Monday, May 21 2012 4:14 PM EDT2012-05-21 20:14:21 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Two armed robberies have happened in Jonesboro overnight. According to Lt. Steve McDaniel, two black men robbed a customer and clerk at gunpoint at the Kum & Go on Southwest Dr.
According to Lieutenant Steve McDaniel, two men robbed a customer and clerk at gunpoint at the Kum & Go on Southwest Dr. and Culberhouse Rd. around 2:30 Monday morning. Not too far away, the Country Mart on Southwest Dr. was also hit around 11 p.m. Sunday. And, on Saturday, two men also robbed Firehouse Subs on Southwest Dr. at 10 p.m. Saturday.
Saturday, May 19 2012 11:52 PM EDT2012-05-20 03:52:16 GMT
Source: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
FULTON, Ark. (AP) - Wildlife officers in Miller County have cited a man for killing an endangered alligator snapping turtle in an illegal hoop net on the Red River. Authorities say 34-year-old Jason Oller
Authorities say 34-year-old Jason Oller of Miller County has a June 11 court date to answer citations for killing the turtle, an 8-foot alligator and an alligator gar. He could be fined nearly $2,500.
Monday, May 21 2012 6:49 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:49:18 GMT
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - Investigative files on the 2010 shooting deaths of two West Memphis police officers show the officers did not know about the Ohio man they had stopped for a traffic violation
Investigative files on the 2010 shooting deaths of two West Memphis police officers show the officers did not know about the Ohio man they had stopped for a traffic violation or his son who opened fire on them.
Monday, May 21 2012 6:48 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:48:45 GMT
MOUNTAIN HOME, AR (KAIT) – A Baxter County man accused of threatening people with a gun surrendered to the sheriff's office. According to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, Vernon Henson came to the
A Baxter County man accused of threatening people with a gun surrendered to the sheriff's office.
Monday, May 21 2012 10:10 AM EDT2012-05-21 14:10:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site. Heather Walker spoke with Action News 5 after she was temporarily
Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site.
Monday, May 21 2012 6:50 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:50:19 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser. Jonesboro
A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser.
Friday, May 18 2012 8:16 PM EDT2012-05-19 00:16:32 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - The Jonesboro Police Department is investigating an incident involving a Jonesboro High School student who overdosed on an over-the-counter cold medicine. According to police, a
According to police, a 15-year-old student told the school resource officer she ingested "15 triple C's," a slang term for Coricidin Cough & Cold pills.
Monday, May 21 2012 6:48 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:48:15 GMT
CASH, AR (KAIT) – Cash residents awoke Saturday to find red flyers strung up and down Main Street. A local mother placed them everywhere hoping to scare off a "Peeping Tom" from striking again. Tammy
Tammy King has taken extra precautions to not only alert her hometown but also protect the house she's lived in the past 18 years. On Thursday night, neighbors spotted a man trying to peek into her 14-year-old daughter's bedroom and bathroom windows.
Friday, May 18 2012 6:32 AM EDT2012-05-18 10:32:24 GMT
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY - (KAIT) A Bono man is dead after a one vehicle accident on Highway 63 Thursday night. According to Arkansas State Police, 50-year old Edward Moddy Junior was driving north on Highway
A Bono man dies after an accident on Highway 63 Thursday night.
Gov. Bill Haslam says it's "not easy" to strike a balance between efficiency and transparency in state government. Several times this year the Republican governor has favored closing information.
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – A man accused of pulling a gun in a road rage incident and then walking into a school with a gun appeared in court Monday.
According to the Craighead County Prosecutor's Office, John Dustin Rains had his case continued to May 31 with a tentative trial date set for June 11.
Rains is accused of pulling a gun and waving it at another driver in a road rage incident with his kids in the car. Shortly after the incident, he's accused of then taking that gun into a school when he dropped his kids off for a school event.
Jonesboro Police say on January 21, 2011 a call came into the Jonesboro 9-1-1 Center saying a man was driving westbound in the 1800 block of Highland Drive had threatened another driver in a road rage incident. The caller, who is also the victim, told police that the suspect waved a handgun and threatened him.
The witness told police Rains had two children in the car with him at the time and had pulled into the Jonesboro Visual and Performing Arts School after the incident. Police say Rains was attending an event at the school. Police arrived at the school and secured the campus after learning the suspect had taken his children to a classroom inside the school.
Police were able to locate Rains inside and arrested him without incident. During the search, police say they found a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun in his pocket.
Rains is being charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a minor, and possession of a firearm on school property. He is out of jail after posting a $2,500 bond and is due back in court on May 31.
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Monday, May 21 2012 4:34 PM EDT2012-05-21 20:34:34 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon is studying legislation expanding Missouri's "move over" law to include stopped Transportation Department vehicles with flashing amber or white lights. Missouri's
Gov. Jay Nixon is studying legislation expanding Missouri's "move over" law to include stopped Transportation Department vehicles with flashing amber or white lights.
Monday, May 21 2012 4:14 PM EDT2012-05-21 20:14:21 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Two armed robberies have happened in Jonesboro overnight. According to Lt. Steve McDaniel, two black men robbed a customer and clerk at gunpoint at the Kum & Go on Southwest Dr.
According to Lieutenant Steve McDaniel, two men robbed a customer and clerk at gunpoint at the Kum & Go on Southwest Dr. and Culberhouse Rd. around 2:30 Monday morning. Not too far away, the Country Mart on Southwest Dr. was also hit around 11 p.m. Sunday. And, on Saturday, two men also robbed Firehouse Subs on Southwest Dr. at 10 p.m. Saturday.
John Dustin Rains (Source: Jonesboro Police Department)
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