IZARD COUNTY, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has opened an investigation into an officer‑involved shooting death at the request of the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, April 18, 2026, around 9:45 a.m., Izard County dispatch received a report of a disturbance involving someone [read more…]
JONESBORO – Five Mile Mountain Road will perform traditional bluegrass and a wide variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert. The show will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 27, at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson St., Paragould. Five Mile Mountain Road is a [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, alongside the Arkansas Department of Education, today announced the #RazorbackReady2026 challenge, a statewide initiative to promote the Presidential Fitness Test and encourage healthier, more active lifestyles among Arkansas students. “President Trump is Making America Healthy Again and Arkansas is answering the call,” said Governor Sanders. “The #RazorbackReady2026 challenge is designed [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 – 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…]
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…]
WYNNE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has initiated a homicide investigation at the request of the Wynne Police Department (WPD) following a fatal shooting that occurred Tuesday, April 14, 2026. At approximately 11:50 a.m., WPD received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting at the intersection [read more…]
Partnerships will provide med school pathway for students from Guam and expand NYITCOM’s clinic-training footprint Jonesboro, AR – New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) has signed partnership agreements that will allow its students unique training opportunities that will enhance their ability to care for some of [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Department of Art + Design at Arkansas State University has a three-day event starting on Wednesday, April 15, combining ecology and art through a series of events for those on campus and the surrounding Jonesboro community. “During the Festival of Flowers, we will have opportunities to engage [read more…]
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