JONESBORO, Ark. — Authorities are investigating a homicide after a body was discovered Friday evening in Jonesboro. Around 10:17 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, the Jonesboro Police Department responded to a call about an unresponsive person located at 111 Daybreak, a statement posted to social media said. When they arrived, they located [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A disturbing case of alleged abuse involving nine children has led to charges being filed against a new defendant. Shyawnda D. Harris, of Paragould, is facing five counts of permitting the abuse of a minor, a Class D felony, and nine counts of failure to report by [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A traffic stop by a state trooper resulted in drugs and guns being confiscated this week in Greene County. On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 7 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe on U.S. Highway 49 near the Highway 412 intersection for a [read more…]
Convicted of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion and Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine LITTLE ROCK—A Searcy man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down by [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A woman is facing felony charges for alleged theft from a business over several years in Craighead County. Amber Michelle Williams, 35, of Jonesboro, was arrested at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 for Theft of $25,000 or More, a Class B felony, and Fraudulent Use of [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act, legislation that would ban smartphones and other personal electronic devices like smartwatches from every single public school in Arkansas, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Senator Tyler Dees (District 35) and Representative Jon Eubanks [read more…]
WYNNE, Ark. — Tommie Frost, 19, of Marion, pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Firearm Possession charges in Cross County Circuit Court on Monday, January 27, 2025, for his involvement in a deadly block party shooting in Wynne. The incident, which occurred on April 13, 2024, resulted in the death [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Craighead County and the City of Jonesboro have joined forces to introduce a new Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) response vehicle, bolstering regional preparedness thanks to federal funding facilitated by the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security. During a recent ceremony, Craighead [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A shooting incident early Saturday morning terrorized a neighborhood in Jonesboro. The incident report from the Jonesboro Police Department says subjects fired into an occupied residence causing damage and endangering the welfare of the occupants. It happened between 4:45 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Jan. 25 at [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Two recent reports from Jonesboro detail allegations of assault with firearms where the victims were juveniles. The first incident happened around 12:35 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2025, at a location in Jonesboro that is specifically masked in the incident report. While working the police desk, a 43-year-old [read more…]
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