MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Newly obtained Arkansas State Police video shows a multi-agency pursuit that crossed into Memphis and ended with a felony traffic stop at gunpoint after officers were reportedly told the suspects were wanted for aggravated assault. According to an ASP incident report, Troopers joined the pursuit around 10:42 [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A 19-year-old driver was arrested after Arkansas State Police said he fled from a traffic stop at speeds above 130 mph before a Tactical Vehicle Intervention ended the pursuit and caused a trooper’s vehicle to crash into a concrete barrier. The incident happened around 9:27 p.m. [read more…]
Attorney General Griffin Announces Two Arrests Made by His Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Griffin: ‘When individuals attempt to bill Medicaid for services involving their own children, they undermine a system designed to serve vulnerable Arkansans’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing two arrests for [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — At approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) was notified that a stolen Memphis Fire Department ambulance was traveling westbound on Interstate 40 and entering Arkansas. Troopers located the vehicle on Ingram Boulevard near Baron Avenue in West Memphis. Officers [read more…]
By:Ainsley Platt, Arkansas Advocate Arkansas lawmakers proposed a transfer of up to $300 million into an economic development incentive fund Thursday for a manufacturing “super project” employing thousands of workers that officials hope to attract to West Memphis. The proposal to tap state surplus funds to offer economic incentives and [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police released video from a Feb. 18 traffic stop that escalated into a pursuit reaching speeds of about 90 mph before a trooper performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) to stop the vehicle. According to an Arkansas State Police report, a trooper was patrolling [read more…]
Marion, Arkansas — Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood announced that, following a two-day jury trial in Crittenden County, Roy Allen Myers was convicted of one count of rape of a minor child, one count of sexual solicitation of a child, and one count of sexual indecency with a child. The jury [read more…]
Griffin: ‘Those who attempt to cheat Medicaid for personal gain will be prosecuted and held accountable’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Kimberly Rios, 40, of West Memphis, on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B felony: “Kimberly Rios was found [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A traffic stop on Interstate 55 escalated into a pursuit Jan. 18 before an Arkansas State Police trooper used a tactical maneuver to bring the vehicle to a stop, according to an incident report. Trooper Dillion Cook reported he observed a blue Toyota Sienna traveling southbound [read more…]
JONESBORO – As a way to honor and celebrate the “man in black” ahead of what would have been his 94th birthday, Johnny Cash Boyhood Home: Historic Dyess Colony will host a Roots and Rhythm Bus Tour on Saturday, Feb. 28. Will Reaves, director of the Boyhood Home and Southern [read more…]
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