Blytheville PD: West Memphis murder suspect arrested
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - A man who was wanted in connection with a murder in West Memphis Sept. 1 was arrested after authorities found him hiding under a bed in a Blytheville hotel, Captain Scott Adams of the...
View ArticleState dismisses case against Blytheville murder suspect
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - After 237 days in jail, the case against a Mississippi County murder suspect has been dismissed with prejudice. According to documents from the Circuit Court for the Chickasawba...
View ArticleCharges dropped in fatal shooting
Prosecutors have dropped capital-murder charges filed against a Blytheville man who had been accused in a December shooting death. Charges were dropped Monday against Travis Young, who had been accused...
View ArticleCity not paying jail fees to county
CASH, AR - The city of Cash has been collecting large amounts of revenue from speeding citations. Mayor Michael Cureton said in the past year, the town has collected over $100,000.
View ArticleBlytheville authorities find body in burned car
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville police are investigating after authorities found a body in the backseat of a burned vehicle. According to Captain Scott Adams with the Blytheville Police Department,...
View ArticleBody in burning van ID'd as missing Arkansas man, 29
Authorities identified a body found Monday inside a burned vehicle in Blytheville as that of a man reported missing in Osceola. Medical examiners at the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock identified...
View ArticleBody found in burned minivan was missing Arkansas man
A body found inside a burned minivan in northeast Arkansas has been identified as that of a man reported missing. Blytheville police Det.
View ArticleVictim's name released in Jonesboro homicide
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Dewayne Turner, 28, of Blytheville dead in the middle of the road in the 900-block of Logan Avenue. Jonesboro Police Department's Public Information...
View ArticlePeak season is near for dazzling fall colors on Arkansas' scenic byways
When Joyce Kilmer wrote "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree," his often quoted and sometimes parodied verse failed to mention the captivating colors of fall foliage. Making up for...
View ArticleMan killed in weekend shooting, murder investigation underway
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - One of two shootings reported over the weekend in Blytheville has turned deadly leading to a murder investigation. According to information released Tuesday by the Blytheville Police...
View ArticleBlytheville police hunt man's killer
A Blytheville man was fatally shot at a downtown business near the Arkansas 18 overpass Saturday morning and police are searching for the killer, said Sgt.
View ArticleKIPP benefit gives donors, school employees their due
More than 250 guests attended the annual Prove the Possible Gala, a fundraiser for KIPP Delta Public Schools, on Oct. 26 at the Clinton Presidential Center. The festivities included performances by the...
View Article70-year-old arrested for sexual assault against 7-year-old
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville police arrested a 70-year-old man in connection to a sexual assault. According to a Blytheville police press release, 70-year-old Johnny Warren of Blytheville was arrested...
View ArticleProgram receives grant to help provide for domestic violence victims
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - The Haven of Northeast Arkansas will now be able to provide more for women who've suffered from domestic violence. According to Phyllis McClendon, executive director, the shelter...
View ArticleRachel Kathryn Dill - William Bishop Woosley
Rachel Kathryn Dill became the bride of William Bishop Woosley at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, on the beach at Alys Beach, Fla. Matthew Metcalfe officiated.
View ArticleOverpass repairs to require lane closures on I-55
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, AR - The Arkansas Department of Transportation will have to close lanes of Interstate 55 as crews repair the Mississippi County Road 410 overpass. Crews will close the outside...
View ArticleJustice complex project to begin soon in Blytheville
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Construction for a new justice center will soon begin in Blytheville and the change will help improve facilities for the police among other departments. James Sanders, mayor of...
View ArticleJohnny Richard, Sr.
According to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson, on August 20, a four-month-old boy was taken to Great River Medical Center's Emergency Room where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Blytheville...
View ArticleArkansas couple held in 4-month-old baby's drug death
A Blytheville couple are being held in connection with the death of their infant child from methamphetamine toxicity, according to a news release from Police Chief Ross Thompson. A probable cause...
View ArticleCorrection: Fatal Shooting-Herbicide Dispute story
In a story Dec. 14 about a second-degree murder trial involving farmers in Arkansas, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the herbicide dicamba was made by Monsanto. Monsanto is one of...
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