MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — New video obtained by NEA Report shows a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 55 that authorities said reached 156 mph before ending with stop sticks, a crash and a foot pursuit in Missouri. The pursuit began at about 8:22 a.m. June 15, when Arkansas State Police Trooper [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Two people were arrested after authorities said a search warrant in Blytheville led to the recovery of crack cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and items used in narcotics distribution. The search warrant was executed on June 9 in the 200 block of North 22nd Street by agents assigned to [read more…]
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — A traffic stop near the Missouri state line turned into a high-speed pursuit after authorities said a driver restarted her vehicle and sped away from an Arkansas State Police trooper. Natalie Michelle Ward, 40, of Gosnell, was arrested after the pursuit, which ended when a Tactical [read more…]
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…]
JOINER, Ark. — A 3-year-old child crawled out of an overturned vehicle after an Arkansas State Police trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop a fleeing Dodge Charger on May 2 in Joiner, according to an incident report. The report says Trooper Teddy Henderson attempted to stop a red [read more…]
PITTSBURGH–United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel”) today announced a $1.9 billion investment to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Arkansas — the first of its kind in the United States. The investment strengthens U. S. Steel’s next-generation steelmaking capabilities and [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…]
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — Arkansas State Police released video from a March 29 pursuit in rural Mississippi County after a trooper tried to stop a speeding Dodge Charger on Interstate 55 and later terminated the chase. According to an Arkansas State Police incident report, Trooper Carter E. Lazenby attempted to [read more…]
OSCEOLA, Ark. — Less than two weeks after being sworn in, Robert “Bobby” Ephlin is already the former Osceola police chief. Reports from WREG, K8, and WMC confirmed that he resigned effective Wednesday morning over the controversy caused when he slapped a paraplegic man in the face and placed him [read more…]
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