Thursday, May 24 2012 6:44 PM EDT2012-05-24 22:44:49 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 10:26 PM EDT2012-05-25 02:26:48 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: Craighead County Sheriff's Department and Jonesboro Police Department officials have confirmed that Michelle Despain posted bond Thursday evening.
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.
Thursday, May 24 2012 10:16 AM EDT2012-05-24 14:16:25 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
It's a heads up for anyone who sends a text message, whether you're behind the wheel of a car or not.
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.
The New York City police commissioner says a person who's in custody has implicated himself in the disappearance and death of Etan Patz 33 years ago.
A former convenience store worker confessed to luring 6-year-old Etan Patz from his school bus stop in 1979 and choking him to death in a basement, police said Thursday, ending a three-decades long investigation into one of...
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.
An Arkansas judge has ordered a new trial over who can claim the $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket that a customer found discarded at a convenience store.
The Missouri House has spent more than $1,100 in taxpayer money on a security camera to keep watch over a new bronze bust of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh.
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 (KAIT) - A Region 8 woman is behind bars on multiple charges after police found drugs and weapons at her home.
According to the Jonesboro Police Department, a search warrant was issued for a home on North Church Street. When Prowl Investigators entered the residence, they found Patricia West and a small child inside the home.
During the investigation, officials found a Christmas gift bag containing a large pill bottle with 129 suspected hydrocodone pills, a white bottle with another 94 suspected hydrocodone pills and a prescription pill bottle with 63 suspected Oxycodone pills. These bottles had the names either torn or scratched off. Another prescription pill bottle with the name Billy W. Fisher was found that contained half of a suspected methadone pill.
After police arrested and questioned West, police continued their search and found another 50 suspected hyrdrocodone pills. Police also found two pistols in the bedroom, one a loaded .38 caliber Rossi pistol and the other an unloaded Glock .27 pistol. Along with the pills and pistols, police found $7,550 in miscellaneous cash in West's purse.
West was transported to the Craighead County Detention Center. She's been charged with delivery of a controlled substance, simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm, possession of a schedule two controlled substance and possession of a schedule three controlled substance with the purpose to deliver.
All evidence was taken to the Prowl office and logged in.
Copyright 2012 KAIT. All Rights Reserved.
More Region 8 News ...More REGION 8 HeadlinesMore>>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:34 PM EDT2012-05-25 03:34:43 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Two people are in custody following an armed burglary in Jonesboro. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. Thursday night at 1404 Franklin Street, according to Jonesboro police. Region
Two people are in custody following an armed burglary in Jonesboro.
Thursday, May 24 2012 10:26 PM EDT2012-05-25 02:26:48 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: Craighead County Sheriff's Department and Jonesboro Police Department officials have confirmed that Michelle Despain posted bond Thursday evening.
Thursday, May 24 2012 10:08 PM EDT2012-05-25 02:08:58 GMT
NEWPORT, AR (KAIT) - After two crop-dusting planes collided in southwest Greene County on Wednesday, local pilots have wondered how it happened. Kenneth Grady in Newport says mid-air crashes are incredibly
Two area pilots say choosing to dust crops comes with certain risks, but they say it's incredibly uncommon for two planes to crash into each other.
Patricia West (Source: Greene County Sheriff's Office)
Allcontent © Copyright 2000 - 2012 WorldNow and KAIT, a
Raycom Media Station.