JACKSON COUNTY, Ark. — A traffic stop near Interstate 57 turned into an approximately 10-minute pursuit that exceeded 90 mph before a pickup hit a culvert, went airborne and crashed into a parked tractor-trailer in rural Jackson County, according to police and court records. Trooper Grayson Russell reported he was [read more…]
Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Uncovers Methamphetamine Conspiracy that Results in New York Man Being Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison LITTLE ROCK—Orlando Nembhard will spend the next 135 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-state, cross-country conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute [read more…]
SWIFTON, Ark. — On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) to investigate a sexual assault incident that occurred in Swifton involving former Swifton Police Officer Benjamin Drake Slagley, 31, of Swifton and a juvenile victim. [read more…]
CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered the Arkansas National Guard to provide potable water to Newport in Jackson County for up to five days. One, two-person team, from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will provide support with a 400-gallon water [read more…]
JONESBORO – Twenty professionals from counties across Northeast Arkansas have been selected to be part of the first class of the NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy. The men and women who make up the class, which met for the first time earlier this week, are from eight counties in Northeast [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. — An ambulance from the Tuckerman Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Service was involved in a collision Monday evening while transporting a patient to the emergency room, officials said. According to the department, the crash happened in Newport while crew members were en route with a patient. A [read more…]
JACKSON COUNTY — A woman was arrested on multiple charges after Arkansas State Police say she refused to stop during a low-speed pursuit that ended with a tactical vehicle intervention on Interstate 57. According to a report from Trooper Grayson Russell, the incident began around 10:56 a.m. on Oct. 24 [read more…]
SWIFTON, Ark. — On Monday, October 13, 2025, Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested Benjamin Drake Slagley, 30, on one count of Arson. The arrest follows an investigation into a fire at Slagley’s residence in Swifton, reported on August 30, 2025. The Jackson [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. — A student was taken into custody Monday morning after school officials located a weapon on the Newport High School campus. Superintendent Jon Bradley said administrators were informed of the possible weapon around 10 a.m. With the assistance of the school resource officer, the weapon was found and [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division and the Newport Police Department have announced the conclusion of an investigation into a fatal shooting incident that took place on February 5, 2023, at the former Branch High School building, located on Clay Street in Newport. The shooting [read more…]
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