BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Video obtained by NEA Report shows a pursuit that Arkansas State Police said reached speeds over 120 mph before ending with a third Tactical Vehicle Intervention maneuver in Blytheville. The pursuit happened around 1:07 a.m. May 14 after the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office began pursuing a white [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Police are searching for three suspects after a 23-year-old Blytheville man was fatally shot Saturday. Officers with the Blytheville Police Department responded May 16 to the 600 block of North Tennessee Street after a report that a male subject had been shot, according to a press release [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas Northeastern College says its internship program has become a major part of workforce development in the region since launching in 2010 through a partnership with Nucor-Yamato Steel. According to information provided by the college, the program began as an effort to give students hands-on experience in [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (April 3, 2026) – Building upon 73 years of health services within Mississippi County, Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) announced its selection of Lacey Carter as the healthcare system’s new CEO, effectively immediately. Carter joins MCHS from Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo., where her career advanced through [read more…]
Blytheville, Arkansas. The Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has been forced to file a nolle prosequi in the Blytheville homicide case involving Omarion Grant and several co-defendants after significant witness issues made it impossible for the State to ethically proceed to trial at this time. Prosecuting Attorney Sonia F. [read more…]
U.S.–Japan Steel Partnership Dinner celebrates growing collaboration in Arkansas’s steel industry MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (Feb. 10, 2026) – State, local and international leaders, including the Consul-General of Japan in Nashville, Shinji Watanabe, along with steel industry leaders from Nucor-Yamato and Big River Steel, gathered last Thursday evening at the Arkansas [read more…]
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — A North Little Rock man is facing multiple felony charges, including trafficking fentanyl, following a high-speed pursuit that ended with his arrest in Mississippi County earlier this month. According to a report from the Arkansas State Police, the incident occurred Jan. 7, 2026, shortly after 4 [read more…]
$5 Million Bond Set BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — A woman has been charged with capital murder in connection with a homicide investigation on West Hardin Street, according to the Blytheville Police Department. Police said officers responded to the 100 block of West Hardin on Dec. 30, 2025, after receiving a report [read more…]
Defendant also received 10-year sentence for illegally possessing firearms. JONESBORO— A Blytheville man involved in drugs, guns, and child pornography will spend the next 20 years in federal prison. Jeremy Barnett was sentenced to 240 months’ incarceration today after being convicted for illegally possessing firearms and production of child pornography. [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Blytheville police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a homicide reported Tuesday in the city. According to the Blytheville Police Department, officers were dispatched on Dec. 30 to the 100 block of West Hardin Street after receiving a report of an unresponsive man. When [read more…]
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