JONESBORO, Ark. — An 18-year-old Osceola resident whose roadside arrest was first reported by NEA Report plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police trooper who took her to the ground and struck her in the face. The complaint, obtained exclusively by NEA Report, lists [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — An Arkansas State Police pursuit reached speeds near 120 mph before a trooper used a tactical maneuver to force the fleeing vehicle off Interstate 55 near Marion, according to an incident report. The pursuit began around 6:43 p.m. July 22 after Trooper Eli Thomas observed a [read more…]
Tickets and Sponsorships now Available for Nov. 5 Economic Development and Leadership Forums JONESBORO — Arkansas State University has announced the panel topics for Catalyst NEA: Economic Development and Leadership Forum, returning Thursday, Nov. 5, to the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of a West Memphis man who became unresponsive after being arrested and taken to the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department. The case is one of two unrelated in-custody deaths under investigation by ASP. The other occurred earlier this month in [read more…]
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — A traffic stop that began with an alleged seat belt violation June 23 led to the arrest of a driver after an Arkansas State Police trooper said the man refused commands and resisted being handcuffed. According to an ASP report, Trooper First Class Gunner Fultz was [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Freddy Najil, who robbed three banks at gunpoint in the span of three months, will spend the next 211 months in federal prison for bank robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Video obtained from Arkansas State Police shows a May 29 pursuit in West Memphis that ended when a vehicle traveled the wrong way on Interstate 55 and crashed into an industrial building, according to an ASP report attached to the video. Trooper Gunner Fultz wrote in [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Four suspects are in custody after a man was shot and killed early May 31 at a West Memphis gas station, police said. Officers responded at about 1:04 a.m. to the BP gas station at 906 Ingram Blvd. after receiving a report that a male had [read more…]
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — Newly released video shows three Arkansas State Police troopers pursuing a vehicle from Memphis into Arkansas before stopping it at gunpoint in Crittenden County. The video, dated May 11, 2026, involved Arkansas State Police troopers Billy Puckett, Collier Wright and Steven Roberts. The footage begins in [read more…]
Griffin: ‘Arkansans—particularly those who rely on neighborhood discount stores for everyday essentials—are entitled to products that are safe, lawfully sold, and honestly marketed’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing a $5.5 million settlement resolving the State’s consumer protection lawsuit against Family Dollar arising from [read more…]
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