MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — A woman is facing murder and other charges in the death of an infant child in Baxter County. According to the probable cause affidavit, at about 3:14 PM on August 29, 2025, dispatch advised of an infant barely breathing at the 7100 block of Highway 126 [read more…]
FAYETTEVILLE – Six individuals federally indicted, and 5 individuals charged by the State of Arkansas, are in custody after federal and state authorities made a series of arrests [Thursday] morning as part of the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America and an FBI initiative designated Operation Summer Heat. The [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A registered sex offender facing probation revocation continues to delay his case while seeking treatment, but his alleged behavior online may have complicated his case. Jonathan Enoch Bricker, an ex-MMA fighter who was convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material depicting victims as young as what appeared [read more…]
GASSVILLE, Ark. — The Gassville Police Department (GPD) has requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred in their city. On Monday, January 20, 2025, GPD responded to a shooting on Mountain Loop Road in the Baxter County city of Gassville. [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A $3 lottery ticket turned into a $100,000 win for one lucky Arkansas lottery player. Mountain Home resident Jeff L. won $100,000 with a Powerball® ticket ordered through the Jackpocket app for the Dec. 7 drawing. He claimed his prize on Dec. 10. The winning numbers were 1, [read more…]
UPDATE: Jonathan Enoch Bricker was scheduled for a probation revocation hearing on Sept. 24. However, his attorney requested a continuance, which was granted. Bricker’s attorney has made court filings that indicate Bricker is receiving inpatient mental health treatment from the VA hospital in Little Rock. The motion and plea day [read more…]
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The results of the autopsy by the Arkansas State Medical Examiner’s Office on 50-year-old Rickey Joe Millsap of Mountain Home, whose body was found in Moccasin Creek at the Baxter County/Izard County line on August 15th, indicates that foul play was involved in his death, a [read more…]
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — The Mountain Home School District lost a lawsuit this week that alleged its school board violated open-meetings laws by conducting business through text messages. On Tuesday, July 23, Baxter County Circuit Court Judge John Putman ruled against the district in a FOIA lawsuit filed by Melissa [read more…]
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Fort Smith attorneys Joey McCutchen and Stephen Napurano filed suit today against the Mountain Home School District and Board of Education for violating the open-meeting provisions of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The case involves former Mountain Home Superintendent Jacob Long polling two Board members [read more…]
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office led a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement operation last week in an attempt to purge communities of violent and repeat offenders engaged in criminal activity. This initiative was part of a coordinated effort between nine law enforcement agencies that serve the area. A [read more…]
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