Friday, May 24 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:20:30 GMT
BLACK ROCK, AR (KAIT) – Drivers have likely noticed a lot of construction recently beside the Black River bridge at Black Rock. Walter McMillan, the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department's district
Some local drivers have feared that a bridge collapse like the one in Washington State this week could happen closer to home. People have been particularly fearful of the aging Black River Bridge that connects Black Rock and Portia on U.S. 63 in Lawrence County.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:24:57 GMT
LEACHVILLE, AR (KAIT) - The Leachville Police Department is reporting a 12-year-old boy died in an ATV accident Thursday afternoon. Leachville police responded to the accident on County Road 142 around
Leachville police responded to the accident on County Road 142 around 5:15 p.m.
Friday, May 24 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:21:01 GMT
Jonesboro police investigating a reported burglary found a marijuana grow lab instead. Thursday afternoon Officer Jason Bissett responded to a residential burglary call in the 3300-block of South Culberhouse. Click
Jonesboro police investigating a reported burglary found a marijuana grow lab instead.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:31 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:31:28 GMT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in central Arkansas say a 14-year-old boy has died following a hit-and-run in Pulaski County. Pulaski County Sheriff's Office Lt. James Burk says the teen was walking
Authorities in central Arkansas say a 14-year-old boy has died following a hit-and-run in Pulaski County.
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....
PARAGOULD, AR
(KAIT) – The Paragould Police Department has announced another phone scam being
reported by residents involving there "relatives".
According to a department news release, the caller identifies themselves as a grandson or
granddaughter in trouble with the law in a foreign country. The caller then
asks the victim to send money to post "bail". Other calls asking for money may
mention hotel bills needing to be paid or claims by foreign consulates about a
family member in trouble.
Police note these scams
are unique because the caller knows the names of the victim's family such as
uncles, aunts and other family members to sound more believable.
Do not send money to the caller. Police suggest
hanging up the phone and contacting the family member directly to check their whereabouts.
Call local law
enforcement if you have concerns about calls such as these.
A southwestern Illinois judge whose colleague died of a cocaine overdose while the two were on a hunting trip together has been charged with possession of heroin and guns.
Tennessee has announced that Tim Rogers is stepping down as the university's vice chancellor for student life, less than three weeks after he cited an "intolerable situation" in an email that he sent to chancellor Jimmy...
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