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.
BLYTHEVILLE, AR (KAIT) - The automotive program at Arkansas Northeastern College is expanding to better prepare both students and technicians already working in the field of automotive service.
Students and professionals will have the opportunity to receive training in hybrid and electric car technology.
ANC student Marcques Walker will graduate next semester. During his last two semesters Walker is taking advantage of the hybrid car classes that are being offered. "I've learned everything about tires, everything about transmissions. I know how to build and rebuild transmissions."
ANC dean of occupational programs Gene Bennett said ANC is part of a five college consortium that received a $4.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The consortium consists of Arkansas State University-Newport, East Arkansas Community College, Mid South Community College and Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas.
Administrator at ANC used the $700,000 received from the grant to purchase three hybrids, tools, equipment and textbooks for the technology classes at the Burdette campus.
The training is free of charge for people who work in the automotive field. "My purpose is to go around to any dealerships, any independent shops, let them know about the program, let them know that it is free of charge," said ANC counselor Sally Griffin.
Gary Braswell said knowing how to work with hybrids can increase income for mechanics. "They have a chance of taking their shop to the top of the list on repair facilities."
Walker is hoping his added education will add to his value in the job market.
"Now a days, hybrid cars are becoming a big thing. You have to know how to work on regular gasoline cars and hybrid cars. So that would be beneficial to me to have a knowledge of working on those cars."
For enrollment information about the hybrid technology classes, contact Gene Bennett or Sally Griffin at the Arkansas Northeastern College Burdette Center at 870-763-1486, or visit the web site here.
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Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:54 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:54:07 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - President Barack Obama secured 58 percent of the votes in the Democratic primary Tuesday in Arkansas, but his challenger – a relative unknown – took in 41 percent. The surprising
The surprising support for John Wolfe, a Tennessee lawyer, is the latest reminder of the president's struggles in Southern primaries.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:59 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:59:48 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 6:58 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:58:23 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: Greene County Sheriff Dan Langston says one plane was flying south to north when the propeller clipped the wing of the plane going east to west. The pilot in the plane going south to north was killed in the accident. The other pilot was airlifted the Med in Memphis. His condition is unknown, and no names are being released at this time.
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