Friday, May 25 2012 6:37 AM EDT2012-05-25 10:37:18 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: Craighead County Sheriff's Department and Jonesboro Police Department officials have confirmed that Michelle Despain posted bond Thursday evening.
Friday, May 25 2012 6:30 AM EDT2012-05-25 10:30:01 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: Sheriff Dan Langston says Thursday that pilot Tony Miles was killed in the collision. He was piloting the plane going south to north. The sheriff states the other pilot Harvey Songer received surgery at the Med in Memphis Thursday morning. Songer's condition is unknown at this time.
Thursday, May 24 2012 2:33 PM EDT2012-05-24 18:33:02 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.
Thursday, May 24 2012 3:47 PM EDT2012-05-24 19:47:14 GMT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in central Arkansas say a 14-year-old boy was found shot to death in a home and six other people who were there claim they don't know what happened. Little Rock police
NEW DETAILS: Authorities in central Arkansas say a 14-year-old boy is dead after he and another teenager were playing with a gun that accidentally went off.
Friday, May 25 2012 4:54 PM EDT2012-05-25 20:54:25 GMT
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - It's a heads up for anyone who sends a text message, whether you're behind the wheel of a car or not. They're calling it a landmark lawsuit. A case out of New Jersey might
NEW DETAILS: A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge ruled Friday in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.
Thursday, May 24 2012 5:46 PM EDT2012-05-24 21:46:04 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – The Craighead County Sheriff's Department is looking for a man who escaped while getting medical treatment. According to a department news release, Aremon Wilkins, 24, walked away
The Craighead County Sheriff's Department is looking for a man who escaped while getting medical treatment for a broken jaw.
Thursday, May 24 2012 4:47 PM EDT2012-05-24 20:47:47 GMT
FORREST CITY, AR (KAIT) – A Forrest City woman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being accused of throwing acid in her former boyfriend's face. According to the Forrest City Police Department,
A Forrest City woman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being accused of throwing acid in her former boyfriend's face.
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.
An Arkansas woman entangled in a legal battle after she plucked a $1 million lottery ticket from the trash wants the judge overseeing the case to take himself off the case.
A contractor who was hired to demolish three tornado-damaged schools in Joplin is accusing the school district of racial discrimination in a lawsuit seeking $2.2 million in damages.
The Tennessee Supreme Court is overturning a special judge's decision to order new trials for three murder defendants after the judge in their original trial pleaded guilty to official misconduct.
JONESBORO, AR - Yoga is good for both the body and the mind. Saturday some Region 8 teens and adults took a breath and worked out some tension.
Yoga instructor Ellen McGehee said teens live in a very stressful world just like adults. "Yoga" she says, "slows our breath and with that our daily lives."
McGhee described Saturday's session as a normal introduction type class.
"We'll start from the ground and build up. Finally come to a mountain pose and from there maybe do some warrior posture and standing poses. We'll wait and see."
About a dozen teens and adults attended the event held in the round room.
Today's event was one of many offerings at the library.
To check for other upcoming library events, go to our website KAIT8.com and click on the library link.
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Friday, May 25 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-25 23:20:46 GMT
NEWPORT, AR (KAIT) – Flooding forced the cancellation of PortFest last year, so organizers expect big crowds when the festival returns next weekend. Some of the fun, however, actually begins bright and
Flooding forced the cancellation of PortFest last year, so organizers expect big crowds when the festival returns next weekend.
Friday, May 25 2012 6:54 PM EDT2012-05-25 22:54:17 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Memorial Day weekend traditionally kicks off the summer recreation period. More people on the roads, rivers and lakes and other events mean the potential for accidents is higher.
This weekend marks the beginning of summer recreation. With thousands on lakes, rivers and highways or just working around the house, the potential for accidents is high.
So do emergency rooms and EMS services do anything different?
Friday, May 25 2012 6:13 PM EDT2012-05-25 22:13:39 GMT
KENNETT, MO (KAIT) - As the spring season withers to a close, farmers have an eye to the sky. Dunklin County Program Director Michael Milam says this is the worst he's seen it in nearly a decade. Corn
Dunklin County Program Director Michael Milam says this is the worst he's seen it in nearly a decade.
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