes on U.S. streets and highways during 2019. Even during the joyous Christmas season, the deadly statistics continue to mount.This holiday season, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partnering with Arkansas law [read more…]
Jonesboro police responded to a stabbing that happened around 6:15 Sunday evening inside the Kroger Store on Caraway Road. When police arrived, the suspect was immediately taken into custody while other officers rendered aid to the victim. The male victim was transported to an area hospital. No update was provided [read more…]
Jonesboro Police Department Detectives are investigating two armed robberies that happened last night, police said in a press release posted to Facebook. Around 11 PM Wednesday, officers responded to Casey’s General Store on Caraway Road for an aggravated robbery that had just occurred. When officers arrived, the clerk stated that [read more…]
WASHINGTON – A federal jury convicted an Arkansas man today for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Joshua James Duggar, 33, of Springdale, repeatedly downloaded and viewed images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, [read more…]
Turrell Chief of Police Perry Jennings was booked into Crittenden County Detention Center on Wednesday, Dec. 8. The charges were rape and sexual exploitation. He was released from jail in less than an hour, jail records show. It has not yet been confirmed by law enforcement that this arrest is [read more…]
JONESBORO — The Department of Art + Design at Arkansas State University will host its Second Saturday monthly arts project this week, Dec. 11. Guests are invited to print a card for the holidays. Children of all ages can use foam stickers to create a “toy parade” and other holiday [read more…]
Stuttgart, Ark. (December 8, 2021): Due to unprecedented growth in its domestic packaged business, Riceland Foods announced Wednesday that the cooperative intends to make a $13.2 million plant expansion, which requires additional personnel in order to meet demand. As a result, 80 new jobs are being created across its Stuttgart [read more…]
A press release announced a way for those who have hot check warrants to get a second chance this week in Craighead County. The Craighead County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office currently has over 700 pending warrants for violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. The Office is offering an Amnesty Day [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (12/4/21) – The Williams Baptist University Board of Trustees met in regular session Friday and recognized WBU student Bailee Haskins for her life-saving actions following a recent accident. Haskins, a WBU senior from Walnut Ridge, was with friends in rural Lawrence County recently when a woman rushed [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Jerry Morgan of Jonesboro, a 1992 graduate of Arkansas State University and longtime banking executive, to the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Morgan will fill the remaining term of Dr. Tim Langford of Little Rock, who resigned in September after [read more…]
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