JONESBORO — Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department are investigating an early morning shooting with one dead reported in the 300 block of State Street. According to Sally Smith, police received a call reporting shots fired around 3:19 AM on Wednesday, Dec. 24. A female caller reported someone came in [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. —The City of Jonesboro is exploring a takeover of the City Stars program — the 501(c)(3) organization for which Parks Director Danny Kapales served as CFO. Sources say the program will soon be placed under full municipal control. As part of the transition, the existing board will be [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The City of Jonesboro confirmed Tuesday that Parks Director Danny Kapales has been placed on administrative leave after the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation involving him. According to a city news release, Jonesboro officials were notified of the federal investigation this morning. Mayor Harold Copenhaver [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Paragould police have identified the man found dead inside a home on Thanksgiving, saying the case appears to stem from a domestic altercation between family members, according to new information released Friday by Police Chief Chad Henson. The deceased has been identified as Timothy Lee Pyles, 38. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A professional wide receiver in the Canadian Football League and former Oregon Ducks standout has been identified as the driver in a high-speed pursuit on Nov. 17, a detail not previously connected to the incident when it was first reported. Dillon Mitchell, 28, of Memphis, faces felony [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Today, former officer Joseph Tucker Harris pleaded guilty to Filing a False Police Report (D Felony) and Battery in the Third Degree (A Misdemeanor) arising from an August 9, 2024, incident involving detainee Billy Coram. Harris was sentenced to 36 months’ probation, including 30 days in the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark., Nov. 14, 2025– NEA Baptist and UnitedHealthcare have reached an agreement that allows NEA Baptist to remain an in-network health care provider for more than 30,000 community members with UnitedHealthcare insurance in Northeast Arkansas. This agreement applies to employer-sponsored and Medicare Advantage UnitedHealthcare insurance plans and is effective immediately. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Crowds were sent into a panic after what sounded like gunfire erupted Saturday night at the fairgrounds in Jonesboro. Following multiple reports of shots heard, the latest update from JPD is that there are no victims reported, and they’ve been unable to confirm that shots were fired [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — One person is dead and another injured after a shooting incident Thursday on Broadmoor in Jonesboro, police said. Jonesboro police officers responded to the incident and located two people who had been shot, according to JPD public information specialist Sally Smith. A victim was transported to an [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The fired police officer accused of a vicious beating of a Jonesboro inmate has finally been arrested. Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, of Brookland, turned himself in on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at Craighead County Detention Center. His charges include aggravated assault and filing a false police report, [read more…]
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