JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro suspect was arrested after police investigated a business break-in in which about $700 in cash and change, along with a DVR valued at about $600, were reported stolen. Christopher Michael Nearn, 41, was arrested on charges of breaking or entering, theft and tampering with evidence, [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — At approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) was notified that a stolen Memphis Fire Department ambulance was traveling westbound on Interstate 40 and entering Arkansas. Troopers located the vehicle on Ingram Boulevard near Baron Avenue in West Memphis. Officers [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro parolee was arrested April 15 after parole officers reported finding a shotgun, suspected alprazolam pills and evidence of drug sales during a search of his home. Willis Larkin Kilpatrick was arrested on charges of possession of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance with purpose [read more…]
JONESBORO – Eleven Arkansas State University students have been inducted into the Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA) honor society. KTA is a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. “Membership is a mark of high distinction and honor,” noted Dr. Holly Kathleen Hall, professor [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A melee broke out Thursday night at Walmart on Highland Drive in Jonesboro, and some of the fighting was caught on video. JPD’s Public Information Official Sally Smith said no police reports were completed about the incidents. There were, however, two 911 calls. NEA Report requested the [read more…]
WYNNE, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) and U.S. Marshals arrested Edward Lampkin Jr., 36, who is wanted in the Tuesday homicide of another Wynne man. The arrest was announced by Wynne City Hall on Facebook. Edward Lampkin Jr., 36, has been taken into custody and charged with First-Degree Murder [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The Wings of Honor Museum, in coordination with local partners, will welcome retired U.S. Army Capt. Gary M. Rose with a community escort into Walnut Ridge on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Rose, a Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, will be escorted from Pocahontas [read more…]
JONESBORO, AR – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Shane Speights, D.O., FAAFP, to the Arkansas State Board of Health, the governor’s office announced Thursday. Speights is the dean of New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), a position he’s [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A 21-year-old suspect was arrested after police say he threatened a woman and was later linked to shots fired near Santa Fe Circle. Latrelle Alexander Whitman, 21, was arrested on allegations of possession of a firearm by certain persons with a prior violent felony conviction, a Class [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Conway suspect wanted on a meth delivery warrant was arrested April 14 at Cedar Heights, where authorities say agents also found 19.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia during the arrest. Nicholas Marquette Scott, 41, of Conway, was being sought on a bench warrant alleging [read more…]
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