LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A quick trip to the gas station on Mother’s Day led a Jonesboro couple to an instant lottery win. Matthew O. and his wife won $50,000 playing $50,000 Stacked, a $20 instant game. They claimed their prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) Claim Center on [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould suspect was arrested Tuesday after police said he tried to hit a 13-year-old girl with a hammer during a domestic disturbance. Robert Calhoun, 37, of Paragould, was arrested May 12 on suspicion of aggravated assault on a family or household member, a Class D felony, [read more…]
CORNING, Ark. — A Corning woman was arrested after Clay County deputies reported finding suspected drugs and paraphernalia during a narcotics investigation. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were investigating information about illegal narcotic activity at about 12:22 p.m. May 9 when they observed a vehicle and a female [read more…]
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…]
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