Regional Coverage

Craighead County

Jonesboro Secures $1 Million Grant to Plan Lost Creek Flood Improvements

Oct. 31, 2026

Jonesboro has secured $1,036,550 in federal funding for engineering and design plans for flood mitigation improvements along 4.27 miles of Lost Creek.

Craighead County

A-State Plans $2.6 Million Expansion of Animal Health Research Facilities

Oct. 30, 2026

A-State’s $2.6 million research facilities project includes $1.3 million in federal funding, new space on the university farm and equipment to study animal feed quality.

Craighead County

Latham Pleads Guilty to Theft, Gets 13 Years of Probation

May 29, 2025Updated Oct. 30, 2026 at 12:59 pm

JONESBORO, Ark. — A former Valley View Agri employee accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the business has pleaded guilty to felony theft and…

Craighead County

CFL Receiver Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors in Chase Case; Separate Felony Case Pending

Nov. 26, 2025Updated Oct. 30, 2026 at 10:34 am

JONESBORO, Ark. — Former Oregon wide receiver and NFL draft pick Dillon Mitchell pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fleeing and first-offense DWI in Craighead County, resolving…

Craighead County

Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Child Endangerment, Drug Exposure Cases

Feb. 23, 2026Updated Oct. 30, 2026 at 10:05 am

Latrica Marie Upshaw pleaded guilty to six felonies and received five years in prison, plus five years suspended. Three Class Y drug-exposure charges were dropped,…

Craighead County

Former Employee Pleads Guilty in Payroll Overpayment Case

April 6, 2026Updated Oct. 30, 2026 at 8:11 am

JONESBORO, Ark. — A former employee accused of keeping nearly $19,400 she received because of a payroll error pleaded guilty Oct. 28 and was placed…

Craighead County

Daycare Owner Pleads Guilty to Battery, Gets Three Years’ Probation

Sept. 25, 2025Updated Oct. 29, 2026 at 1:22 pm

Khalilah Parks pleaded guilty to second-degree battery in a case involving a 3-year-old boy struck with a ruler. She received three years’ probation and 10…