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.
On March 6, Jonesboro police were notified of a Poinsett County investigation involving a child who disclosed sexual abuse.
The Public Safety Committee discussed two possible lease options for a second police station in Jonesboro during its Tuesday meeting.
Court documents state a woman managed to escape a violent assault that occurred in Jonesboro by asking to use a restroom, leading to the arrest of a man on felony domestic battery and terroristic threatening charges.