LITTLE ROCK—Edmond Quatrell Blue, a multi-convicted felon caught with more than a kilogram of fentanyl, will spend the next 18 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down [read more…]
JONESBORO — Future Arkansas State University students entering the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will have the opportunity to benefit from those who came before with the establishment of the Smith, Whitney, Eubanks Veterinary Scholarship. Three A-State alumni have funded the $35,000 endowment for the CVM. The three veterinarians know [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Mayor Harold Copenhaver won his reelection campaign on Tuesday night. Dec. 3. The runoff election pitted Councilman LJ Bryant against the incumbent Copenhaver. With 8,714 votes cast, Copenhaver won with about 60.4% of the vote, or 5,264 votes. Bryant received about 39.6%, or 3,446 votes. In the [read more…]
JONESBORO – Dr. Robert Shields, assistant professor of microbiology, and his research group at Arkansas State University recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their work. Only days later, they received another one, an unprecedented milestone in A-State’s history. With the new funding from [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A woman is facing a felony charge after she was allegedly caught stealing money from a cash register while at work at Walmart in Jonesboro. On Nov. 29, officers with the Jonesboro Police Department were dispatched to Walmart on Highland Drive in Jonesboro about a theft. Loss [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A man faces charges that include a felony for leaving the scene of an accident with injury stemming from an incident last week in Jonesboro. Around 9:24 p.m. on Nov. 28. the Jonesboro Police Department responded to the intersection of Twin Oaks Avenue and Woodsprings Road about [read more…]
HOXIE, Ark. — Two people were arrested, with one facing class Y felony charges for the introduction of drugs into the body of another person, after drug tests showed two juveniles tested positive for meth in Hoxie. The probable cause affidavit begins on October 17, 2024, when a DHS worker [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Two suspects are facing serious charges after a police report alleged they waited for a female victim to arrive home before robbing her at gunpoint in the parking lot Sunday, Dec. 1 in Jonesboro. The police report said the incident occurred between 7:45 p.m. and 7:59 p.m. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — With the end of the political season here, several of Arkansas’ most tenured journalists will be recapping the 2024 election at the next NEA Political Animals meeting. Friday, Dec. 13, Noon – 1:00 p.m., NEA Political Animals welcomes Roby Brock and George Jared with Talk Business & [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — The Department of Public Safety and the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) have launched the first episode of a new podcast series called 10-8. You can find the 10-8 podcast on YouTube and Spotify. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/vQeJnnrCTEA Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PHhWnVLMXRhuCA30lfr94 This podcast is a [read more…]
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