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Chris Hudgison

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  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:42 AM EDT2012-05-15 10:42:00 GMT
    PARAGOULD, AR (KAIT) – One little boy has been defying the odds for more than a decade despite having a rare illness. Now, he's getting closer to doing something he's only done a few times, attend school. Tonya
    One little boy has been defying the odds for more than a decade despite having a rare illness. Now, he's getting closer to doing something he's only done a few times, attend school.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:30 AM EDT2012-05-15 15:30:35 GMT
    INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – The Independence County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that a four-vehicle accident has taken place on Floral Road. The department cannot release very many details
    The Independence County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that a four-vehicle accident has taken place on Floral Road.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:36 AM EDT2012-05-15 13:36:13 GMT
    MARION (KAIT) - Two Wynne residents are dead after being involved in a three vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Crittenden County. According to Arkansas State Police, Carl Baskin of Marion was traveling
    Two Wynne residents are dead after a Monday afternoon wreck outside of Marion.
  • Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:36 AM EDT2012-05-16 10:36:27 GMT
    TRUAMANN, AR (KAIT) – Trumann Police is investigating a decomposed body found near the railroad tracks. According to the Trumann Police Department, the body was found behind a shed by city workers. Police
    According to the Trumann Police Department, the body was found behind a shed on Ozark Avenue North by city workers. Police say the body is decomposed.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 5:00 PM EDT2012-05-15 21:00:36 GMT
    JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – An unidentified woman shot in Jonesboro Friday night survives, and police make one arrest. According to the Jonesboro Police Department, officers were dispatched around 11:30 p.m.
    UPDATE: Jonesboro Police have arrested a man accused of shooting an unidentified woman in the leg Friday night.
  • May 14, 2012 03:31 PM 2012-05-15 10:00:52 GMT
    According to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning. According to Sheriff Waguespack, Mitchell Guist was loading something
    According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:35 AM EDT2012-05-15 15:35:40 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) - The Arkansas Claims Commission has awarded $100 to an inmate who says he was left in handcuffs in a prison cell for more than an hour. Lorenzo Harvell filed a complaint, arguing
    Lorenzo Harvell filed a complaint, arguing that guards at the East Arkansas Regional Unit near Brickeys left him handcuffed in his cell and that he was unable to get the guards' attention. Harvell pleaded guilty in 2009 to the first-degree murder of 32-year-old James Brimlett of Blytheville.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:45 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:45:21 GMT
    (WMC-TV) - A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Marion, Arkansas. Chopper 5 is flying over the scene right now. They report the plane is based out of the DeWitt Spain in Memphis. The
    (WMC-TV) - A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Marion, Arkansas.
  • Friday, May 11 2012 11:56 AM EDT2012-05-11 15:56:56 GMT
    Authorities with the City of Ragland and St. Clair County are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl. The girl was found Thursday hanging from a tree at her family's home on Poplar Ridge Lane,
    Authorities with the City of Ragland and St. Clair County are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl...
  • Monday, May 14 2012 6:30 PM EDT2012-05-14 22:30:21 GMT
    Authorities say three people have now died after an SUV with 10 people rolled over several times Sunday afternoon near Hayti.
    Authorities say three people have now died after an SUV with 10 people rolled over several times Sunday afternoon near Hayti.  Troopers say too many people were in the vehicle and no one was wearing a seatbelt.

Chris Hudgison was named KAIT Sports Director on December 31st, 2011. He was the Weekend Sports Anchor from June 2009-December 2011.

He began his television career in his hometown of Columbus, Georgia. Chris started working at WTVM in August 2003 as a Production Assistant. After three plus years in production, he moved to News Photographer, getting to cover stories like the WHINSEC/School of the Americas protests at Fort Benning. In January 2008, he got his shot as a Sports Reporter. Chris covered Auburn's tumultuous football season, from the highs of College Gameday against LSU, to the lows of a losing season and a coaching change.

Chris graduated from Columbus State University in 2009.  He is also the biggest sports geek on the planet, and probably the oddest sports fan too. He's gotten up at 6am to Chelsea FC, and loves his Tennessee Volunteers, Boston Red Sox, Indiana Pacers, and Winnipeg Jets. Off the desk, you can find him on the golf course or playing his Playstation 3 till the wee hours of the morning.