The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department has requested the Arkansas State Police investigate a series of events that occurred early today that began when a Biggers community resident attempted to firebomb the local sheriff’s residence. Sheriff Kevin Bell was alerted about 1:30 AM that Bryan Rogers, 40, was outside the sheriff’s home [read more…]
JONESBORO – Dr. Todd Shields has been appointed as the next chancellor of Arkansas State University, ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch announced today. The dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas since 2014, Shields will officially take over as chancellor at [read more…]
JONESBORO – When a SpaceX rocket lifts off Thursday evening at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, seven Arkansas State University students will be there, anxiously observing as their research experiment heads to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch is scheduled for 8:44 p.m. Eastern time. In SpaceX’s 25th cargo resupply mission (CRS-25), the [read more…]
A newly taken video shows a Jonesboro police officer slamming a young man after what appears to be an argument about another person’s arrest. A video taken over the weekend in Jonesboro shows several JPD officers encountering young men following a rodeo event. As the video begins, one of the [read more…]
A social media post on Friday told the public not to be alarmed if they see large police presences at Jonesboro schools this summer. The Jonesboro Police Department officers are participating in specialized training designed to sharpen their tactical skills during critical events, the statement posted to Facebook said. We [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Mega Millions® lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold at the Road Runner located at 23190 Interstate 30 in Bryant for last Friday night’s drawing. The winner has yet to claim the prize. The winning numbers were 1, 27, 29, 38 and 62. The player [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Education Johnny Key today expressed confidence and support for Henderson State University’s academic reorganization, partnerships and future that will lead to improved student success in Arkansas. “Henderson leadership has worked hard to right the ship,” Hutchinson said at a news [read more…]
Paragould emergency services responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on the Highway 412 bypass, a release posted by the Paragould Police Department said. At about 8:58 AM Thursday, emergency crews received a 911 call reporting a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer on the 412 [read more…]
A woman perished in an automobile accident on Wednesday in Mississippi County, Arkansas State Police report. Brittany Shanice Woodson, 27, of Blytheville, was driving a 2021 Nissan Sentra north on I-55 Wednesday afternoon when the accident happened. The report says while traveling on the inside lane at 3:34 PM, Woodson [read more…]
A man who entered the capitol during the insurrection on January 6, 2021 has been sentenced to one year probation and 60 hours of community service, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Robert Thomas Snow, 78, of Heber Springs, avoided jail time in the Thursday proceedings. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly [read more…]
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