Craighead County

Two vehicle accident at Church and Oak in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – Emergency crews are working a two-vehicle accident at Church and Oak streets in Jonesboro. A red Hyundai with Arkansas tags, with significant damage to the exterior, was in the front yard of an doctor’s office, with Jonesboro Fire Department and Jonesboro Police Department working the scene. The [read more…]

Craighead County

Biker airlifted after crash with deer

JONESBORO, Ark. – A Jonesboro man was airlifted to Memphis following a motorcycle wreck caused by a deer Monday night. It is time of the year when deer are restless and many rural areas are fraught with the creatures passing across roadways. At about 9 p.m. Monday night, a serious crash [read more…]

Sharp County

Two killed in Sharp County crash

SHARP COUNTY, Ark. – Two were killed in an accident in Sharp County on Monday, Arkansas State Police reported. Zachary Michael Alliss, 24, and Rayn Malia Alliss, 22, both of Highland, died as a result of the accident. It happened at about 6:12 p.m. Monday evening on U.S. Highway 63 in Sharp County. [read more…]

Craighead County

Victim takes action after hit-and-run

JONESBORO, Ark. – John Honda was coming home with his child from karate practice when an unaware driver ran into the side of his vehicle. He pulled over to get insurance information, near Dupwe Street and Nettleton Avenue in Jonesboro, but when he looked behind him for the suspect vehicle [read more…]

Craighead County

Traffic accident hospitalizes one Friday

JONESBORO, Ark. – A woman was sent to the hospital after a traffic accident in Jonesboro Friday morning. It happened on the 300-block of West Matthews Avenue, just as an NEA Reporter was traveling down the same road. One driver was hospitalized after her airbag deployed on her. She appeared to [read more…]

Independence County

Cushman teen killed in weekend crash

BATESVILLE, Ark. – The winding roads of Independence County claimed the life of a 19-year-old Cushman resident Sunday. Randy J. Riley, 19, of Cushman, was killed in the crash just after 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. According to the Arkansas State Police crash incident report, Riley was driving a 2000 Chevrolet [read more…]

Greene County

One airlifted in Greene Co. wreck Sunday

OAK GROVE HEIGHTS, Ark. – A terrible automobile accident required one to be airlifted Sunday in Greene County. The two-vehicle crash happened on Highway 135 North at Oak Grove Heights, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department. The crash was a head on collision. One was airlifted in the accident [read more…]