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Craighead County

Hoxie teen killed in Bono wreck

HOXIE, Ark. – A 15-year-old teenager died from a wreck near Bono on Wednesday. The child was one of five involved in a wreck Wednesday afternoon north of Bono on U.S. 63. The Arkansas State Police crash report says a 1998 Chevrolet, driven by Dustin Harmon, 18, of Hoxie, crossed [read more…]

Craighead County

After wreck, woman arrested for DWI from weed

JONESBORO, Ark. – She’s accused of getting high while behind the wheel but she also is charged with having fictitious tags. Just after 6 p.m. Monday evening at East Johnson Avenue and Melrose Street in Jonesboro, the intersection was lit up with activity when a green 2000 Ford Expedition with Tennessee license [read more…]

Craighead County

Parking enforcement officer hit by car

JONESBORO, Ark. – A Jonesboro Police Department parking enforcement officer was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon in Jonesboro. At 3:35 p.m. at Washington Avenue and Union Street, Kimberly Lochner, 42, was struck when a 2015 Toyota 4Runner turned eastbound onto Washington from Union. As Lochner was walking northbound across Washington, [read more…]

Craighead County

Pedestrian struck on Red Wolf at Race

JONESBORO, Ark. – A man walking across Red Wolf Boulevard at night was hit by a driver Wednesday night. It happened at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Jonesboro Police Department media release.  The pedestrian walked west across Red Wolf Boulevard and was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado driving [read more…]

Craighead County

Report: Intoxicated man wrecks in ditch

JONESBORO, Ark. – A Memphis man made a wrong turn late Wednesday – ending up in a ditch in Craighead County. It happened shortly before 10 p.m. on County Road 652. Craighead County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene to find the grandfather of the vehicle’s owner pulling his vehicle [read more…]

Craighead County

Head-on crash causes explosion in Sedgwick

SEDGWICK, Ark. – Two vehicles were involved in a fatal car accident late Wednesday. It happened near Sedgwick on U.S. 63, a source informed NEA Report. A source near the scene indicated there were multiple fatalities. This story will be updated with additional information.