JONESBORO – One Arkansas State University student will spend her summer abroad after being awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Adoria Roberts, a first-year sport management major from Hot Springs, will take part in a two-month summer intensive studying Chinese language at Chung Yuan Christian University in Taoyuan City, [read more…]
SEARCY, Ark. — At the request of the Searcy Police Department (SPD), the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating an officer-involved fatal shooting at a service station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. At about 2:15 p.m., SPD officers responded to a disturbance call at the business, [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Ken Lewis crossed the stage and grasped his diploma at Williams Baptist University commencement exercises Saturday, May 9. In doing so, he concluded a 53-year journey. Lewis, a Walnut Ridge native who currently lives at Eaton, first enrolled at what was then Southern Baptist College in [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas adults who have historically faced financial hardships in pursuing a college education or workforce training may be eligible for a new, privately funded Arkansas State University System Educational Scholarship Fund. Applications are being accepted for scholarship funds for adults who are U.S. citizens, have been a [read more…]
BATESVILLE, Arkansas — Students with a curiosity for biology, aquatic life and hands-on science will have the opportunity to explore everything from microscopic microbes to axolotls during an upcoming summer camp at Lyon College. “From Microbes to Axolotls,” a weeklong science camp for students entering grades 7-12, is set for June [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro woman was arrested after police said she accessed a patient’s phone and transferred money to help pay for her son’s prom expenses. Gennifer Smith, 37, of Jonesboro, was arrested after officers responded May 5 to a residence on Walker Place for a report of unauthorized [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Blytheville suspect was arrested after a child called 911 during a domestic disturbance in Jonesboro and said his stepfather was hurting his mother, according to a probable cause affidavit. Jushaun Demadre Northern, 33, of Blytheville, was arrested May 10 after Jonesboro officers were dispatched around 2:16 [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro police contact turned into a drug arrest after officers said they found fentanyl, methamphetamine and paraphernalia in a suspect’s backpack, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Craighead County. Isaiah Allen McCullough, 20, was arrested after officers encountered him and another person at about [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro traffic stop led to a felony arrest after police reported finding a firearm in a vehicle’s glove box. Jonesboro officers conducted a traffic stop on May 10 near Greensboro Road and Scott Street for a parking violation, according to information from police. Officers reported seeing [read more…]
JOINER, Ark. — A 3-year-old child crawled out of an overturned vehicle after an Arkansas State Police trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop a fleeing Dodge Charger on May 2 in Joiner, according to an incident report. The report says Trooper Teddy Henderson attempted to stop a red [read more…]
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