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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hatton was named news director in May, 2008, and is the first person from Region 8 to lead the news team in over 20 years.
Hatton hails from Harrisburg and is a graduate of Arkansas State University. Hatton's interest in broadcasting and news started at a young age. By the time he was 16, he was working at several radio stations in the Jonesboro area.
In 1994, Hatton was selected as one of eight KAIT Teen 8 Reporters during his senior year of high school. As a Teen Reporter, Hatton reported on several occasions and his stories aired on Region 8 News.
During college, Hatton landed a job at KAIT as a studio camera operator. Before long, he was in the newsroom and worked his way up to reporter at the age of 20.
Outside of KAIT, Hatton has also worked in television news in Little Rock. He also worked for First District Congressman Marion Berry and with his family's construction business.
Hatton and his wife Candace have two children, Chase and Lauren.
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Friday, May 25 2012 12:36 PM EDT2012-05-25 16:36:20 GMT
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - A judge in White County is to hear arguments over who owns a $1 million instant lottery ticket that was sold last summer at a Beebe gas station. The Tuesday hearing comes after the
NEW DETAILS: 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.
Friday, May 25 2012 11:18 AM EDT2012-05-25 15:18:29 GMT
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - Nearly a year after the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the Birds Point levee in southeast Missouri, corps officials say the decision may have saved billions of
Nearly a year after the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the Birds Point levee in southeast Missouri, corps officials say the decision may have saved billions of dollars in damages.