JONESBORO, Ark. — A man faces a felony forgery charge after police said he used four fake $20 bills marked “Motion Picture Money” during a $175 purchase at a Jonesboro business. An officer was called to the business on South Caraway Road on May 21 after an employee discovered the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A suspect wanted in Tennessee on a murder warrant was arrested by Arkansas State Police on July 31 after a pursuit on Interstate 555 ended with a tactical maneuver, rollover and vehicle fire, according to court records. Lemarkius Authurio Ross faces eight charges in Craighead County, including [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — An Arkansas State Police pursuit reached speeds near 120 mph before a trooper used a tactical maneuver to force the fleeing vehicle off Interstate 55 near Marion, according to an incident report. The pursuit began around 6:43 p.m. July 22 after Trooper Eli Thomas observed a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The primary runway at Jonesboro Municipal Airport closed this month as construction moved into its next phase, airport officials announced. The runway project is approximately 50% complete and is expected to reopen by Oct. 1. Airport operations are continuing on the secondary runway, allowing business to proceed [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A staff member at a Greene County day care is accused of dragging a 3-year-old across a turf play area by the ankles, leaving four abrasions along the child’s back and ribs. Jayden Grider faces one count of second-degree battery, a Class D felony, according to an [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro City Hall will close at noon Friday because of an unexpected air conditioning issue, city officials announced. The closure affects City Hall at 300 S. Church St. Officials said the decision was made for the comfort and safety of visitors and employees while the problem is [read more…]
Tickets and Sponsorships now Available for Nov. 5 Economic Development and Leadership Forums JONESBORO — Arkansas State University has announced the panel topics for Catalyst NEA: Economic Development and Leadership Forum, returning Thursday, Nov. 5, to the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for [read more…]
JONESBORO – One Arkansas State University professor is using a sports medicine assessment originally developed for student-athletes to help military veterans after returning from deployment. Dr. Scott Bruce is a professor of athletic training and co-chair of the Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Program. He is using the Global Well-being Index® (GWBI), [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A researcher at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has received a $573,750 federal grant to study how thyroid dysfunction affects cardiovascular health. The National Institutes of Health awarded the R15 grant to Vishwa Rajagopalan, Ph.D., an associate professor of [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould man faces a felony charge after police said he called his estranged wife 59 times, sent her 34 messages and threatened to kill any man she brought around their child. Eric Jason Tyler Johns is charged with first-degree terroristic threatening, a Class D felony, and [read more…]
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