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Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John's back in top 10

Guthrie's Chicken on 870 Deals!

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

When gas prices go up, changing the way you drive can stretch your fuel just a bit farther

Lifestyle

5 hours ago in Lifestyle, Religion

A look at Eid al-Fitr and how Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday

Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that usually include family visits, gatherings, outings and new clothes.

2 days ago in Lifestyle

When gas prices go up, changing the way you drive can stretch your fuel just a bit farther

When gas prices spike, filling up gets more painful. But consumers can do something to stretch their fuel just a little farther: Change the way they drive.

1 week ago in Lifestyle

Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn't mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building's plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.

Sports

5 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title

1 day ago in Community, Government & Politics, Health & Wellness, News, Sports

Brandon Shrader named general manager of The Ridge Athletics Center

Previous Arkansas public service and parks leader to helm Jonesboro’s new 203,000-square-foot facility for sports, events, and aquatics

2 days ago in Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

2 days ago in News, Sports

Arkansas State earns ninth WNIT Berth in program history

The Arkansas State women’s basketball team has been selected to the 2026 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) as an at-large selection.

3 days ago in News, Sports

Arkansas State Takes Conference-Opening Series vs No. 7 Southern Miss

The third win against a top 10 team this year, it is the most in a season in program history

3 days ago in News, Sports

Red Wolves Drop Saturday Game Against No. 7 Southern Miss

Red Wolves Drop Saturday Against No. 7 Southern Miss, 7-1

Arkansas State reset the attendance record for the third time this season with 1,972 fans in attendance

4 days ago in News, Sports

A-State takes first game in Southern Miss series

Arkansas State Downs No.7 Southern Miss in 8-5 Win to Open Conference Play

The win over a top-10 team in front of a record crowd of 1,748

Nation/World

5 hours ago in National

Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

5 hours ago in National, Trending

Muskets crack, drums echo as Boston marks 250 years since British evacuation

1 day ago in National

Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.

1 day ago in National

What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will "guarantee the midterms" for his Republican Party in November.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

2 days ago in World

Island-wide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis

Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.

5 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

5 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

News from Jonesboro Right Now

3 hours ago in News, Weather Updates

PHOTOS | Storm damage in Jonesboro, Northeast Arkansas

A line of severe thunderstorms hit Craighead County and greater Northeast Arkansas Sunday night, causing damage across the region.

4 hours ago in Government & Politics, News

Jonesboro city council approves resolution settling lien litigation involving former Citizens Bank property

The Jonesboro city council voted 8-4 Tuesday night to approve a resolution that would resolve litigation involving a lien on the property where the former Citizens Bank building once stood.

22 hours ago in Education, Health & Wellness, News

NYITCOM at A-State accepting applications for ‘Project H.E.A.R.T.’ summer program in Jonesboro, Arkadelphia

Project H.E.A.R.T. (Health Education, Advocacy, Reflection, and Training) is a residential camp aimed at educating students about future careers in health care and about higher education opportunities and community health. The program is aimed at students who would benefit from an opportunity to excel.

23 hours ago in Arts & Entertainment, Community, News

Anaya’s Way to host Children’s Day Festival in Jonesboro

"It is a Children's Day Festival, there will be something that pretty much everybody can enjoy either there at the event or Craighead Forest [Park] itself."

1 day ago in Community, Education, Government & Politics, News