Increases in boating accidents by duck hunters, as well as hazardous conditions last spring on many streams and rivers from flooding, were contributors to the peaks in accidents and fatalities last year.
First responders from multiple agencies traveled down Interstate 57 and into Jonesboro Wednesday afternoon for a procession honoring the life of deceased Bay volunteer firefighter Capt. Kolby Belcher.
Police said he repeatedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and threatened to kill her.
Court documents show that an Earle man was arrested in Craighead County for beating a pregnant woman in his car and preventing her from escaping.
The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an officer-involved fatal shooting involving the Department of Corrections K-9 team.
The new office is located at 600 S. Main Street in downtown Jonesboro and will function primarily as a design office.
The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning until further notice.
Police said the suspect held a kitchen knife to the throat of a pregnant woman and directed two unidentified women to kick her in the stomach.
City Water and Light of Jonesboro is warning residents of a phone call scam in which callers pretend to be CWL representatives.
Craighead County District Court is warning residents of a text message scam.