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.
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) – A train derailed in East Memphis early Sunday morning causing potential traffic problems as people hit the roads.
The derailment left several cars off the tracks near Poplar and Mendenhall and asphalt at the railroad crossing at Truse Parkway and Mendenhall has been severely damaged.
Investigators say the derailment happened around 6:15 Sunday morning. No one was injured and no cars traveling along the street were damaged.
By 8 a.m., police had sections of the street blocked in East Memphis as crews began moving in heavy equipment to right the toppled train cars.
On most days, about two dozen Norfolk Southern trains move down Poplar without a hitch. Five train cars jumped the tracks Sunday.
"I looked over and did a double take, and cars started falling over," said witness Joe Cooper.
One container landed in the eastbound lane of Poplar. Norfolk Southern crews responded quickly and devised a plan to move the metal cars off the road.
The train took out power lines, railroad lights and signs at four crossings before it jumped the tracks.
The tracks reopened at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, but hours later, roads around the clean up were still closed to street traffic.
Despite the inconvenience, those who frequent the area were thankful no one got hurt.
"It's a mess," said spectator Walter Phelan. "Thankfully, it didn't happen during the week when all the traffic would be up and down."
The train was not carrying any hazardous material.
Late Sunday night, all roads on Poplar Avenue were open to traffic.
A spokesperson for Norfolk Southern said the speed limit for trains along this track is 30 miles per hour and the accident is under investigation.
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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.
Chopper 5 over a train derailment at Poplar and Mendenhall.
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