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Hispanic Heritage Month Festival happening this weekend

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:43 PM CDT

By Macy Davis

The Hispanic Heritage Month Festival is happening Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak Ave.

Agriculture

The new AGFC Mobile App allows hunters digital access to their licenses and tags no matter what...

AGFC introduces new app ahead of deer season

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:09 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

The new AGFC Mobile App allows hunters digital access to their licenses and tags no matter what they’re hunting or fishing for.

Business

The Steel Creek Development is expected to dramatically accelerate the growth and advancement...

Ground broken on lifestyle-focused development

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:44 AM CDT

By Maddie Sexton

Trumann city leaders hope a new development will dramatically accelerate the town’s growth and advancement.

Agriculture

The donation from ten mills will provide nearly 1.8 million servings of rice to help feed...

Arkansas rice industry donates over 240,000 pounds of rice

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 7:33 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

The donation from ten mills will provide nearly 1.8 million servings of rice to help feed families, children, and seniors across the state.

Traffic

Future I-57 will come through Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, and Clay County in Arkansas to the...

Work expected to begin on “Future I-57″ in 2024

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:45 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Future I-57 will come through Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, and Clay County in Arkansas to the Missouri state line.

Events

The annual family-friendly ATV, Jeep, and UTV scenic trail tide sponsored by the City of Hardy...

Trail ride to support safety committee for solar eclipse

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:34 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

The annual family-friendly ATV, Jeep, and UTV scenic trail tide sponsored by the City of Hardy will happen on Saturday, Sept. 23, beginning at 9 a.m.

News

A partnership between Citizens Bank and Southside Charter High School is bringing the banking...

Financial Education Center hopes to teach high school students’ financial literacy

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 8:48 AM CDT

By Alejandra Hernández

A partnership between Citizens Bank and Southside Charter High School is bringing the banking experience to the halls of Southside Charter High School. Students will be able to make real banking transactions in the comfort of their own school.

Business

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recently been recognized as one of the Natural State’s...

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield named among best places to work

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 8:44 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recently been recognized as one of the Natural State’s best places to work.

Business

the Malco on Johnson is trying to get a private club permit to serve alcohol to guests.

Movie theatre private club permit ordinance advances to third reading

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 9:16 PM CDT

By Griffin DeMarrais and K8 Newsdesk

Having a drink at the Malco Movie Theatre off Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro is one step closer to becoming a reality

Business

The tourism industry in Arkansas has seen a significant increase in the first half of 2023.

Arkansas tourism industry sees continued growth

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:18 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Arkansas tourism continues to show gains in the first half of 2023.

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Agriculture

K8 Now: ‘Agri Weekly’ with Meteorologist Jace Passmore at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 1:07 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Tune to K8 apps on Roku, FireTV, and Apple TV. Or, watch on kait8.com/live.

Weather

Mo. drought assessment committee to meet in October

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT

By Heartland News

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ drought assessment committee will meet in Jefferson City.

Business

Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 2:48 PM CDT

By The Associated Press

As river levels drop, costs have soared. For example, the cargo rate from St. Louis southward is now up 77% above the three-year average.

Business

Newport to bring 200 new jobs with investment

Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 9:08 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Two hundred Jobs will be added in Newport according to an economic developer.

News

Work “halfway completed” on new fire station

Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 4:45 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

The station is needed to help decrease response times to those across the tracks.

Business

FedEx to lay off workers

Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 9:26 AM CDT

By Myracle Evans

FedEx decided to lay off some workers in the IT and finance departments.

Agriculture

Farmers urge drivers to use caution during harvest season

Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 6:09 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Through harvest season, farm equipment on roadways across Northeast Arkansas is standard.

Agriculture

Melonworms beginning to affect Arkansas pumpkin growers

Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 4:59 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

A pest known as “melonworms” can significantly hinder the growth of pumpkins or even wipe out an entire crop.

Consumer

Arkansas motorists see jump at the pump

Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 10:17 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

After slight declines in recent weeks, Arkansas gas prices last week shot up.

Consumer

Sephora returning to Jonesboro

Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 11:26 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Fans of Sephora will no longer need to travel to Memphis or Little Rock to purchase their skincare and beauty products.

Education

STUDY: Greene County Tech, Newport most equitable school districts in Arkansas

Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 10:59 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Two school districts in Northeast Arkansas are being noted for how fairly they distribute funding.

Traffic

Missouri State Highway Patrol advises safe driving during harvest season

Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 10:07 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Around 177 traffic crashes involving farm equipment were reported in 2022.

Agriculture

Storms create harvest hassles for rice farmers

Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 7:13 PM CDT

By Jace Passmore

Rice farmers are struggling to harvest after a few days of heavy rain and winds.

