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3 weeks ago
A-State Baseball Takes First Game Over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Red Wolves had five doubles in the game to win 11-3 Friday night at Slayton Family Field-Tomlinson Stadium
3 weeks ago
$100K bond set for Caraway man accused of abusing infant son
A Caraway man is being held on a $100,000 cash/surety bond after police said he abused his two-month-old infant, leaving the child with multiple bruises on his head and face.
3 weeks ago
$5M bond given to suspect in deadly Belt Street shooting
A judge set a $5 million cash/surety bond Friday for a Jonesboro man accused of shooting and killing another man.
3 weeks ago
Entergy Arkansas files with Public Service Commission to establish new base rates
Entergy operates within Bono, Lake City, Black Oak, Monette, Bay, Caraway, and Cash in Craighead County.
3 weeks ago
Arkansas Latino Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees, A-State professor among them
The Arkansas Latino Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 class of inductees.
3 weeks ago
Three students selected for AIST steel intern scholarship
Three Arkansas State University students will receive hands-on, real-world learning with a paid, summer-long internship in the steel industry.
3 weeks ago
UPDATE | Jonesboro Fire Department responding to fire near Salvation Army on Cate Ave.
The Jonesboro Fire Department was called to the scene of a fire Friday morning.
3 weeks ago
Pastaria 49 announces reopening in Jonesboro
After a brief closure that left Jonesboro diners hungry for answers, Pastaria 49 announced Thursday evening that it will reopen its doors.
3 weeks ago
Valley View High School addition project faces setback over ‘non-compliant’ materials
Construction on the new addition has hit a stumbling block after the discovery of non-compliant materials installed on the project.
3 weeks ago
Baptist Memorial sign goes up in Paragould following merger agreement with AMMC
In April of last year, the two organizations signed a letter of intent to merge.
3 weeks ago
High school students compete, win prizes at ‘Thrown to the Wolves’ contest at A-State
This competition is inspired by the television program “Shark Tank” and challenges students to think outside the box.
3 weeks ago
Officers responding to pedestrian hit by vehicle on Johnson Avenue
Officers are responding to a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Johnson Avenue on Thursday.
3 weeks ago
JPD releases names of suspect and victim in Jonesboro shooting
The Jonesboro Police Department has confirmed the name of the individual arrested as well as the victim of the shooting on Belt Street on Wednesday evening.
3 weeks ago
Arkansas State falls in pitchers’ duel at No. 6 Arkansas
Arkansas State was unable to match No. 6 Arkansas in game two of the midweek series.
3 weeks ago
A-State graduate honored by Mid-South Educational Research Association
The award was presented at the 2025 MSERA Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
3 weeks ago
Shooting in Jonesboro leaves one dead, person of interest in custody
The Jonesboro Police Department (JPD) is investigating the shooting, and a person of interest has been taken into custody.
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
$250K bond set for Paragould man accused of sexual indecency with a child
On Feb. 24, Honorable Judge Curtis Hitt found probable cause to charge 48-year-old Walson Jekkar with three counts of sexual indecency with a child, a Class D felony.
3 weeks ago
$100K bond set for Jonesboro woman accused of assaulting retail worker, stealing vehicle
A Jonesboro woman is being held on a $100,000 cash/surety bond after police said she stomped on a retail worker’s toes over stolen items and drove away in a stolen vehicle.
3 weeks ago
Prosecutors present hot check report to Craighead County quorum court
Prosecutors with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the 2nd Judicial District presented their annual Hot Check report during Monday night's quorum court meeting.
