Amanda Hanson
OTT/Digital Content Producer
Memphis, TN
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Amanda Hanson is the producer for the Action News 5 Digital Desk. She’s a Memphis native with a love for hiking, cooking, and spending time with her dog Asher.
Amanda returned to Memphis after serving as an anchor at Action News 5's sister station, KAIT, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Her career in broadcast began at the age of 20 as a weekend DJ and promotional team member at WHBQ-FM in Memphis. She eventually found her way into television as a part-time video editor and sports multimedia journalist at WREG.
Amanda was also a reporter and weekend evening anchor at KFVS, Action News 5's sister station in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Amanda is now excited to return home.
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A group of paddlers is attempting to set the Guinness World Record for the fastest canoe trip down the Mississippi River. It hasn’t come without a few roadblocks, like the I-40 bridge shutdown backing up barge traffic down the Mississippi River.
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In the past decade, rural counties in the Arkansas Delta have lost half of their primary care doctors.
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Those spearheading the project to reopen the hospital in Kennett met Thursday night to present their progress to the public.
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“We realized things really are not that important that it was your friends and relationship with God.”
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In an exclusive interview, Craighead County Circuit Clerk Candace Edwards addressed accusations against her after weeks of drama that has her office under fire.
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Edwards spoke with Region 8 News, saying she did not see any of this coming.
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2nd Judicial Prosecuting Attorney Keith Chrestman is not seeking prosecution in a Brookland School District investigation.
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Grievance filed by former Craighead Co. Eastern Deputy Clerk terminated for violating ‘COVID policy’
Former Craighead County Eastern Deputy Clerk Sue Gurley said her termination was without due process.
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A man, who recently spent his 61st wedding anniversary with his wife at a local hospital as they both battled COVID-19, has passed away.
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Region 8 News has obtained Arkansas State Police dash camera video from a chase that resulted in a woman’s death.
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Newport native Jim Ranger is letting his light shine on the national stage advancing to another round on NBC’s “The Voice.”
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Region 8 News Anchor Amanda Hanson talked with each of the men running to replace Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin.
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Region 8 News Anchor Amanda Hanson talked with each of the men running to replace Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin.
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Region 8 News Anchor Amanda Hanson talked with each of the men running to replace Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin.
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The Blytheville Police Department is investigating the details surround a toddler’s death.
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When the Jonesboro Processing Center shutdown in 2012 and moved to Memphis, mail service in rural communities took a hit.
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The Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission discussed a couple of rezoning requests during Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled meeting.
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Highway 63 has seen its fair share of crashes.
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The 1033 program through the United States Department of Defense allows law enforcement agencies across the county to purchase excess military grade equipment at dirt cheap prices. At least 22 agencies in Region 8 have purchased a wide-range of items from the program.
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A Jonesboro non-profit group speaks out against a former Craighead County clerk accused of theft.
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Officials said Friday that Dillard’s will be reopening after being damaged in the March 28 Jonesboro tornado.
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The pandemic forced travel limitations across the county and that's why the chamber said it had to change how they handled prospective visits.
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The virtual setting was the first order of business walked-on to the council agenda.
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The Jonesboro City Council has approved the city’s 2020 budget, which includes an increase of more than 7% for the police department.
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It comes as the House Judiciary Committee pushed toward a vote Thursday to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Lung illnesses attributed to vaping is being seen in Northeast Arkansas hospitals.
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School officials are fighting the vaping epidemic from the front lines.
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The 2020 Komen Northeast Arkansas Race for the Cure is six months away, and progress is already being made to make this year’s race even bigger and better.
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The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is helping entrepreneurs to become their own boss.
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Arkansas State University has created a new position to attract transfer students.
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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to prevent the flu virus is to get vaccinated.
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Residents in the city of Manila will need to boil their water for the time being.
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Farmers are doing what they can to get by as talks to end the U.S. tariff war with China are pushed back later than previously planned.
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A Blytheville man is taking his pickling hobby and turning it into a career.
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Arkansas State University fans spent the early part of Saturday enjoying the game day experience.
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Three shootings within a 12-hour period has put a strain on his department, Chief Rick Elliott said.
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The theme of this year’s event was “fulfilling the dreams of our ancestors.”
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Brian Kyle Gipson was found dead on Curtview Drive on May 23, 2015. Region 8 News takes a look back at the case, the progress that's been made.
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A Jonesboro man, accused of fraud and embezzlement, is ordered to pay over $9,000,000 to a Poinsett County company.
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A U.S. Senator plans to make another go to amend the First Step Act to protect the Marijuana industry in states where it is legal.
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The Craighead County Quorum Court held their monthly meeting Monday night.
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Blytheville Fire crews battled a warehouse fire this morning.
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An investigation landed a teen in handcuffs for allegedly raping a child.
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Jonesboro Police K-9 officer Gabo is making slow and steady progress after being shot during a standoff at an apartment complex on December 11.
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The Poinsett County Jail was the center of a quorum court meeting Monday night.
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This year, Arkansas has recorded the highest number of Hepatitis A cases. Nearly a third of those who tested positive for Hep A, also tested positive for Hep C.
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Law enforcement in Crittenden County have arrested a man who was caught illegally dumping nearly 100 tires into a ditch on Kingstore road.
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The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas announced the donation totals from the 2018 Fill the Food Bank event.
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Medicine bottles with a built in timer in the lid are available in limited supply at the Greene County Sheriff's Department dispatch window.
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