JONESBORO, Ark. – When Savanna Perkins of Jonesboro planned a night out to celebrate her friend’s 21st birthday, she never expected it to turn into a nightmare. Over one week later, Savanna is still trying to make sense of how she blacked out after two drinks. A positive test result [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Williams Baptist University is expanding its Williams Works initiative to include new commuter students from Lawrence and Randolph Counties. The work program will be available to incoming students from the two counties who live at home and who qualify for the Arkansas Challenge scholarship. “Williams Works [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has reappointed 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 was appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in December 2021 to fulfill the remaining term of Dr. [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – A homicide investigation is underway after the shooting death of a young man on Wednesday in West Memphis. A release from the West Memphis Police Department said at approximately 2:15 PM on January 24, dispatch received a call saying a man had been shot in front [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – Twelve jurors unanimously found John Calvin Brown, Jr. Not Guilty Thursday following a two-day trial at the Jackson County Courthouse in Newport. Brown was arrested on October 31, 2021, and had been incarcerated since that time awaiting trial. Public Defender Scott Nance of Newport defended Brown at [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Will Rachel Anderson get a name-clearing hearing from the City of Jonesboro? That’s the question waiting for Special Judge Bentley Story after Wednesday’s hearing in the case of Rachel Anderson v. City of Jonesboro, its mayor, and police chief. Judge Story is presently deliberating his decision on [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. -Video records have been released in the deadly officer-involved shooting from January 9 in Jonesboro. Multiple video files and audio files were part of the release to NEA Report, per our records request submitted on Tuesday after Arkansas State Police announced Officer Zachary Hobbs had been cleared in [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – A 19-year-old Forrest City woman was arrested on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, after leading Arkansas State Police (ASP) on a high-speed pursuit during morning rush hour on Interstate 40 East in West Memphis. At approximately 7:42 a.m., the suspect’s vehicle was traveling at speeds of more [read more…]
TRUMANN, Ark. – A child was killed and her mother left missing after a tragic automobile accident Tuesday night in Poinsett County. Sheriff Kevin Molder confirmed the tragic news in a statement. At approximately 10:30 PM, the Poinsett County Dispatch Center was notified of a one vehicle rollover on Maple Grove Lane and Oscar Road. The vehicle [read more…]
JONESBORO – The 2nd Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney will not pursue charges against Jonesboro Police Officer Zachary Hobbs in connection with the January 9, 2024, shooting death of Joseph L. McCrackin Jr. “Arkansas Code Annotated § 5-2-610 (b)(2) allows the use of deadly force when an officer believes it necessary [read more…]
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