Tuesday, May 22 2012 9:42 AM EDT2012-05-22 13:42:35 GMT
ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) - Authorities in St. Charles County say a 3-year-old girl may have been alone in an apartment with her dead mother for up to four days. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/Kb8lIO
Authorities in St. Charles County say a 3-year-old girl may have been alone in an apartment with her dead mother for up to four days.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:23 AM EDT2012-05-23 09:23:04 GMT
STEELE, MO (KAIT) – Police have arrested a man they say robbed three women and then barricaded himself inside a home for over 3 hours. According to the Steele Police Department, officers were called to
According to the Steele Police Department, officers were called to the corner of Highway 164 and Main Street on a robbery call. When police arrived three women told officers they were robbed by a man, and that he stole their car.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:57 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:57:43 GMT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas state auditor is auctioning off more unclaimed property on eBay. Auditor Charlie Daniels says the state's latest eBay auction will be held Friday at 10 a.m. The auction
Auditor Charlie Daniels says the state's latest eBay auction will be held Friday at 10 a.m. The auction will be open for seven days and is available for any eBay user, except for employees of the auditor's office and their families.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:53 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:53:25 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A St. Louis woman is facing federal indictment for allegedly forcing two other women into prostitution. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 26-year-old Carla Mathews was indicted earlier
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 26-year-old Carla Mathews was indicted earlier this month on three felony counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Mathews does not yet have a listed attorney.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:54 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:54:03 GMT
(RNN) - A U.S. Airways plane from Paris to Charlotte, NC, was diverted to Bangor, ME, because of a security threat.The plane is a Boeing 767. Copyright 2012 Raycom News Network. All rights reserved.
A Cameroon woman was pulled from an American jetliner and arrested after presenting a note to a flight attendant saying she had a "device" surgically implanted inside her.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:22 AM EDT2012-05-23 09:22:36 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Jonesboro Police are investigating a mobile meth lab found in an apartment complex's garbage dumpster. According to Jonesboro Police, around 9:30 this morning a Sanitation Department
According to Jonesboro Police, around 9:30 this morning a Sanitation Department employee found some suspicious items at the dumpster for the University Apartments on Stallings Road and Stone Street.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 10:59 PM EDT2012-05-23 02:59:16 GMT
Candidates for Arkansas' only Democrat-held U.S. House seat are hoping to win their parties' nominations outright as voters cast ballots in the state's primary.
Establishment picks for congressional seats in southern and eastern Arkansas struggled in Tuesday's primary, as underfunded candidates relied on name recognition and grass-roots organization.
Monday, May 21 2012 3:23 PM EDT2012-05-21 19:23:28 GMT
GRUBBS, AR (KAIT) – The Jackson County Sheriff's Department is investigating a body found Monday morning in Grubbs. According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, a decomposing body was found around
According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, a decomposing body was found around 9:45a Monday morning lying in a ditch. Police have identified the body was 46-year-old James Eugene Moore.
Democratic candidates for two congressional seats in Arkansas are quickly pivoting to an extended fight for their party's nomination, with one hopeful branding his rival as a "professional politician."
The Tennessee Valley Authority is investigating who hung a noose at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala.
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism that affects communication skills.
A young Jonesboro man is defying the odds of the disorder which often keeps folks from holding regular jobs where they have to work with people.
Zack Hodge has always been passionate about drawing and art and he dreams of one day holding a job in the industry of tattooing.
However, Shelby Knight, who works with other special needs children and adults, says his communication disorder often keeps people like Zack from being able to keep their jobs.
That's why Shelby and Zack's mom are so impressed by Zack's internship at a Jonesboro tattoo shop. "Learning the costs of the tattoo, learning to deal with a customer...that's the stuff you and I would pick up. He's having to be taught," said Shelley Hodge.
Zack is still practicing his new craft. However, Zack's mom, grandmother and even father all say they have at least one tat by Zack.
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Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:44 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:44:41 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) - A fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia is removing a Republican campaign banner after concerns were raised by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's communications director. Republican
A fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia is removing a Republican campaign banner after concerns were raised by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's communications director.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:16 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:16:10 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – The three men accused in the shooting death of Marc Despain appeared before a Craighead County Judge Wednesday afternoon. According to the Craighead County Prosecutor's Office,
NEW INFORMATION: According to Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, Michelle Despain was arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of her husband Marc Despain. She was taken into custody around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 4:35 PM EDT2012-05-23 20:35:41 GMT
GREENE COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – Emergency crews are working to find the location of an airplane collision in Greene County. According to the Craighead County Sheriff's Department, two planes have collided
NEW INFORMATION: Two crop-dusting planes collided in mid-air in southwest Greene County around 11:15 Wednesday morning, killing one pilot and injuring another. Sheriff Langston tells Region 8 News that both pilots are local and were operating out of landing strips in Greene and Craighead Counties.
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