JONESBORO, Ark. – Two juveniles were attacked Wednesday night at Target in Jonesboro and the mother of one of the children is demanding justice in a viral social media post. NEA Report obtained video through a records request from JPD of the incident. It shows what appears to be a [read more…]
CALICO ROCK, Ark. – An Izard County man is facing at least 100 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material, a release from Arkansas State Police said Friday. Agents with ASP’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Izard County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on Tuesday, [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK – State troopers cracked down on bad drivers in work zones this month, which much of the effort focused in central Arkansas, a press release said. Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers ramped up their efforts to enforce traffic laws on Central Arkansas interstates and highways from March 19 [read more…]
DYESS – The Arkansas Roots Music Festival is coming to the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess, starting at noon Saturday, April 6, presented by KASU radio and Arkansas State University Heritage Sites. The noon-5 p.m. festival, an outreach of KASU’s Arkansas Roots radio show, will feature [read more…]
GOSNELL, Ark.– A former law enforcement officer was arrested for alleged sex crimes this week, a press release from Arkansas State Police said. Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested a Gosnell man on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, charging him with First-Degree Sexual Assault and Distributing, Possessing, or Viewing of Matter Depicting [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark.– An Oklahoma man was arrested for possession of drugs with intent to deliver this week in Crittenden County. On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, around 3:20 p.m., an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper initiated a traffic stop near the 265-mile marker on Interstate 40 Eastbound in Crittenden County. During [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—A Searcy man has been convicted of sex trafficking of a child at the conclusion of a two-day trial. On Wednesday, a federal jury found Muhammad Arif, 56, guilty on the sole count in the indictment: sex trafficking of children. Arif was indicted by a federal grand jury on [read more…]
SEARCY, Ark. – A wanted suspect in White County was taken into custody this week, but not without incident. The Searcy Police Department’s Special Response Team (SRT) was activated on March 27 at approximately 2:00 pm to execute a search warrant at the residence of James Lashlee, 46, located in [read more…]
JONESBORO – Dr. Les Johnson of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will be the keynote speaker at Arkansas State University’s 29th annual Delta Symposium Friday, April 5. His presentation starts at 3 p.m. in the Carl R. Reng Student Union auditorium. Afterward, Johnson will answer questions and sign books at [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders awarded $4.34 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects within 29 counties across the state. The grants fall into two categories: Facilities for Underdeveloped Neighborhoods (FUN) Park grants and matching grants. “My administration is [read more…]
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