JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro man was arrested after police say he encouraged a juvenile to open fire on a vehicle during an early-morning shooting. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Jonesboro Police Department, officers responded during the early morning hours of Jan. 4, 2026, to the 2200 [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Calico Rock man has been arrested and charged with rape following a Jonesboro Police Department investigation into an alleged sexual assault. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers spoke with the alleged victim at a hospital on Dec. 20, 2025. The alleged victim reported she had [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — An 18-year-old was arrested over the weekend after police say he assaulted a medical staff member and made threats while being treated at a medical facility. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Jonesboro Police Department, officers responded on Jan. 3, 2026, to the 2700 block [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Greene County suspect is being held on a $1 million bond after being charged with rape in connection with an investigation involving a child under the age of 5. According to a probable cause affidavit, Sebastian Haggard, 22, was arrested Jan. 4 and charged with rape, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro Parks Director Danny Kapales has resigned from his position with the City of Jonesboro, effective 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, city officials confirmed. Kapales had been on administrative leave since early December after the City of Jonesboro disclosed that the U.S. Department of Justice had opened [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — One person has been arrested following a weekend in Pocahontas, according to information released by the Pocahontas Police Department and confirmed to NEA Report by city officials. Officers responded Saturday to the 1900 block of Redbud Street in reference to a medical call, according to Pocahontas Mayor [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Highway Police (AHP), a division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), is utilizing new work zone camera technology that can detect handheld device usage while driving. Currently, AHP uses cameras in interstate work zones to detect speeding violations. By mid-January, these work zone cameras [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — The Lake City city employee seen in a widely shared video kicking a chihuahua has been arrested on what are apparently unrelated charges, according to jail records. Cameron Casey, 34, of Lake City, was arrested Friday, Jan. 2, in Baxter County on charges of first-degree criminal [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro police have charged a second suspect in the Christmas Eve homicide on State Street, according to information released by investigators. Officers said they developed another suspect who was already in custody at the Craighead County Detention Center, then established probable cause and charged him on Wednesday [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A longtime Jonesboro restaurant has announced it is permanently closing its doors after three decades in business. Lazzari Italian Oven, a full-service Italian restaurant that has operated in Jonesboro since 1995, shared the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, confirming the decision to [read more…]
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