Agriculture

River levels could start affecting barge travel

Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:58 PM CDT

By Jace Passmore

Low water levels could affect the distribution of grains and cause volatility in prices.

Consumer

Arkansas gas prices trickle down

Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 9:12 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Arkansas fell slightly in the days ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

Business

Chamber of Commerce to host 39th annual car show

Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

The town’s chamber of commerce will host its 39th antique and classic car show on Sept. 2 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mammoth Spring State Park.

Personal-finance

Financial advisor shares prep for student loan repayment

Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 9:27 PM CDT

By Imani Williams

For the first in about three years, many student loan borrowers will restart paying off their student loans.

Business

Jonesboro sales and use tax collections slide in August

Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 4:22 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

For only the second time this year, the city of Jonesboro failed to top monthly tax collections from the same month in 2022.

Community

County celebrates 106th fair

Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 6:12 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

The Randolph County Fair at the fairgrounds in Pocahontas will have events through Saturday, Sept. 2.

Business

Michael’s store coming to Jonesboro

Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 1:26 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

A popular store is making its way to a Jonesboro shopping center.

Business

Worker who died at Kroger distribution center identified; employees claim it was heat-related

Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 10:47 AM CDT

By Joel Griffin Moore and Walter Murphy

Memphis Police Department is investigating a death at the Kroger Distribution Center on Bledsoe Road.

Health

St. Bernards Five Rivers designated as rural emergency hospital

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 7:07 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

The health system said its Five Rivers Medical Center location in Pocahontas would be the first designated as a REH in the state.

Education

Institutions work to combat misuse of artificial intelligence in classrooms

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 6:37 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Colleges across the area are working to ensure the technology is being used ethically and beneficially.

Business

Barnes & Noble set to reopen in November

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 2:10 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Those who are counting the days until Barnes & Noble reopens in Jonesboro will have to wait a few more months.

Consumer

Arkansas gas prices slip slightly

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 8:45 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Motorists in the Natural State saw a slight decline last week in gas prices.

Agriculture

Creating change with only two black FFA teachers in Arkansas

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 10:29 PM CDT

By Imani Williams

With more than 300 Arkansas FFA agriculture science teachers, only two are African American.

Community

Humane society still recovering from storm damage

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 7:04 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Strong thunderstorms in Independence County caused severe damage to the county’s humane society, dropping trees on the facility’s roof, kennels, and rooms.

Business

Aldi to buy Winn-Dixie, Harveys in Southern grocery store shakeup

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 10:59 AM CDT

By The Associated Press and DEE-ANN DURBIN

The Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets it’s acquiring are primarily in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Consumer

Arkansas gas prices trickle down

Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 8:36 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

After weeks of steady gains, Arkansas gas prices have trickled down slightly.

Business

Auto insurance rates rising in Arkansas

Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 8:38 PM CDT

By Imani Williams

Millions drive each day to get home or to work, but making sure you are insured once you get behind the wheel is getting expensive.

Education

Bus driver shortage still prevelant as new school year approaches

Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 5:37 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Schools across Arkansas and Missouri are no strangers to the shortage of bus drivers.

Education

BRTC, ANC creating steel making boot camp

Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 12:37 PM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Black River Technical College (BRTC) is teaming up with Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) to create a steel-making boot camp.

Food

New restaurant to open in Poplar Bluff

Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 8:54 AM CDT

By Amber Ruch

Big Whiskey’s franchise announced on Friday, August 11 will open another location in the fall.

Education

School district ‘thankful’ for passed millage, plans to build new elementary

Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 5:58 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Hoxie School District said a new elementary would cost around $20 million.

Consumer

Tyson plant closures could increase the price of chicken

Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:48 PM CDT

By KY3 Staff

Four Tyson Foods chicken plants will close near the end of the year.

Politics

Citizens vote on sales tax renewal to support county hospital

Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

A penny on the dollar sales tax supporting Lawrence Memorial Hospital will be up for renewal.

News

College celebrates semi-centennial anniversary

Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 5:00 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

Black River Technical College is celebrating its 50th anniversary, opening its doors in 1973.

Business

“We need to remain positive....” Dexter city leader responds to Tyson plant closure announcement

Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 6:20 PM CDT

By Marsha Heller and Madison Steward

According to the City of Dexter, the closure is expected to impact 683 Tyson employees at the Dexter facility and others connected to the plant.

Consumer

Gas, diesel prices continue upward trend

Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 10:09 AM CDT

By K8 Newsdesk

Arkansas gasoline prices rose another 8.5 cents in the last week.

Health

Hospital enters management agreement to keep its doors open

Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 1:22 PM CDT

By Hayden Savage

A Northeast Arkansas hospital is now under new management.