Regional

State Police: Apparent homicide of teen under investigation in Stuttgart

Arkansas State Police Special Agents have been requested by the Stuttgart Police Department to investigate an apparent homicide that has claimed the life of a local teenager.   Stuttgart police officers found Kyler Stigger,15, dead inside a vehicle parked in the driveway of a vacant lot at 508 S. Henderson Street. [read more…]

Lawrence County

Tekla Research Gift Nets $100,000 for WBU

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Tekla Research has made a major, matching gift to the Williams Works initiative at Williams Baptist University. Tekla CFO Beth Russell West and CEO Dave Russell, both of Jonesboro, presented checks totaling $100,000 to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman Friday. “Tekla Research has blessed the Williams [read more…]

Craighead County

Homicide suspect arrested in Chicago

The Jonesboro Police Department announced the out of state arrest of a murder suspect on Friday. An arrest warrant was obtained for Keyonte Wilbourn, 27, for murder in the first degree. Police said in a release posted to social media that Wilbourn is a suspect in the early Sunday morning [read more…]