JONESBORO, Ark. — Scammers are continuing to target families with phone calls impersonating law enforcement while demanding money. In an incident posted to social media on Sept. 25, 2025, Amanda Burrow Barker described her recent experience being on the receiving end of a scam. Barker said the call happened the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Police have opened an investigation into an incident of unwanted physical contact at a downtown restaurant that was shown on video posted to social media. The incident happened on Sept. 18 at Skinny J’s restaurant, 205 S. Main Street in Jonesboro, according to an incident report filed [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Sonia F. Hagood announced that on September 25, 2025, the Arkansas Supreme Court vacated a prior decision of the Arkansas Court of Appeals and affirmed the conviction and 80-year prison sentence of Santiago Vasquez, Jr. In February 2024, following a three-day trial, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Craighead County Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) celebrated two milestones on Thursday: graduating its largest class to date with six participants and honoring two graduates who completed the program in record time. Judge Scott Ellington presided over the ceremony in a full courtroom at the Craighead County [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro man is accused of setting fire to a home last week, according to the city’s fire department. The Jonesboro Fire Department said crews and paramedics responded at 4:36 a.m. Sept. 18 to a fully engulfed structure fire. A resident was inside when the blaze started [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Paragould man is accused of stealing three firearms and pawning one of them at a local shop, according to a probable cause affidavit released Sept. 25. On Sept. 19, Paragould officers took a theft report involving three guns. The victim told police he suspected Jonathon Wright, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. —Prosecutors are seeking to revoke the probation of a man convicted of a sexual offense after they say he’s failed to comply with his registration requirements. Kris-Shawn Payton, 20, of Jonesboro, appeared in court on Wednesday for a petition to revoke his probation. Special Judge Ralph Wilson set [read more…]
UPDATE: The mother of a 3-year-old boy shared this video with NEA Report, saying it shows a Jonesboro daycare owner striking her son with a ruler. “For the people in the comments saying, ‘what did the kid do?’ — what 3-year-old or ANY child deserves this?” she wrote. “We were [read more…]
Mark Nichols is announcing his run for State Representative for District 1, which covers all of Clay County and portions of Randolph and Greene counties. Nichols has a heart to serve others and a passion for conservative values. “If elected, I want to be a voice for what is good [read more…]
The details in this report contain disturbing allegations involving a child victim JONESBORO, Ark. — A Virginia man is accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in Jonesboro, with an affidavit alleging the abuse occurred multiple times. The probable cause affidavit says that on August 26, 2025, the Jonesboro Police Department [read more…]
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