Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:33 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:33:45 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.
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 11:49 PM EDT2012-05-24 03:49:14 GMT
PARAGOULD, AR (KAIT) – The Paragould Police Department is currently investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. An officer has confirmed that someone has been hit by a car, and very little information
A seven-year-old is in the hospital tonight following a hit and run accident in Paragould.
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 11:42 AM EDT2012-05-23 15:42:54 GMT
Tornadoes in Kansas certainly are no rarity and one during a special day like a wedding can be devastating. But for one central Kansas couple, a tornado last Saturday is one they will never forget and
Tornadoes in Kansas certainly are no rarity and one during a special day like a wedding can be devastating. But for one central Kansas couple, a tornado last Saturday is one they will never forget and they've got the pictures to prove it.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 12:00 PM EDT2012-05-23 16:00:11 GMT
TROY, Mo. (AP) - An eastern Missouri babysitter has been sentenced to five years of probation for the death of an infant in her care. Cherie Kohenskey of Troy was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty
Cherie Kohenskey of Troy was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to first-degree child endangerment in the death of 2-month-old Levi Haggard.
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.
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.
TRUMANN, AR (KAIT) – Trumann Police has released their final report on the deadly duplex fire in Trumann on January 27.
According to Trumann Police Chief Tony Rusher, the exact cause of the fire remains confidential and all matters of the case have been turned over to the Poinsett County Prosecutor's Office. Chief Rusher's final report did say the fire has been ruled accidental, but the prosecutor's office would determine if any charges would be filed.
Fire investigators say on Friday January 27, a mattress caught in the bedroom at 218 Dog Wood Drive. When firefighters and police arrived the home was full of smoke with 4 people trapped inside. Firefighters and volunteers were able to find 13-month-old Drake Pierce first and pull him to safety while performing CPR.
Moments later, 13-month-old Blake Pierce and 3-year-old Robert Pierce were found and pulled from the smoke-filled home. The report states CPR was performed continuously on the 13-month-old twins until they reached NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Blake Pierce was pronounced dead at the hospital. Drake and Robert were then transported to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital where police now say the two are in satisfactory condition.
A 17-year-old was babysitting the three young children when the fire broke out. He was treated and released at a Jonesboro hospital for smoke inhalation.
Investigators say no foul play, or traces of accelerants were found at the scene. Chief Rusher says no foul play is suspected and he doesn't believe any charges will be filed, but is cooperating with the Poinsett County Prosecutor's Office in the investigation.
Region 8 News will continue to track this story and bring you updates as soon as they become available.
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Thursday, May 24 2012 12:09 AM EDT2012-05-24 04:09:36 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Murder victim, Marc Despain's parents never doubted his wife Michelle's involvement in his murder. "I felt all along that she was involved. Had no doubt about it," Jack Despain
Nearly nine months to the day after Marc Despain was found murdered in his Southwest Jonesboro home, his wife Michelle is behind bars, charged with Capital Murder.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:56 PM EDT2012-05-24 03:56:59 GMT
NEW INFORMATION: The Mississippi County Quorum Court passed a resolution Tuesday night to proceed with legal action against the city of Blytheville for unpaid jail fees. The Quorum Court voted 11 to one
The Mississippi County Quorum Court is weighing options on how to collect the jail fee owed to the county by the city of Blytheville.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:49 PM EDT2012-05-24 03:49:14 GMT
PARAGOULD, AR (KAIT) – The Paragould Police Department is currently investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. An officer has confirmed that someone has been hit by a car, and very little information
A seven-year-old is in the hospital tonight following a hit and run accident in Paragould.
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