Craighead County

Parents of boys' baseball team asking where $20,000 went

JONESBORO, Ark. – Amanda Allison wants to know where the money her son’s baseball team raised went – and she’s not alone. Serious questions are being asked about the whereabouts of a huge amount of money missing from the bank account of a boy’s baseball team in Jonesboro.

Craighead County

Newest member of the JPD team

Press Release Meet one of the newest members of the Jonesboro Police Department, Officer Rico. Rico is an 18-month-old Belgium Malinois who is a dual-purpose police dog. Rico is trained for narcotic detection and for patrol work (tracking, apprehension, building search and handler protection). Rico is state certified and also [read more…]

Craighead County

Jonesboro police addressing cyclist safety

JONESBORO, Ark. – At Tuesday night’s city council meeting in Jonesboro, many were thinking about Jason McDonald. The 42-year-old family man was riding his bicycle on Craighead County Road 766 Wednesday, June 8, when a truck struck him, killing him.